Generation Island

About the Program

Category: Personnel Management, Employment and Training (Best in Category)

Year: 2020

“Generation Island” is a series of four interactive e-learning courses offered to County of San Diego employees. These “micro-learnings” address the fact that the workplace has never had so many different generations working side by side. From the Silent Generation born before World War II to the digital natives of Generation Z, employees in these five working generations bring a variety of skills and knowledge to the workplace. The goal of this training series is to encourage employees to be understanding of other points of view in order to work more effectively together, a key component of the County’s diversity and inclusion efforts. The course welcomes the learner to Generation Island, where they will visit X-Land, Millenniopolis, and other lands that give the learner an overview of the generational “signposts” that each generation experienced in their formative years, and shows how those early experiences can shape a particular generation’s behavior and attitude. Generation-specific modules illustrate more examples of cultural influences and explore how workplace dynamics can be affected. Since the series launch in 2019, the modules have had thousands of views and received positive feedback on their ability to foster understanding and respect among generations in the workplace.