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 usually text furiously, sharing ideas and reflections....
Art has the power to bring people together. In the Chicago area, Innovation 80’s CoGen initiative encourages and funds programs that forge meaningful relationships between younger and older generations as they create art together. What can programs like this one teach...
We’re proud to introduce you to a group of esteemed thought leaders, changemakers, entrepreneurs, researchers and organizers who are partnering with us to make cogeneration a powerful force in American life. These 11 CoGen Impact Fellows are thinking up (and lifting...
Your introduction to a new, nationally representative YouGov survey of 1,500 U.S. adults on the topic of cogeneration in faith spaces. You’ll learn about the potential of cogeneration to revitalize religious and spiritual communities, along with the challenges....
Watch This: These 15 Innovators are Bridging Generational Divides to Solve Our Biggest Problems
These 15 Gen2Gen Innovation Fellows are practical visionaries with ambitious initiatives to bridge generational divides.
Over the course of the nine-month fellowship, each created a three-minute video that explains how they’re bringing younger and older people together to solve critical problems from affordable housing to social isolation to racial injustice.
If you’re looking for ideas, inspiration or the best way to make three minutes as compelling as they can be, check out the videos below.
Cristina Rodriguez, President & Co-founder, Mind&Melody, IncCreating transformative music experiences between young people and older people with Alzheimer’s
Cynthia Barnett, CEO & Founder, Intergenerational STEM Events, Amazing Girls ScienceThree generations of grandmothers, mothers and daughters working together on hands-on engineering experiences. Strengthening bonds, encouraging shared listening and creative expression while building a love of science in three generations at once.
Daniel Pryfogle, Co-founder and CEO, SymparaBringing young and old leaders together to repurpose religious space for the common good
Deborah Tien, Co-founder, Common AgencyStrengthening the social fabric and rebuilding intergenerational trust, one neighborhood at a time
Grace Hampton, Co-founder, Weaving WisdomEnriching relationships between generations and cultures through traditional fabric arts
Jason Nguyen, Co-founder, VìTÂMUsing intergenerational dialogue to heal collective trauma in Vietnamese communities
Joseph Bubman, Executive Director, Urban Rural ActionSparking collaboration across generations to strengthen democracy, promote justice and advance peace
Samantha Derrick, Founder & Executive Director, Plant Futures InitiativeEducating and activating the next generation of ethically conscious entrepreneurs working to build a healthy, just and plant-centered food system
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