interact! intergenerational dialogue for innovation

Matthew Moehle, Ph.D.

Positive Change Core

Sue James

BJ Seminars International

Marge Schiller, Ph.D.

Positive Change Core

Different methods of communicating

Different ways of thinking

Different points of reference

What is one example of a powerful intergenerational conversation that you have had?

When and where did it happen? Who was there? Who began it? What was the reason you started talking together? What is one thing you gained from this conversation?

From the story you heard, what resonated with you? What moved you?

In the stories you shared, what made the dialogue intergenerational, not just multigenerational?

Maximum Mix is Magic Don't Do Anything About Me Without Me We Must Leverage the Best from ALL Generations Old does not necessarily  = Bad    New does not necessarily  = Good Intergenerational is not a single story

•  Intergenerational dialogue begins with our own transformation

•  Transformation simultaneously requires finishing something and creating something different

•  While I am letting go or dissolving an old image, conclusion, worldview, or certainty within myself, I am, at the same time, inventing something new

•  The process requires extraordinary energy

•  Return on investment is large… and there is nothing like it

Every interaction can be life changing