My dear friend Peter Whitehouse and I wrote about our experiences and those of other colleagues with a concept we are calling “intergenerative community building” in a forthcoming chapter for The Sage Handbook on Social Constructionist Practices. Here is a snippet! Intergenerative community building fosters a meaningful fusion of conversations…

I am long overdue in writing this story. My dear friend and mentor, Ms. Mary Peery, passed away in 2017 at the age of 91. I still miss her all the time. I wish I had captured the stories that she would share about growing up in Mississippi and her…

This first post begins our sharing of developing a team and approach to strengthen global intergenerational collaboration and solidarity. We came together in March 2021 to reimagine how we might support societies to prepare for an ageing demographic through an intergenerational approach. …

Conversational co-authors: Kristin Bodiford, Papusa Molina, Haesun Moon, Marge Schiller, Susan Swim, Alita Taylor, Paloma Torres-Davila In this article, we are engaging in conversation about the different values and ideas that we find useful in our lives and…

What is the opportunity we are trying to solve for? When we listen deeply to patients, caregivers, and other stakeholders, we are better able to understand their experiences in the journey of care and co-design innovative solutions that improve the healthcare ecosystem. The following three key drivers provide a compelling…

A model for social impact investing from Team Together. Authors: Kristin Bodiford and Sara Truebridge In the for-profit world, we expect some sort of financial return for our investments. In the non-profit world, we make donations expecting the contribution will help advance the mission. Impact investing offers the ability to…

Why Stories? Experiencing things that may be traumatic can interrupt our connection with others and our sense of control. “Trauma is when experiences overwhelm our ordinary responses that give us a sense of control, connection, and meaning.” Judith Herman Working with stories is a powerful tool focusing on strengths that helps…

Meet Mama Jane Jane lives with her grandchildren. She has high blood pressure which she manages with a healthy diet and medications. Meet Cossey

Collaborating for Health: Co-designing solutions to improve the health of older people, their families, and their communities. By Kristin Bodiford, Namara Arthur Araali, Jerome San-De Mwaya, and Prakash Tyagi This is a story of collective creativity — engaging a relational and collaborative approach to improve the health of older people…