Ryan Jenkins Next Generation Catalyst, Speaker & Blogger

WHAT’S YOUR HOLE? THE 5 PHASES OF MANAGING CHANGE SUCCESSFULLY

If you like change, you’re weird. You’re an outlier. Change is one tough son-of-a-gun. But change is a necessity and therefore we must learn to manage it well.

Learning a new skill,...

HOW YOUR TECHNOLOGY HABITS MIRROR THESE PEOPLE OF 1947

Are you quick to blame technology for the erosion of human interaction? Look carefully at the below photo from 1947 of people on a crowded subway car. Would you cry foul on the newspaper for eroding...

27 INSIGHTFUL NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS CONTRASTED BETWEEN MILLENNIALS AND BOOMERS

Happy new year! I hope you are as amped as I am about the possibilities and opportunities that 2014 will bring. What epic feat will you conquer this year?

It’s interesting how much a...

4 UNMISTAKABLE TRENDS IN LEADERSHIP

The way I see it, there are 2 catalysts that have caused leadership to shift. Technology and Millennials have forced leadership styles to evolve. Technology has enabled new ways of working and...

4 SIGNS THAT GAMES WILL USHER IN A NEW ERA OF WORK [BOOK REVIEW]

“The last decade witnessed the rise of the social Web, establishing the online framework for how we connect with one another. The next 10 years will usher in the era of game design and carry with it...

ABCs OF HOW LEADERS CAN MODEL EFFECTIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY

Today’s emerging generations do not have adequate role models who balance online and offline activities well. A majority of the leaders setting the examples are either overly consumed by technology...

A VIDEO MASH-UP OF THE CATALYSTS BEHIND TODAY'S COMMUNICATION SHIFTS

Why tell you about something when I can show you? Below is a "highlight reel" of a talk I delivered a few months back. The talk was titled Next Generation Communication where I discussed how...

IF YOU HATE TECHNOLOGY THAN YOU MUST HATE PUPPIES TOO

Do you ever feel like the mother in the below picture when you witness your family, couples at a restaurant or your team in a meeting consumed by technology? If the continued use of technology makes...

IGNORE THESE 2 COMMUNICATION SHIFTS AT YOUR OWN RISK

Do you remember the process a decade or two ago, when you had to call someone? You had to walk over to the phone attached to the wall, wait a few minutes until your teenage daughter finished her...

22 SHOCKING STATS ABOUT MILLENNIALS TO HELP YOU CHART TOMORROW'S CHANGE

The below is a roadmap to understanding the Millennials (as consumers, students, entrepreneurs, employees and leaders) depicted in 22 shocking statistics. May this serve as your roadmap as you chart...