In Vietnam, when people turn a certain age, they are often forced or asked to leave the company
where they work. Even someone who is 60 years old has several good working years ahead of
them. There is a stereotype that older people are less capable in their work, or are less creative
than younger people. I think that young people and older people both have strengths and weaknesses
in their creative processes.
Young people are often desired for a job because they seem to have a 'fresher' perspective in
life. People who are young are more open to new ideas and to new ways of doing business. This
helps their creative process because they can synthesize ideas from a wide variety of sources.
For example, a young person surfing the Internet reads an article about business networking in
Africa. An older person might not be interested in such an article or may never even encounter
it. The young person now knows a different perspective that might help him and his company in
the future.
Older people are not usua lly as open as young people to new ideas, but they are more experienced.
They have worked for more years, and have lived through many different situations. It is good
to have many different and new ideas, but it is bad to waste time and money on ideas that do
not work. An older, more experienced person knows better which ideas have good potential and
which ideas are dead ends. That experience can save the company from wasted effort.
A smart company lets workers rise to their full potential. Even though they are creative in different
ways, young people and old people can both contribute to the strength of a business. 
In Vietnam, when  
people
 turn a certain age, they are  
often
 forced or asked to  
leave
 the  
company
 where
 they work. Even someone who is 60 years  
old
 has several  
good
 working years ahead  
of
 them
. There is a stereotype that  
older
  people
 are less capable in their work, or are less  
creative
 than
 younger  
people
. I  
think
 that  
young
  people
 and  
older
  people
 both have strengths and  
weaknesses
 in
 their creative processes.
Young  
people
 are  
often
 desired for a job  
because
 they seem to have a 'fresher' perspective in 
life
.  
People
 who are  
young
 are more open to  
new
  ideas
 and to  
new
 ways of doing business. This 
helps
 their creative process  
because
 they can synthesize  
ideas
 from a wide variety of sources. 
For example
, a  
young
  person
 surfing the Internet reads an article about business networking in
Africa. An  
older
  person
 might not  
be interested
 in such an article or may never even  
encounter
 it
. The  
young
  person
  now
 knows a  
different
 perspective that might  
help
 him and his  
company
  in
 the
 future.
Older  
people
 are not usua  
lly
 as open as  
young
  people
 to  
new
  ideas
,  
but
 they are more experienced.
They have worked for more years, and have  
lived
 through  
many
  different
 situations. It is  
good
to have  
many
  different
 and  
new
  ideas
,  
but
 it is  
bad
 to waste time and money on  
ideas
 that do 
not
 work. An  
older
, more experienced  
person
 knows better which  
ideas
 have  
good
 potential  
and
 which
  ideas
 are dead ends. That experience can save the  
company
 from wasted effort.
A smart  
company
  lets
 workers rise to their full potential.  
Even though
 they are creative in  
different
 ways
,  
young
  people
 and  
old
  people
 can both contribute to the strength of a business.