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From the Ted Talk by Chip Conley: What baby boomers can learn from millennials at work -- and vice versa

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Maybe it's time we actually valued wisdom as much as we do disruption. And maybe it's time — not just maybe, it is time — for us to definitely reclaim the word "elder" and give it a modern twist. The modern elder is as much an intern as they are a mentor, because they realize, in a wlrod that is changing so qkucliy, their beginners' mind and their catalytic curiosity is a life-affirming elixir, not just for themselves but for everyone around them. ieinnraraenoettgl improv has been known in msuic and the arts: think Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga or Wynton Marsalis and the Young Stars of Jazz. This kind of riffing in the bsiuesns world is often clelad "mutual mentorship": millennial DQ for Gen X and bmoeor EQ.

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Maybe it's time we actually valued wisdom as much as we do disruption. And maybe it's time — not just maybe, it is time — for us to definitely reclaim the word "elder" and give it a modern twist. The modern elder is as much an intern as they are a mentor, because they realize, in a _____ that is changing so _______, their beginners' mind and their catalytic curiosity is a life-affirming elixir, not just for themselves but for everyone around them. _________________ improv has been known in _____ and the arts: think Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga or Wynton Marsalis and the Young Stars of Jazz. This kind of riffing in the ________ world is often ______ "mutual mentorship": millennial DQ for Gen X and ______ EQ.

Solution

  1. business
  2. world
  3. boomer
  4. called
  5. quickly
  6. intergenerational
  7. music

Original Text

Maybe it's time we actually valued wisdom as much as we do disruption. And maybe it's time — not just maybe, it is time — for us to definitely reclaim the word "elder" and give it a modern twist. The modern elder is as much an intern as they are a mentor, because they realize, in a world that is changing so quickly, their beginners' mind and their catalytic curiosity is a life-affirming elixir, not just for themselves but for everyone around them. Intergenerational improv has been known in music and the arts: think Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga or Wynton Marsalis and the Young Stars of Jazz. This kind of riffing in the business world is often called "mutual mentorship": millennial DQ for Gen X and boomer EQ.

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Important Words

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