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...

On a Sunday evening in mid-May, two chefs collaborated on “The Future of the Creamery,” a five-course tasting event at Long Count, an all-vegan wine bar and restaurant in New York City’s East Village. Forty years apart in age, both chefs have towering reputations —...

Simple question: Do you miss human connection when you use self-checkout at the grocery store? Complex question: How is cogeneration threatened by AI, profit-driven “efficiencies,” and automation — and what can we do about it? Allison Pugh, author of the book The Last...

Across the country, young people and older people are stepping up as civic leaders. But too often, they do this critical work with peers, in age-segregated spaces. Young people work without the benefit of older generations who bring lived experience, networks, and a...

Is your organization ready to tackle one of the toughest but most transformative shifts in intergenerational collaboration? In this session, you’ll hear from three leaders spearheading efforts to diversify board involvement. This will be a learning-in-public...

Building a board that spans generations is one of the toughest—but most transformative—shifts in intergenerational collaboration. The practices below are drawn from leaders actively doing this work in real time. 1. Being the Only is Lonely Avoid bringing on a single...

What if we… Turned unused campus space into hubs for intergenerational innovation? Sent two generations in one family to college at the same time, debt-free? Redefined who holds knowledge and how it is shared? Moved classrooms into communities? Leveraged the arts to...

We’re taking cogenerational co-leadership to the next level. Meet the new co-chairs of our board of directors: David Hsu and Raymond A. Jetson. Both have served on the board for years. We are so grateful to outgoing Board Chair Susan Gianinno, who led our transition...