meier-gen-z-participation
Meier Gen Z Participation
Based on Yaël Meier's public method. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Yaël Meier.
When to use
Use this skill to turn a youth-facing organizational problem into an evidence-led decision brief: improving applications or retention, changing a product or customer experience, reviewing employer branding, or building collaboration across generations. The deliverable connects what affected young people experience to a change the organization can make, an accountable owner, and a test.
Begin with the relevant segment and decision, rather than a universal Gen Z persona. Age alone does not establish needs, skills, purchasing power, or channel preference. This package applies public interviews, posts, and a reported talk; it does not reproduce the jointly edited book or claim access to ZEAM's proprietary instruments. See references/sources.md for the source boundary. [S1]
The participation principle is central: young people help interpret evidence and shape choices before the final recommendation. If participant access is missing, deliver a provisional brief with a recruitment plan and explicit uncertainties. Do not invent interviews or present illustrative findings as research. Source-backed advice, actual participant evidence, and the agent's operational recommendations must remain distinguishable. [S2] [S3]
Procedure
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Define the decision. Read the scope rules in references/method.md. Write the outcome, affected group, observed friction, changeable lever, and decision owner in one sentence. Choose employer, customer, or intergenerational work; keep separate decisions separate even when one organization owns them. [S4]
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Define the segment and evidence limits. Use the evidence rules in references/method.md. Describe life stage, context, relevant needs, and exclusions. Classify supplied claims as observations, participant accounts, hypotheses, or public-method guidance. Treat executive family anecdotes as hypotheses. [S2]
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Bring affected people into discovery. Follow references/method.md. Include contrasting experiences such as declined candidates or abandoned purchases. Ask about recent decisions and obstacles. Specify how participants can influence the work and what the organization cannot change. [S3] [S6]