Today's guest is Roberta Katz, senior research scholar at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford. She is the author of the book Gen Z, Explained and was Liz's advisor during her year at Stanford's Distinguished Careers Institute. Roberta holds a PhD in anthropology as well as a law degree, and was previously the General Counsel of McCaw Cellular Corporation (now AT&T Wireless) and then of Netscape Corporation. From 2004 to 2017, she served under Stanford University Presidents John Hennessy and Marc Tessier-Lavigne as the Associate Vice president for Strategic Planning at Stanford.

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HOMEWORK:

For more on Roberta Katz and her research on Gen Z, here are links to her book and a couple of podcast interviews:

Book: GenZ Explained - The Art of Living in a Digital Age by Roberta Katz, Sarah Ogilvie, Jane Shaw and Linda Woodhead

Podcast Interview: 4 Quarter Lives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8r7TNxyxw4

The Minor Consult from Stanford Medicine

Intergenerational anthropological field work recommended by Leah!

Talk to a Gen Z or Millennial in your life, ask them what’s going on and how they feel about it. Tell them about the upheavals that you remember from growing up and how you felt and how you processed.

Find an activity that occurs on a semi-regular basis that you can join, like a book club or art class or whatever, that puts you around folks of all ages.

If you are new to Lizness School, we suggest you listen to Season 1 to hear all about Liz's year as a Stanford Fellow. Everything from Neuroscience and Chinese History to Pickleball! Plus a great community experience with her fellow DCI Fellows.

Season 2 is about how she puts her lessons to work in the wild with the help of her millennial mentor Leah Sutherland.

To listen to Liz +. Leah's recap of Lizness School Season 1, go to our FINALE here.

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S2E16: Roberta Katz, Gen Z Explained and more Shrek