Delegates at this week's Public Sector People Managers Association Conference enjoyed a taste of how technology will impact what they do as new generations enter the workforce.
Inventor and author Russell Prue of Anderton Tiger called upon delegates to text him during his presentation, 'poking' them via Bluetooth and quizzing them about how much they really knew about the online 'world' Second Life .
When asked for a show of hands as to who had ever used the photo uploading site Flickr there was barely a ruffle among the tables, and delegates remained cynical about the benefits of using a virtual world to hire real employees.
Prue did not relent, however, declaring: "I can move you forward".
This clearly worked, as soon after one public sector HR manager's text flashed on screen "I love you. Someone in IT who's fun."
Clearly Prue is going to have to take on the HR profession one manager at a time.
