A community of innovators bringing generations together to fight social isolation and loneliness

The Problem: Young people and older ones are the two groups most affected by social isolation and loneliness.

The Opportunity: We believe the most important solution to social isolation and loneliness is to bring these two groups together. Not as victims, but as agents of change. Not for commiseration, but for connection, learning, joy and shared purpose beyond themselves.

The Solution: When we opened applications for a five-week community of practice to unite innovators interested in cogenerational strategies for reducing social isolation and loneliness, we weren’t prepared for the huge response. We heard from hundreds of innovators who are deeply concerned about the problem and working to find solutions. No surprise, they don’t want to do this work alone.

The report: The CoGenerate Innovators’ Community of Practice included representatives of 167 organizations eager to learn from experts and one another. Now, a powerful new deep-dive captures the collective insights from this group along with dozens of other leaders and experts working in this space. Instead of getting stuck in the problem, it’s all about solutions – what’s working, why, and what’s needed moving forward.