A Conversation with Rev. Claudia Giacoma, Saundra Shanti and Caroline Lovell
THE TAKEAWAY:“Creativity is a river that’s always flowing”“The end of life is a creative moment””Creativity is a universal language…we have access to another language that we don’t know that we know how to speak.”“Harvest the fields of your life….you’ll find...
The Institute of Human Centered Design released “The Changing Reality of Disability in America: 2020”
The Allan R. Meyers Memorial Project, prepared by the Institute of Human Centered Design (IHCD), is an investigation of the direct relationship between inequity and racism, particularly in relation to creating disability. Through IHCD’s research paper and...
A Conversation with Clare Cooper Marcus and Jennifer Jewell
THE TAKEAWAY: “I go out there several times a day. The wonderful thing about gardening is that you go out there to do one thing and then you see something else and then something else and then you thought you would be out there for five minutes and you end up...
A Conversation with Helen Dennis, Best-Selling Author, Columnist & Lecturer on Aging and Retirement
THE TAKEAWAY: “We do not need to be satisfied just to survive- to thrive is an intention.”Helen Dennis ‘Renewment’: The pleasure of finding time for friendships, the chance to think about success as personal fulfillment in later life, the...
A Conversation with the Founders of Ourselves: Gretchen Addi, Margaret Tung & Emily Varnam
THE TAKEAWAY: “Many women want a place to experiment with movement in a safe way – some also want to get back to this high or rush they had as a young person when doing something physical.”Gretchen Addi”We heard over and over again that people...
AHWGO’s Executive Director Susanne Stadler Accepted to the 2020/21 Encore Public Voices Fellowship
We are excited to announce that our Executive Director and Architect Susanne Stadler has been accepted to the 20/21 Encore Public Voices Fellowship. This is a collaboration among The OpEd Project (OEP), a think tank and leadership organization that accelerates the...
A Conversation with John Zeisel, President and Co-Founder of Hearthstone Alzheimer Care
THE TAKEAWAY: “Part of wellbeing includes identity, security, connectedness, autonomy, meaningfulness, growth and joy. Without creativity on the part of designers and those who design the engagement programs you miss the joy part…The ultimate goal is to...