昔からよく言われている、「年齢とはただの数字である」というのは全く賛成の考え方だ。
年齢が上だからと言って正しいことを言っているわけでもないし、年齢が下だから幼稚なことを言っているとも限らない。
とはいえ、自分統計的に経験の違いから来る意見の差は出やすいと感じる。
最近自分より二回りも年齢が下の方と話す機会があり、明らかに自分の世代との会話の内容とは違うように感じる。その違いは社会的属性から来る可能性もあるが、やはり、発想が違うと感じる。非常に柔軟で勢いがあり、挑戦的だ。
VUCAの時代になり、経験はより一層足かせにもなりやすい時代になった。成功体験や守るものの多さから保守的な発想になりやすくもある。自分より年齢の下の方の意見というのは積極的に聞くべきだと感じることが最近多い。
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It's been said for a long time that "age is just a number" is a completely agreeable idea.
Just because you're older doesn't mean you're saying the right thing, and because you're younger, you're not saying something childish.
However, I feel that it is easy for people to have different opinions due to their statistical differences in experience.
Recently, I have had the opportunity to talk to people who are two times younger than me, and I feel that the content of the conversation is clearly different from that of my generation. The difference may come from social attributes, but I still feel that the idea is different. Very flexible, energetic and challenging.
In the VUCA era, experience is even more likely to be a hindrance. It is easy to get a conservative idea because of the successful experience and the many things to protect. Recently, I often feel that I should actively listen to the opinions of people younger than me.