In August and September, the Institute held dialogue meetings with a range of stakeholders, coming from the civil society, public sector, and international community, to solicit promising practices for intergenerational dialogue. Participants reflected on the need for incentives for different generations to see the value of and to engage in mutually beneficial dialogues. Formulating sustainable and comprehensive solutions was brought forward as a central incentive for all generational parties to come together in dialogue and avoid the trap of a perceived zero-sum game.
In August and September, the Institute held dialogue meetings with a range of stakeholders, coming from the civil society, public sector, and international community, to solicit promising practices for intergenerational dialogue.
Participants reflected on the need for incentives for different generations to see the value of and to engage in mutually beneficial dialogues. Formulating sustainable and comprehensive solutions was brought forward as a central incentive for all generational parties to come together in dialogue and avoid the trap of a perceived zero-sum game.
The meetings also underlined the importance of introducing intergenerational dialogue in formal as well as informal spaces, both as a way to practice these types of exchanges and to promote a mentality shift. The family unit was highlighted as the cornerstone of early informal intergenerational exchanges to lay the foundation for further dialogues across generational lines.
To learn more, read the full report on the intergenerational dialogue discussions.
