 By Shae Hadden | Bio
Traditionally, a generation was defined as the time between the birth
of parents and the birth of their offspring (about 30 years). Recently,
however, a more accurate definition would be a group of people born and
shaped by a particular span of time. The eras of Generations X, Y and Z
span much less than two decades each. And every generation experiences
life from a different perspective including changing societal values,
technologies and career options. These different perspectives are very
apparent when we communicate with each other. [ Read More]
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 By Jim Selman | Bio
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1970s in the USA may not have been the ‘Age of Enlightenment’, but it
was certainly the ‘Age of the Pursuit of Enlightenment’. The Esalen
Institute was in its hey day, the est training was blowing everyone’s
mind, and authentic Indian yogis were in demand. We thought the Age of
Aquarius was really here and that peace and love were just a few years
away. Maybe we were naïve, but it was a good time when young people were
trying hard to be better people and when it wasn’t embarrassing to be
idealistic.[ Read More]
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Read Creativity I.
Now it's easy to hear this conversation about 'standing in
possibilities' of what the future might be as some sort of optimism
versus pessimism discussion—the “Just be happy” versus “There’s no
hope” maxims. I am not suggesting this at all. Optimism and pessimism
are grounded in positive or negative predictions of the future. Changing how we observe is not a function of prediction: it is a function of commitment. [ Read More]
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My friend Dan at Curmudgeon recently sent me a very interesting video of a speech by Sir Ken Robinson.
He is a British educator committed to reinventing education to give
creativity in our schools as much weight as we now give to literacy.
This makes sense. One of the underlying principles of Serene Ambition
is that we need intergenerational collaboration. No one has any idea
what the future will be and, therefore, we need to collaborate in new
ways. Collaboration isn’t problem-solving: it is creative dialogue and
coordination of action. Creativity isn’t just the province of the
young—it is a possibility for everyone—and we can continue to be
creative to our last days.[ Read More]
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"When you find the right person, age doesn't matter." Intergenerational
relationships are not a thing of the past. They are actually alive and
well in North America. There is good coverage of the many people who
work and volunteer helping seniors. However, reports like this one out
of Tennessee show that women developing friendships across generations
can create a future not possible without intergenerational
collaboration. Common interests, mutual respect, and caring are the
foundations for invaluable friendships like these: relationships that
cross the generation gap, embrace differences and accept each person as
they are. [ Read More]
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I always know my ideas are good when everyone else seems to be having
the same ones. A few months ago, we were engaged in discussions about
what Eldering is and had what seemed like a breakthrough at the time in
seeing eldering as the process of “intergenerational collaboration
through which we can create a common future”. Since then I have
discovered that this is not only not a new idea, but one that is taking
off like wildfire. This intergenerational ripple is just beginning with emerging conferences, workshops and articles. By the time the idea reaches academia (as reflected in intergenerational programs in Eckerd College’s prospectus
it is pretty much a given. “Intergenerational” is rapidly becoming a
new buzzword for working on the myriad intractable problems we are
facing on the planet.[ Read More]
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I just finished leading the first week of a course by the same name as
today’s blog. It is a pilot program designed to facilitate and
accelerate the transfer of leadership from one generation to the next.
Most large organizations and institutions are confronting an
unprecedented turnover of executives and managers primarily due to the
wave of Boomer retirements. This is not just a personnel problem—it is
also a strategic concern because how well we prepare the next
generation to take the reins of governance will have an impact on just
about everything for the next 15 to 20 years. Our leaders will be
younger and less experienced, as well as having less ‘corporate memory’
to draw on.
Of course, experience and maturity do not in and of themselves assure
wise leadership. The retiring population can also walk away with a host
of bad habits, resignation, cynicism and arrogance. So how can the
younger generation distinguish the ‘good’ from the ‘bad’ and how do
they keep the best and let go of the rest?[ Read More]
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