NEW YORK, May 15 /NewsWire/ -- Companies are ill-prepared for the next generation of workers, according to a new report from Basex, the leading provider of research on the productivity of knowledge workers and how technology impacts them.
The report, Technologies to Teach the Thumb Generation, is the first in-depth look at an issue that is already impacting companies of all sizes in terms of attracting and retaining new employees, as well as educational institutions that prepare tomorrow's workforce.
"Business as usual is not enough for Gen Y," said Jonathan Spira, chief analyst at Basex. "Companies need to think again and take steps to appeal to a generation of knowledge workers used to faster and more streamlined tools."
Key findings include:
-- Next generation learning spaces are changing the way that space and technology interact to meet the needs of students and pedagogy.
-- Lecture capture systems are changing the way students learn and retain information.
-- With technology rendering tools obsolete far faster than in the past, it is necessary to rethink how students are being prepared for the workforce and how the work environment is
set to welcome them.
-- These "digital natives" want immediate gratification and are already growing impatient with "tired old enterprise apps" that are the lifeblood of many corporations.
"Members of Generation Y have grown up in a vastly more connected and technologically sophisticated world," said Cody Burke, a senior analyst at Basex and co-author of the report. "They view the concurrent management of large and complex social networks and simultaneous participation in work or the classroom as the norm."
The report, available at http://www.basex.com/thumb, also includes an in-depth survey of the latest high-tech collaborative educational offerings from ten companies including 3M, Echo360, Hitachi, Mimio, Numonics, Panasonic, Polyvision, Promethean,Smart Technologies, and Tegrity.
About Basex
Basex is the world's foremost knowledge economy research and advisory firm.Founded in 1983 and headquartered in New York City, Basex provides senior business executives in organizations across the globe with strategic advice,business and technology guidance, best practices, and insight about knowledge worker management and productivity.
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