TED演讲:婴儿潮时期的人和千禧一代如何在工作中相互学习(6)
Maybe it’s time we actually valued wisdom as much as we do disruption.
也许是时候，我们应该像重视颠覆行为一样重视智慧了。
And maybe it’s time — not just maybe, it is time
也许是时候–不仅也许，的确是时候
for us to definitely reclaim the word “elder” and give it a modern twist.
让我们去重申“长者”这个词，并给它来个现代版的转变。
The modern elder is as much an intern as they are a mentor,
现代的长者既是实习生，又是导师，
because they realize, in a world that is changing so quickly,
因为他们意识到，在快速改变的世界中，
their beginners’ mind and their catalytic curiosity is a life-affirming elixir,
他们的初学者思维和催化的好奇心是生命的灵丹妙药，
not just for themselves but for everyone around them.
不仅对他们自己，对他们周边的人也是如此。
Intergenerational improv has been known in music and the arts:
代间合作的表演在音乐和艺术中并不罕见：
think Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga or Wynton Marsalis and the Young Stars of Jazz.
想想托尼·班尼特和Lady Gaga，或者是温顿·马萨利斯和年轻的爵士明星们。
This kind of riffing in the business world is often called “mutual mentorship”:
商业世界里的这种行为 通常被称为“相互指导”：
millennial DQ for Gen X and boomer EQ.
千禧一代的数字智能搭配X一代和婴儿潮一代的情商。
I got to experience that kind of intergenerational reciprocity with Laura and our stellar data science team
我和劳拉以及出色的数据科学团队就经历了这种代间互惠，
when we were actually remaking and evolving the Airbnb peer-to-peer review system,
在改造和发展Airbnb的点对点评价系统时，
using Laura’s analytical mind and my human-centered intuition.
使用了劳拉的分析头脑和我那以人为中心的直觉。
With that perfect alchemy of algorithm and people wisdom,
通过算法和人类智慧的完美结合，
we were able to create and instantaneous feedback loop that helped our hosts better understand the needs of our guests.
我们能够创建瞬时反馈回路，帮助我们的房主更好理解客人的需求。
High tech meets high touch.
高新科技遇上高级体验。
At Airbnb, I also learned as a modern elder that my role was to intern publicly and mentor privately.
在Airbnb，我也学到作为现代的长者，我的角色是在公共场合做实习生，而私下则扮演着导师的角色。
Search engines are brilliant at giving you an answer,
搜索引擎十分擅长为你找到答案，
but a wise, sage guide can offer you just the right question.
但一个睿智，贤明的向导可以给你正确的问题。
Google does not understand, at least not yet, nuance like a finely attuned human heart and mind.
谷歌还无法理解，至少现在不行，像人类心灵和思想这样的细微差别。
Over time, to my surprise, dozens and dozens of young employees at Airbnb sought me out for private mentoring sessions.
一段时间后，让我惊讶的是，在Airbnb有数十名年轻员工开始向我群求私人辅导。
But in reality, we were often just mentoring each other.
但在现实中，我们通常相互辅导。
企业家切普·康利指出，人类首次同时有五代人在同一个工作场合工作。如果我们有意识地体会大家是如何一起工作的，会发生什么？在这个演讲中，康利展示了年龄的多样性如何让公司变得更强大，并呼吁不同代际的人在工作中互相指导，让智慧在年长者和年轻人之间流动。