On the next municipal equation, governments and big corporations and big foundations and causes all seem to be struggling for an answer. How do we get these millennials engaged? How do we talk to them? Well, here's another question. What if those questions are all faulty based on runaway assumptions? What if our view of the problem is the problem with consequences that defeat the purpose of the original outreach? I think that to stereotype and to assume that an entire generation of people acts a certain way doesn't do us any good and it doesn't help us solve certain way doesn't do us any good and it doesn't help us solve problems. And, I look at it as an amazing opportunity to kinda rewrite the narrative. The one thing that you can never do is say to any of your younger workers or people in your community, well, how was your age? Not relevant. We take on the m word, which some organizations are banning all references to because of this. How can we get away from the condescension that accompanies talks of generational differences? And how can governments and companies help to change the conversation? We'll be joined by ELGL on January 23 for the next Municipal Equation, a podcast about cities and towns and changing times from the North Carolina League of Municipalities Online at nclm.0rg. And we have a new web address for the podcast. That's nclm.org/municipalequation. Get recent episodes there or subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, or through your favorite podcast app like TuneIn or Chorus. We'll talk to you soon. This is Ben Brown.