CONTENTS

4 Introduction to Intergenerational Dialogue by Marge Schiller This issue of AI Practitioner focuses on Marge’s passions: children and youth; leadership; diversity; and the art and science of questions.

8 Brazilian Photo Essay from an Appreciative Outlook 

11 Part 1: Intergenerational Dialogue in Schools School Board Chairman Reflects on his Student Interview and Impact of Whole School Inquiry 

16 Envisioning the Past and Imaging the Future: A Day in the Life of The Intergenerational School

18 A Canadian Perspective on Intergenerational Learning

20 Inspiring the Best in Student Achievement

23 The Beauty Of The AI Experience – AI Principles In Action! 

26 Youth are the Answer – and the Question

28 Intergenerational Dialogue in Communities An Inspired Future: The Significance of City-wide Conversations in Chicago

34 Building Capacity and Connection: Intergenerational Community Dialogue in the USA 

40 Collaborative Conversations: Creating Positive Family Dynamics 

44 Lessons From My Grandmother 

46 Intergenerational Conversations: the Art of Inquiring Appreciatively

48 Facilitating Cross-generational Dialogues Among Work Teams 

53 Valeo: Empowering an Epidemic Of Health 

55 A Glimpse of Humanity Through a Donut Hole by Mel Glenn A true story published in The New York Times Metropolitan Diary, March 2, 2009.