Jan 18, 2021
We are all familiar with the "Ok Boomer" or "Boomer Remover"
phrases but really if we want to figure out how to solve the big
problems of the world both young and old need to be working
together. For the first time in US History, people over 60
outnumber people under 18. America is becoming a much more
multigenerational society, with five generations alive at the same
time and that's not about to change. And with the pandemic,
it has brought a greater awareness of the need to bring cross
generations together since we’ve been forced to split a part. In
today's episode I speak with two powerhouse women in this
field Marci Alboher from Encore.org and Charlotte Japp from Cirkel.
They join me for a candid conversation about why it's so important
we enhance the intergeneration relationships.
Here are a few takeaways:
- Marci Alboher is the VP of Narrative Change at Encore.org which
is a non-profit organization who's mission is to bridge
generations, generational divides and find ways that older and
younger people can work together for change.
-They support thinkers and doers that are innovating how we think
about the older and younger generations.
- One of Encore's fellowship has 15 leaders whose age range between
18-79 years old. Charlotte Japp is currently in that
fellowship.
- Charlotte Japp Founded CIRKEL an intergenerational platform that
is showing people there is always room to learn, teach, and
grow throughout life. When generations come together, everyone
benefits.
- There's a misconception that older workers are not retiring
making it more difficult for the younger generation to get on the
ladder. That's wrong as there's data that shows when older people
stay in the work force longer they contribute to the economy and it
leads to more jobs for everyone.
-COVID has hit the over 65 and under 30 years of age the hardest.
The people who were having a difficult time before COVID are really
struggling now.
-Cirkel works to bring multi-generations together by setting up
meetings with individuals from different generations based on
theirs goals and skills set on how they can help one another.
-We need to start making age as part of the diversity
conversation.
-The cycle of going to school, graduating, working and retiring is
shifting. Looking into the workplace and education is a growing
interest and how this effects across the ages.
Contact Information:
Marci Alboher: social media @heymarci
Encore.org
Charlotte Japp
Cirkel.world