10/15/2026
Seven generations are alive right now. This is the last one in our series, and it is the generation the whole 2026 to 2036 shift turns on.
The Baby Boomers, born 1946 to 1964.
They came up in the years after the war, when a job could last a whole career, a pension was the plan, and you learned the work by standing next to somebody who already knew it.
What gets underestimated is what they still carry. The know-how that was never written down. Why the machine makes that sound. Which client needs a phone call instead of an email. How the plant actually runs on a bad day.
By 2030, every Boomer will be 65 or older. That knowledge is walking out the door on a schedule, and most organizations have no plan to catch it.
So here is the close of the series. If you are a Boomer, who are you training? If you work beside one, what have you asked them lately?
Seven generations. One handoff. Let's not drop it.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau.