{"id":3521,"date":"2025-07-09T18:52:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T17:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graphicwarehouse.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3521"},"modified":"2025-07-10T15:34:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:34:00","slug":"the-great-common-sense-debate-investing-in-young-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graphicwarehouse.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/07\/09\/the-great-common-sense-debate-investing-in-young-people\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Common Sense Debate: Investing in Young People to Build Our Future Workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3521\" class=\"elementor elementor-3521\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fe4b32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fe4b32\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4283ba\" data-id=\"b4283ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa28b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efa28b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investing in Young People: The Great Common Sense Debate...<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ba7629 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ba7629\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da4df17\" data-id=\"da4df17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad2adcd elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ad2adcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/graphicwarehouse.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lv_0_20250709181841.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce0477f\" data-id=\"ce0477f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36d55ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36d55ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"341\"><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">At Graphic Warehouse, we\u2019re passionate about investing in young people. It\u2019s not just about filling vacancies \u2014 it\u2019s about future-proofing the print industry and nurturing the next generation of skilled problem solvers.<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"666\">Yet, there\u2019s a phrase we hear all too often: <strong data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"664\">&#8220;Young people today don\u2019t have any common sense.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"666\"><strong data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"664\">\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"739\">We believe that\u2019s not just misleading \u2014 it\u2019s holding businesses back.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3352\" data-end=\"3418\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d15d3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d15d3d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be5db6f\" data-id=\"be5db6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f74f870 elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"f74f870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_text&quot;:&quot;Wrong&quot;,&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;highlight&quot;,&quot;marker&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;,&quot;highlight_animation_duration&quot;:1200}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">Am I <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-text elementor-headline-text-active\">Wrong<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-plain-text elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b8a701 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b8a701\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64467b2\" data-id=\"64467b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8db5b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8db5b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is \"common sense,\" really? <span style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; white-space-collapse: collapse;\">\ud83e\udd14&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0e7958 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0e7958\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0eb081\" data-id=\"e0eb081\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4461900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4461900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"784\"><strong>\u00a0Many of us think of common sense as universal, self-evident knowledge. But look closer, and you\u2019ll see it\u2019s actually\u00a0<em style=\"font-weight: normal;\" data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"915\">contextual<\/em>, built from experience, exposure, and learning.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 27px;\" data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1212\">A simple example: my generation (and many in the print industry) grew up wiring plugs, diagnosing brake noises, and fixing machines on the fly. We call it common sense, but really, it\u2019s accumulated knowledge gained over years of hands-on work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 27px;\" data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1475\">Today\u2019s young people might not know how to wire a plug \u2014 but they instinctively know how to navigate complex software, troubleshoot digital issues, or collaborate online. They bring different problem-solving strengths, shaped by the world they\u2019ve grown up in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc83213 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc83213\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f31497\" data-id=\"2f31497\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c59617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c59617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why this matters for the print industry<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3096e9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3096e9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6d55e3\" data-id=\"f6d55e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e5a10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44e5a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1708\"><strong>The print industry is built on practical knowledge and creative problem-solving. But if we don\u2019t actively train and support young people, that practical skill base will vanish.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1710\" data-end=\"1959\">At Graphic Warehouse, we have chosen to tackle this head-on. Through apprenticeships, mentoring, and a \u201cgrow your own\u201d approach, we equip young people not just with technical skills, but with the confidence to learn, experiment, and ask questions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1961\" data-end=\"2210\">We\u2019ve learned that young employees often see problems differently \u2014 and sometimes more innovatively \u2014 than older generations. They bring fresh thinking to traditional challenges, from new ways to automate production to modern marketing strategies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58d1168 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58d1168\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f51e819\" data-id=\"f51e819\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dbd9e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dbd9e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rethinking our expectations<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f2fd26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f2fd26\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-463b6de\" data-id=\"463b6de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c63424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c63424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2256\" data-end=\"2384\">If leaders continue to judge young people by outdated measures of \u201ccommon sense,\u201d we risk missing out on their true potential.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2386\" data-end=\"2441\">Rather than lamenting what they \u201cshould\u201d know, we must:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2442\" data-end=\"2624\">\n<li data-start=\"2442\" data-end=\"2494\">\n<p data-start=\"2444\" data-end=\"2494\"><strong data-start=\"2444\" data-end=\"2492\">Recognise the value of different skill sets.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2495\" data-end=\"2563\">\n<p data-start=\"2497\" data-end=\"2563\"><strong data-start=\"2497\" data-end=\"2561\">Offer structured opportunities to build hands-on experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2564\" data-end=\"2624\">\n<p data-start=\"2566\" data-end=\"2624\"><strong data-start=\"2566\" data-end=\"2622\">Create safe spaces for learning and making mistakes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2626\" data-end=\"2839\">At Graphic Warehouse, we see the results every day: our young team members grow into adaptable, skilled professionals who help drive our business forward \u2014 not in spite of their differences, but because of them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a477f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a477f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6ffc02\" data-id=\"d6ffc02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f3437a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f3437a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investing today for tomorrow<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbcbcc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbcbcc1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c66af2e\" data-id=\"c66af2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b5c21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15b5c21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2883\" data-end=\"3083\">If we don\u2019t invest in young people now, we won\u2019t have a future generation of print specialists, engineers, or creative problem solvers. We\u2019ll lose valuable knowledge, and the industry will stagnate.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3085\" data-end=\"3192\">We believe it\u2019s time for all businesses \u2014 especially in print and manufacturing \u2014 to look inward and ask:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"3193\" data-end=\"3321\">\n<p data-start=\"3195\" data-end=\"3321\"><b>Are we holding on to outdated definitions of common sense?<br data-start=\"3253\" data-end=\"3256\" \/>Are we creating opportunities to nurture the next generation?<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfb5b2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfb5b2d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1e50bb\" data-id=\"c1e50bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8de19e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8de19e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join the debate<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93ad156 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93ad156\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-414b44c\" data-id=\"414b44c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add37ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"add37ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3352\" data-end=\"3418\">We\u2019d love to hear from other leaders, colleagues, and educators:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3419\" data-end=\"3591\">\n<li data-start=\"3419\" data-end=\"3461\">\n<p data-start=\"3421\" data-end=\"3461\"><b>How are you investing in young people?<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3462\" data-end=\"3521\">\n<p data-start=\"3464\" data-end=\"3521\"><b>What have you learned about adapting your expectations?<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3522\" data-end=\"3591\">\n<p data-start=\"3524\" data-end=\"3591\"><b>How can we work together to keep our industry alive and thriving?<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3593\" data-end=\"3683\">Let\u2019s stop blaming \u201clack of common sense\u201d and start building shared knowledge, together.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3593\" data-end=\"3683\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3593\" data-end=\"3683\">Let me know your thoughts!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3593\" data-end=\"3683\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3593\" data-end=\"3683\">Richard McCombe<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does common sense exist and are our expectations of young people wrong?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":3543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[255],"tags":[48,280,171,332,168,49,41,47,276,333,207,169,334,335],"class_list":["post-3521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-improvement","tag-banners","tag-beach-flags","tag-blade-flags","tag-common-sense","tag-feather-flags","tag-flags","tag-large-format-print","tag-largeformatprint","tag-point-of-sale","tag-print-scotland","tag-quill-flags","tag-wind-dancer-flags","tag-young-people-in-print","tag-ypip"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Great Common Sense Debate: Investing in Young People to Build Our Future Workforce - Graphic Warehouse - Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We have a &quot;Grow Our Own&quot; Strategy by investing in young people but do they have common sense? 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