Ernie, 80 and Cedar, 13, show off the rocks they decorated with symbols based on their conversation.Last month, I traveled to Chautauqua, a 150-year-old institute in western New York that brings thousands of people together for summer programs focused on lifelong...
As colleagues from different generations (X and millennial), Marci Alboher and Duncan Magidson have been leading talks and workshops sharing their insights about working across generations. As they plan, they often text furiously, sharing ideas and reflections. In...
The 21 civic leaders taking part in CoGenerate’s Voices fellowship are a diverse group. They range in age from 15 to 81, and each focuses on a different aspect of civic work. But they’re all well-versed in the ins and outs of effective intergenerational collaboration....
https://youtu.be/DMmhqffPUWc As we celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary, we are the most age-diverse society in human history — and the most age-segregated. Our next chapter will depend on our ability to work across generations.In commemoration of the United...
Why do you do the civic or community work that you do?
Years ago, I landed upon a question that has guided me through life (work & otherwise): What is a life well lived? My work as a filmmaker and co-director of ROCK of Ages, an intergenerational storytelling initiative at Florida Gulf Coast University, is my answer to that question.
How is cogeneration helping (or how will it help) you succeed?
How could anyone be successful without giving care and consideration to people across the entire lifespan? Any definition of success that excludes any group of people is a failure of imagination, perspective, or compassion (or all of the above).
Got one tip to help other civic leaders collaborate more effectively with older or younger people?
Share your personal stories. Offer your vulnerability at the risk of being hurt and the reward of being held.
What’s something giving you joy or hope right now?
Planting and tending to my garden and greenscape, which has been the literal manifestation of the ethos I’ve tapped into lately. I’m tending to my own little patch upon this earth, and giving my love and care to all living things within my sphere. It feels like the most constructive act of resistance in these absurd and toxic times.