Once in an Engage Boomers article on Mediapost.com, Expressing Herself: What Marketers Can Learn When Madonna Tackles Ageism, Mark Bradbury discusses how cultural attitudes about age commonly shift as people enter their 50s. Sharing negative ageist comments (e.g. “old hag”) made about, of all people, the vibrant, successful 56-year-old performer, Madonna, he inquires as to […]
Seeds of a Conference: Wisdom on Aging
At my last PAC conference I had the privilege of meeting a new audience of professionals in the field of aging, all convening on the East Coast in beautiful Sarasota. I am delighted to have had the opportunity to introduce my newest work on the narratives—the real stories and conversations—upon which we can evolve and […]
Restoring and Restorying Positive Aging
My destiny has been to stand on the shoulders of and along with others in spreading the truth about our future and sounding the call for planning strategically to meet the challenges and needs of this enormous demographic group and the echo effects on our emerging intergenerational workplace, our future economies, our very way of life, […]
The Birth of an Aging Positive Movement
As a professional futurist and transformational certified gerontologist, I’ve been tracking positive aging on the age beat for decades. The field chose me long before I realized it. It’s been a long deep dive and a challenging open-ended solo journey, applying foresight to our shifting demographics as we traverse discontinuous changing times. All the while, I’ve […]
Value of Wisdom: Crone vs Google
Value of Wisdom: Crone vs Google If you would indulge me for a minute. I want you to take a moment and think of your grandmother, great grandmother, or great aunt: whomever you think of when I ask you to imagine your oldest and dearest female relative. Imagine what she looks like. I want this […]
Thoughts from the Frontline of Innovation: Part 2
In case you missed the first part of this 2 part series go back and check it out here. Throughout the two days I kept feeling something was amiss, but no matter how much it rattled me I couldn’t concretize what it was. That is, until I listened long and deeply enough to discern what […]
Thoughts from the Frontline of Innovation: Part 1
At Princeton University’s AlumniCorps’ I was invited to attend a first of it’s kind invite-only conference entitled, “Engage at Every Age.” The name alone put attending this event at the top of my “must-go-to” list. Going in all I knew for sure was that this event was created as a symposium for professionals in Higher […]
Magic doesn’t Create Success
I’ve talked before about why it’s a mistake to wait for the economy to recover before we transform our lives, work, and world. The future belongs to those who are starting those transformations now, who are shaping the world and creating their own place in it. If you can’t afford to make a huge leap […]
Where Do We Go from Here? Part 2
This post is part 2 of Critical Thinking Strategies for Aging Experts – My quest for answers to the general public’s denial in aging began several months ago after reading several studies on long-term care. You can refer to the report Misconception on Aging. Also, please read part one to comprehend the following answer by […]
Greatness isn’t Easily Offended
These historic first few weeks of July reminds us of just how much we have been through together, as a nation and as individuals, from the civil rights movement we honor because of Martin Luther King, Jr., to women’s rights, so much of which is embodied in Roe vs. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision made over […]
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