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Maybe because those ideas are not new to THEM. Maybe they’ve been tried before and didn’t work. Maybe try to gain better insight as to why they are rejecting “new” ideas. Btw, this experience isn’t exclusive to journalists!
Fair point, but sometimes the “we tried that before” crowd forgets that context changes. What failed in 2005 might just need Wi-Fi and a TikTok strategy now.
Journalists have endured a whirlwind of change in the past 20-plus years. And we have had lots of new ideas tossed out, embraced, and both failed and succeeded. As a longtime editor, I personally have seen media do a 180 degree approach to something, stick with it for 2-3 years, realize it isn't working, and change back to the original approach with another 180. THEN, when that fails again, the same 180 degree change is suggested, often floated as a "new" and innovative approach, and implemented again. It's quite frustrating when institutional memory is nonexistent, or worse, ignored. It wastes time and money.
Ha, I've been a "back in my day" person a few times (not in journalism). In my case, I was trying to share what life was like, often to point out how things are better in the workplace now. In many ways, no one values experience anymore and I honestly wonder if older people are genetically predisposed to wanting to share their experience to feel somewhat useful? In your situation, I wonder if you could listen respectfully to their story, and then respectfully ask if you could try it out anyways for your own learning opportunity.
Yah, no one has time for that! In that case, here is advice I once received when it was difficult to extricate myself from those long conversations: Figure out a way to excuse yourself to the bathroom or the staff kitchen or anywhere else! And hope they don't follow you ;)
Ha, I've been a "back in my day" person a few times (not in journalism). In my case, I was trying to share what life was like, often to point out how things are better in the workplace now. In many ways, no one values experience anymore and I honestly wonder if older people are genetically predisposed to wanting to share their experience to feel somewhat useful? In your situation, I wonder if you could listen respectfully to their story, and then respectfully ask if you could try it out anyways for your own learning opportunity.
Really? Because I've never actually heard anyone use that expression. Not seriously, anyway; maybe as the opening to a joke.
I don't care about "fresh" thinking, I care about *critical* thinking, and I don't care if it comes from a newbie or an old timer.
Don't be too quick to assume that the only possible reason senior colleagues would push back is because they feel threatened, never because of legitimate concerns. I understand your frustration, but I hope you haven't conveyed that position (presumably unintentionally) to your colleagues. Because it could come across as patronizing and ageist, which will only make them dig in their heels. Not the most professional response, true, but human nature is what it is. It's the flip side of feeling like you're being blown off only because you're younger with less experience. Nobody likes stereotypes.
Because new ideas make people uncomfortable. Some cling to what worked before because it feels safe, but innovation always comes from the ones asking, “what if we tried this instead?”