Geumcheon-gu Grade 4 and 5 Public Officials Learn from Grade 9 MZ Generation

Tablet Training for Directors and Section Chiefs, Leading as Mentors for Grade 8 and 9 Public Officials
Introducing 'Paperless Meetings' in Weekly Key Meetings
Actively Utilizing 'Reverse Mentoring' for Administrative Innovation

Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) announced that it will conduct 'reverse mentoring' targeting senior officials at the director level (Grade 4) and section chiefs (Grade 5).

'Reverse mentoring' is a counterintuitive communication method where the younger generation takes the lead as mentors to teach executives, sharing youthful sensibilities and values. It fosters a culture that respects generational diversity and creates a horizontal work environment, thereby improving work efficiency and outcomes.

As one of this year's administrative innovation tasks, the district introduced 'paperless meetings' to reduce carbon emissions. Accordingly, the district replaced paper meeting materials with electronic documents in major meetings attended by executives at the section chief level and above. To help senior officials unfamiliar with 'paperless meetings' adapt, 'reverse mentoring' was utilized as training.

Directors and section chiefs receive valuable information about tablet use from junior officials. The training covers ▲ tablet user environment and screen layout ▲ app usage and electronic pen note-taking ▲ methods for sharing and referencing materials among meeting participants.

The mayor and deputy mayor are no exception. The responsible clerks visited their offices to teach them how to use tablets.

The district plans to expand 'reverse mentoring' to various fields for further administrative innovation. Through an administrative innovation club involving MZ generation officials, it aims to reflect the trends of the younger generation and reduce outdated practices.

Kim Ye-jin, a Grade 9 administrative clerk who participated in reverse mentoring, said, "I had only been working for a few months and always had a lot to learn, so it was rewarding and amazing to be able to teach something to the director."

Geumcheon-gu Mayor Yu Seong-hoon said, "The era when age alone meant knowing everything has long passed," adding, "A culture where senior officials communicate with MZ generation employees and learn from juniors must be established for administrative innovation to take place."

For more details, please contact the Planning and Budget Division of Geumcheon-gu Office.

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