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Thrive Together!

A Changemaking Guide to Intergenerational Collaboration

Access tools, tips, and strategies for building and collaborating across generations in various communities and environments. Now available in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Key Resources

Global Health Trends 2024

Read the report to discover global trends in health and see how communities worldwide are addressing health equity and transforming systems to ensure equal opportunities for all.

A Special Power for Longevity

Discover how the rising population of those over 80 will reshape our world. Ashoka Fellows lead with innovative solutions, ensuring dignity, care, and opportunities for older adults to contribute fully. Explore inspiring stories and strategies.

Our Travels to 100

As people live longer, ideas about aging are evolving. Join Ximena Abogabir of Chile to discuss the missing conversations on longevity, and how media and advertisers can help shape new aging norms and lifelong contributions for all ages.

Transformação Por Toda Vida

On May 29, 2024, we had the pleasure of hosting a reflective and personal conversation with two Ashoka social entrepreneurs who talked about identity, meaning, aging and transformation - essential topics for an active and healthy longevity.

A Brief But Spectacular take on valuing caregivers

On this "Equal Pay Day," Ai-jen Poo, Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance gives her Brief But Spectacular take on the importance of caregivers and how we can protect and value their work in America as we navigate the pandemic.

A Brief But Spectacular take on working together for climate action

Bill McKibben, an environmentalist, founded Third Act to engage people over 60 in climate action. He also co-founded 350.org, the first global grassroots climate campaign, organizing worldwide protests. McKibben stresses the need for collective climate efforts.

A Brief But Spectacular take on designing better lives for all

Emi Kiyota is an internationally recognized thought leader on healthy aging. Inspired by her grandmother’s experience, Kiyota helps create elder communities with spaces that accommodate everyone. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on designing better lives for all.

A Brief But Spectacular take on the multi-generational moment.

Marc Freedman, founder and co-CEO of CoGenerate, shares his Brief But Spectacular take on maximizing the multi-generational moment.

A Brief But Spectacular take on memory loss and aging.

DY Suharya, founder of Alzheimer's Indonesia, shares her take on memory loss and healthy aging, inspired by caring for her mother with dementia.

A Brief But Spectacular take on the right to relate.

Ole Kassow, founder of Cycling Without Age, shares his Brief But Spectacular take on the right to relate.

There Is No Age To Transform Reality 

A comprehensive Workshop Guide: Equipping Older Adults for Intergenerational Dialogue in Schools. Designed by Ashoka Argentina & Fundación Navarro Viola.

Public Debates in Schools

Democracy is a daily practice, and schools are key places for young people to learn it. Ashoka and "Encrespados" have developed resources for organizing respectful public debates and a new tool on aging and intergenerational collaboration, now being tested in a center for older adults.

Laboratorio de Nueva Longevidad

This report details the development of the first New Longevity Lab in Bizkaia, Spain. This collaborative effort aims to establish an open innovation laboratory to adapt successful global solutions to local challenges.

Featured Resources

Women Have The Power To Change The Narrative On Longevity And Aging

Women have won the longevity lottery, outliving men by an average of six years with all the opportunities and challenges that greater longevity brings. New research informs us that living a longer fulfilling life is no longer just about genetics. We have up to 90% control over our longevity, and women, with their power and influence in the world, are poised to lead the way to change the narrative on aging. Read more

The Longevity Imperative

Andrew Scott, Professor of Economics at London Business School and author of "The 100-Year Life," joined the Longevity Book Club to discuss his new book, "The Longevity Imperative: How to Build a Healthier and More Productive Society to Support Our Longer Lives." In his conversation with Ken and Martha, Andrew explored the individual, social, political, economic, and cultural changes needed to ensure that people of all ages can lead not only longer but also healthier, happier, and more productive lives. Share your thoughts

Lifelong learning: Stanford GSE student collects her master’s degree after 80 years in education

Virginia Hislop accepts her diploma for her master of arts in education at the GSE’s 2024 commencement ceremony from Dean Dan Schwartz. She collects her degree after more than 80 years doing education work in schools and on school boards in Yakima, Washington. Find out more

Many Days, many Nights

Studies say the person who will live 150 years has already been born. But what are we actually doing with this opportunity? "Many Days, Many Nights," a new documentary by Maria Farinha Filmes ("Aruanas," "The Beginning of Life") directed by Cacau Rhoden ("Not Even in a Wildest Dream," "Drops of Joy"), takes a deep dive into the purposes of our existence on the planet. Experts and thinkers invite us to look at the opportunities and inequalities of the theme, as well as our own connection with time and age The longevity revolution has already begun, and it has come to transform the future of all generations. Watch Now

How to Live to 100 with Blue Zones explorer Dan Buettne

Discover the Powerful Connection Between happiness and Longevity.
Research shows that nurturing meaningful relationships and finding purpose are vital for both happiness and a longer, healthier life. From fostering connections to pursuing passions, prioritize these elements to unlock a life brimming with joy, purpose, and vitality. Join the conversation