Optional anonymous listening pilot

Jennifer Neeley Listening Pilot: Influence, Trust and Generational Change

A small listening exercise exploring how people recognize credibility, authenticity and influence as technology and generational assumptions change.

8 questionsNo name or email requestedNo sign-inParticipation is optional

Independent Project

This is an independent Jennifer Neeley project and original intellectual property. It is not currently affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or conducted on behalf of UC San Diego or any other university.

For research and academic partnership opportunities with Jennifer, see Institutional Partnerships.

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Jennifer Neeley is a senior strategist, practitioner and educator whose work explores how technology, attention, trust and adoption shape decisions. This optional listening pilot supports Jennifer's independent writing, teaching, frameworks and future thought leadership, including The Influence Project and related work on generational assumptions.

This is optional anonymous input. It is not a UCSD course evaluation, assignment, extra-credit activity, or official university survey. Participation or nonparticipation will not affect grades, standing, relationship with the instructor, or access to course support.

Do not include your name, email address, employer, classmates' names, or details that could identify you or another person. You may skip any question you do not want to answer. Responses will be reviewed only after final grades are submitted.

This input may help Jennifer develop future writing, teaching, talks, frameworks, research questions or advisory insights. No publication, framework, report or external output is promised. Any use beyond private writing development will follow applicable permission, review and consent requirements.

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Optional listening questions

Answer only what you are comfortable sharing. Keep every response general and non-identifying.

Which perspective are you primarily responding from? Select all that apply.

Current student

Emerging professional

Working professional

Career changer or career explorer

Creator, entrepreneur, or freelancer

Educator, mentor, or team lead

I prefer not to specify

Other, in general terms only

When you decide whether a person, brand, employer, creator, or institution has real influence, what matters most? Choose up to three.

Real expertise or lived experience

Evidence, data, or receipts

Consistency over time

Peer trust or word of mouth

Emotional honesty

Values alignment

Practical usefulness

Social reach or visibility

Visual polish or professionalism

Willingness to admit uncertainty

To what extent do you agree: AI is changing what counts as credible or original work.

1 - Strongly disagree

5 - Strongly agree

What makes a person, brand, employer, creator, or institution feel authentic rather than performative?

Keep your answer general and do not include identifying details.

How useful are labels like Gen Z, Millennial, Gen Alpha, or Gen X for understanding people's behavior at work, online, in classrooms, or as consumers?

1 - Not useful at all

5 - Very useful

Which assumptions about generations, professionalism or digital behavior feel most worth questioning? Choose up to three.

Younger people are naturally better at technology

Older people are less adaptable

Gen Z does not want to work hard

Millennials are uniquely entitled or burned out

Professionalism means the same thing across generations

Authenticity means the same thing across generations

AI attitudes are mostly determined by age

Social media behavior reveals someone's values

None of these feel especially relevant

May Jennifer Neeley use your anonymous or de-identified response to inform future writing, teaching, talks, frameworks or advisory insights?(Required)

Yes, anonymous or de-identified themes and excerpts may be considered for future Jennifer Neeley work.

Summarized themes only; do not quote my wording.

No; use my response only for private review of this pilot.

Keep reading

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Receive public articles, op-eds, visual frameworks and occasional field notes from the lab, including work from The Influence Project and Generationisms.

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