How to Deliver Accessible Survey Results Age Diversity in the Workplace- Family Feud Style

Abstract

"In March, 1994, a survey designed to indulge the mutual “generational bias” of individuals in their 20s (Generation X) versus individuals in their 30s or 40s (Baby-boomers) was distributed to student and professional members of a human resources association on the eastern seaboard as part of a focus on diversity. Age diversity issues are increasingly of concern in the workplace. Do baby-boomers have different work/life values than younger workers? How do the differences, perceived and/or actual, affect working together? Survey research results may be difficult to share with the statistically unsophisticated audience. Numbers, sterile or intimidating, can inhibit feedback rather than enhance it. The focus of the presentation will be on the method of reporting the results - a modification of the Family Feud game show. Session participants will experience the game show format. "