Jun 18, 2020 | Age-Friendly Workplaces, Older Workers
Starting June 18, Changing the Narrative (CTN) is launching a survey of adults age 50+ in Colorado to learn more about your pre-and post-COVID experiences job seeking and in the workplace. The survey runs from June 18-July 10, 2020. The survey is online in English or... Read more 
May 17, 2020 | Age-Friendly Workplaces, Building Momentum, Intergenerational conversations, News
It’s a cliché that information is everywhere now. However, that can make it even harder to find the best resources. How do you know what is good? This is where the value of experience comes in. Remember the neighbor down the street who showed you how to fix your lawn... Read more 
Feb 21, 2020 | Age-Friendly Workplaces, Older Workers
Changing the Narrative’s (CTN) ongoing mission is to change minds about aging. Ageism is based on wrong thinking about older people and what they contribute to society. Because of ageism, we are missing out on the contributions of older people to our communities and... Read more 
Dec 11, 2019 | Age-Friendly Workplaces, Changing The Narrative, Older Workers
Longevity impacts everything, not just old age. How we work is one example. Think back to history class. If you grew up in the U.S., you probably spent some time on European history. Picture a Medieval European village. There are peasants doing various tasks like... Read more 
Nov 18, 2019 | Age-Friendly Workplaces, Ageism, Older Workers
Our population is getting older. This impacts many things, including our workforce, health care, and quality of life. To get a picture of what this looks like, here are some realities about our aging population and ageism: Demographics By 2034, older adults are... Read more 
Oct 14, 2019 | Age-Friendly Workplaces, Older Workers
Why age-friendly workplaces? Our population is getting older. At first, this may sound bad. That’s because we tend to think that older equals lesser. Instead, we’d argue that older really equals different. As we age, we have different skills, different abilities,... Read more 