Join Us in Our Next Experiment: The Gen2Gen Circle!

This June, I was excited to attend the third Generation to Generation Learning Lab session in Milwaukee, WI, which brought together 54 members of the learning lab network. Participants shared ideas for connecting the generations, particularly in ways that would bring...

Back to the Future (Déjà Vu)

I’m generally a glass-half-full kind of guy, but the latest research on planning for an aging workforce has me scratching my head. Jennifer Schramm, the manager of Workplace Trends and Forecasting for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), wrote about the...

EncoreU: Experienced Students Are Higher Ed’s New Wave

In a new article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, I explain why EncoreU, Encore.org’s higher-education initiative, presents enormous opportunities for colleges and universities, for adult students and for society at large. The article sets out a clear vision for...

Pass It On: Encore Talent and Vulnerable Youth

How can the skills and experience of encore talent be mobilized to support vulnerable youth? That’s the question a group of distinguished thought leaders and scholars led by Encore.org CEO and founder Marc Freedman, David and Lucile Packard Foundation President and...

Own Your Age: The Answer to Age Discrimination?

  I was delighted to be the “encore” voice during a recent panel discussion at The New America Foundation on aging and the new face of retirement. Carol Hymowitz of Bloomberg News moderated, and the discussion was lively and provocative. (The hook for the panel...