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In the ground-breaking book Communities Dominate Brands, Tomi Ahonen and Alan Moore introduce a new generation of technology users: Generation C (C stands for Community). If you have some Gen-Cs on your team you are ideally placed to take advantage of bioteaming principles and here is how you can spot them.

Mobile phones come first for Gen-C

“The only current tool that allows continuous connectedness at all hours and regardless of location, is the mobile phone. Thus one of the primary connection methods for Gen-C is the mobile phone. It is not necessarily the only digital network or means to connect with communities, as Gen-C tend to be very active on many communication networks. They easily use IM Instant Messaging, play networked videogames, actively surf the fixed Internet, use e-mail, and may well be involved in blogging. But these are ancilliary connection methods. The personal and primary connection tool for Gen-C is the mobile phone. “

Gen-C are continuously in their communities

“Members of Generation-C will regularly, on a daily basis, consult with friends and colleagues from their various communities. To do so, they have to have continous access to their network. They must be "always-on" and only the mobile phone allows this”

Six Tests for a Gen-C

According to the authors there are certain key traits which identify a Generation-C:

1. Addiction to mobile phone
   - The personal and primary connection tool for Gen-C is the mobile phone


2. Responsiveness to phone calls
   – A Gen-C will not answer a ringing phone unless it suits them


3. Voice mail is so not cool
   - If you leave voice mail messages, you not Gen-C


4. Consumers of mobile content or services
   – A Gen-C knows how to download content


5. Extreme texting competence
   - A Gen-C can type out messages blind, literally – without predictive text


6. Concurrent multi-channel communications
   - Gen-C can carry out voice conversation and send an SMS text message at the same time

So if your team has Gen-C characteristics then you are very well placed to benefit from bioteaming principles. For more on bioteams see The Bioteaming Manifesto.

Tags: bioteams, engagement, Gen-C, messaging, mobile phones

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