The Power of Intergenerational Communities: A Brief But Spectacular Take

Bridging the Generational Divide

• 🤝 CoGenerate, a nonprofit, hosted a gathering in Los Angeles to explore the power of intergenerational partnership and collaboration.
• 🎯 The event aimed to reimagine the future by bringing together older and younger changemakers to discuss how to build a better future together.

Generational Perspectives and Challenges

• 💡 Younger participants expressed feelings of anxiety and excitement about their age, while also noting the rapid pace of technological change.
• ⚠️ Older participants, like Ashton Appelwhite (73), reflected on societal perceptions of age, with some feeling dismissed or seen as irrelevant.
• 🗣️ Common misconceptions were highlighted: younger generations being perceived as lazy, and older generations being seen as solely taking from the economy.

Redefining Power and Relevance

• 🚀 Raymond A. Jetson emphasized that power is not a zero-sum game, and older leaders can empower younger ones by sharing their own power.
• 🏛️ Paul Irving acknowledged the serious problem of gerontocracy and the failure of aging leaders to make space for younger voices in government.
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