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See the patterns of humanity and so discern its direction. Provide early alerts. :- Doug.

We go into unknown territory. No, we don’t know everything. Knowing this makes us wise—a vulnerable kind of wise. :- Doug.

You are simultaneously complete and part of a larger whole leading to the grandchildren and beyond. Tension. :- Doug.

We are the connective tissue of the generations. Janus-faced, we are pulled to the way things need to be—together—and away to the safety of what we want to do—autonomy. We cannot escape nor resolve the tension. Only live it. :- … Continue reading →

How do playfulness and responsibility fit together? Help us find out. :- Doug.

Take a broader, more playful, approach to the generations. :- Doug.

There are experiences where you can wear gloves and goggles and contraptions to simulate the losses of aging. Let’s do the reverse. :- Doug.

Let’s call every person of this generation “elder:” you are presumed wise until proven otherwise. :- Doug.

This is radical, and I think I need to stress the radical nature. Stop downplaying, making it seem easy and normal. Eldering is not normal. :- Doug.

Human has not yet been fully invented: we need us. :- Doug.

Elders are community disorienters. :- Doug.

We can clean the minds and psyches of the grandchildren; we can be their scouts. :- Doug.