400 | Mauro F. Guillén: The Megatrends Creating a Post-Generational America
Mauro F. Guillén, Wharton School professor and author of The Perennials: The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society, joins The Realignment. Mauro and Marshall discuss his argument that generational categories like Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z are outmoded, the benefits of liberating individuals from the constraints of the sequential model of life, the differences between a society defined by generational identity and one oriented around "perennials," and how the "megatrends" of increasing longevity and technological disruption are transforming our lives.
August 31, 2023
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Episode 432 · August 31, 2023
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Mauro F. Guillén, Wharton School professor and author of The Perennials: The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society, joins The Realignment. Mauro and Marshall discuss his argument that generational categories like Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z are outmoded, the benefits of liberating individuals from the constraints of the sequential model of life, the differences between a society defined by generational identity and one oriented around "perennials," and how the "megatrends" of increasing longevity and technological disruption are transforming our lives.
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