Join Ida Byrd-Hill and Detroit Millennials in the Jetson Workforce Revolution

May 16, 2010 - PRLog -- Ida Byrd-Hill, President of Uplift, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 non profit Idea Incubator and a teen advocacy firm,  has begun the  Jetson Workforce Revolution,  to inform students, parents and corporate leaders that urban millennials, those born between 2004 and 1985, can be prepared for the Jetson Age and the high-demand high-paying Jetson Age careers.The Jetson Age is the 21st century depicted by the Jetson cartoon. We are now living in that Jetson Age.

“Remember the cartoon, the Jetsons, the Hanna-Barbera cartoon created in the fifties and sixties, to depict the future. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLOBkkvwie8 George, Jane, Judy, Elroy, Rosie the robot servant, Mr. Spacely drove Flying cars, used Video Phones and moving sidewalks to shuttle them from place to place.

While The Jetsons cartoon was fantasy in 1950, sixty years later, it has become a reality today. The Jetsons cartoon was prophetic as many of the inventions within the cartoon are coming into existence. Many of these inventions today seem to be a normal part of life although in the 1950 they were farfetched. They have evolved straight out of science fiction. It is amazing the change that has occurred within the past 59 years. As people crave more technology, innovative world changing products are being created at rapid pace ushering the Jetson Age into full force. Here are some of those inventions: “as excerpted from the book, Escape to College.  

These 2009/2010 inventions were inspired by the Jetson cartoon inventions.
Movator and air tram at Airport was inspired by the Jetson cartoon Moving sidewalk.

The Flying Car was inspired by the Jetson cartoon Flying saucer.

Bigelow Aerospace Space Hotel Genesis was inspired by the Jetson cartoon Space Hotel.

White Knight Two was inspired by the Jetson cartoon Space Rocket.

Battlefield Evacuation Recovery Humanoid was inspired by the Jetson cartoon Spacely Sprockets Robot.

Jupiter, the robot servant was inspired by the Jetson cartoon Rosie the robot.

iPhone/ Smart phone touch screen cell phone was inspired by the Jetson cartoon Video Phone.

Video Games Consoles/ software was inspired by the Jetson cartoon Virtual Simulators.

Netbooks was inspired by the Jetson cartoon Portable computers.

Web Conferencing was inspired by the Jetson cartoon Video Conferencing.


Detroit Public Schools and others like it,  have been considered the worst school system in America, as these school systems have failed to keep up technologically with its student population. In fact, according to the book, the Age Curve, this population of millennials will outnumber the baby boomer population. They are set to change our world even more technologically as they are technological natives – the first generation born within  the Jetson Age.

Ida Byrd-Hill, President of Uplift, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 non profit Idea Incubator and a teen advocacy firm,  has begun the  Jetson Workforce Revolution,  to inform students, parents and corporate leaders that urban millennials, those born between 2004 and 1985, can be prepared for the Jetson Age and the high-demand high-paying Jetson Age careers.

Join the Jetson Workforce Revolution.

Want to know more about the Jetson Workforce Revolution and Ida Byrd-Hill? Go to www.upliftinc.org.

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Ida Byrd-Hill is President of Uplift, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 non profit Idea Incubator and a teen advocacy firm. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor and 17 years of experience as a Financial Advisor, Executive Search Consultant and Human Resources Coordinator has prepared her to create ideas to revolutionize education and urban economies. Ida Byrd-Hill was highlighted in the Essence Magazine (May 2010 Issue) for her educational advocacy. www.upliftinc.org.