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A Conversation with Kari Rogenski & Katie Wade about Holistic Quality of Life

by Susanne Stadler | May 28, 2020 | 2020 Forums, Past Events, Past Forums

THE TAKEAWAY: “Vocational quality of life is about a person’s ongoing contribution to society. Age is not a factor. All humans have a right to contribute to society. Vocational qualities of life are about meaning and purpose.”Kari Rogenski Useful...

A Conversation with Emily Kaiser Thelin about Food and Memory

by Susanne Stadler | May 22, 2020 | 2020 Forums, Past Events, Past Forums

THE TAKEAWAY:“[This biography] It was a love letter to Paula’s love. She cared so much and taught me so much about the value of paying attention, of noticing details. Life is a series of details and the closer you can pay attention to details, the richer your life...

A Conversation with Ashton Applewhite and Tiffany Yu

by Susanne Stadler | May 14, 2020 | 2020 Forums, Past Events, Past Forums

Moving Toward Pride: What an Anti-Ageism Movement Can Learn from Disability Pride Read more about our guest speakers, Ashton and Tiffany. Listen Read Download More Episodes “I do identify proudly as someone who is older and sometimes old. But we are very...

A Conversation With Anne Basting, artist, scholar, teacher

by Susanne Stadler | Apr 30, 2020 | 2020 Forums, Past Events, Past Forums

Read more about Anne. THE TAKEAWAY:”I look at an older person and I see their whole expanse of life.””You have to bring creativity into the micro moments of every day life,” said Anne Basting. “What gift would you give the next...

A Conversation With Clark Kellogg, designer, writer, innovator and teacher

by Susanne Stadler | Apr 21, 2020 | 2020 Forums, Past Events, Past Forums

Learn more about Clark Kellogg. THE TAKEAWAY: “My prescription during the pandemic is to practice compassion, curiosity and creativity” “On curiosity: We have to adopt the traveler’s mindset – when we go to a new country, we have to be very curious...

A Conversation With Valerie Fletcher, the Executive Director of the Institute for Human Centered Design

by Susanne Stadler | Apr 17, 2020 | 2020 Forums, Past Events, Past Forums

Read more about Valerie. THE TAKEAWAY “Universal design is an important tool – it’s really about the context of our lives. What we do, those of us who design, is designing a context for life. Design is a social art. It is always about people. Part of...

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