When growing up, did your parents listen to you? Did you listen to them? At school, or at work or elsewhere in life Is anyone listening to your ideas? Do you consider yourself a good listener? Attendees on March 1st met at the Compass School in Fort Collins to discuss their differences at all ages from the late teens to 90s. The Intergenerational Conversations (IgC) Project is on its sixth year building bridges through conversations across many generations.
Myles Crane
Master of Ceremonies Myles Crane made introductions with the key sponsors of the seminar, which included CSU Center for Public Deliberation, Partnership for Age Friendly Communities, Larimer County Office on Aging, Larimer County Commissioners, & Compass Commons School.
About 80 Attendees sat at a facilitated discussion table alongside about six other people with ages from 15 to 95+ to discuss: “Who’s Listening to You?” Professor Martin Carcasson, the nationally acclaimed founder and director of the Center for Public Deliberation at Colorado State University gave a brief overview on effective listening skills and what to expect during the seminar.
Attendees met with other participants and facilitated conversations about listening. Discussions included the challenges and benefits of talking to people older or younger than yourself. It really was a special opportunity for attendees of all ages to speak and then to listen and hopefully better understand views of others that might be different than your own.
CSU Intergenerational Meeting with One Group Discussing the Differences
This IgC event was presented by Colorado State University’s Center for Public Deliberation, Compass Community Collaborative School, Fort Collins Senior Advisory Board, Larimer County Office on Aging and the Partnership for Age-Friendly Communities in Larimer County.
Co-sponsors include CSU’s Gerontology Club, Centennial Area Health Education Center, and Hope Lives! The Lydia Dody Breast Cancer Support Center.