Intergenerational Dialogue on Trust, Belonging, and AI | Foundation for Social Connection x Joint Family

Quick Project Overview

As Intergenerational Dialogue Research Specialist with the Foundation for Social Connection, I designed and facilitated a multi-day digital workshop with over 30 participants, spanning ages 18–90. The sessions explored human connection, trust, artificial intelligence, and belonging, resulting in a microsite and a video interview with storytelling partner Joint Family. This project reflects my broader focus on intergenerational dialogue, participatory design, and the future of social connection.

• Context & Background

  The rise of AI is reshaping civic life, communication, and social trust. The Foundation for Social Connection sought to understand how different generations perceive AI’s role in belonging and connection, and how dialogue could surface both shared concerns and generational differences.

• Collaborators & Partners

  • Foundation for Social Connection (F4SC)

  • Joint Family (storytelling/video partner)

  • 30+ intergenerational participants (ages 18–90)

• My Role

  • Designed the full workshop structure, flow, and activities.

  • Facilitated dialogue sessions, ensuring trauma-informed, respectful engagement across ages and experiences.

  • Synthesized insights into public-facing outputs.

  • Produced narrative deliverables (microsite and video interview) to extend the reach of participant voices.

• What We Did

  • Developed a multi-day workshop series (online) with 30+ attendees across 7+ decades of lived experience.

  • Co-designed facilitation guides and activities centered on trust, belonging, and technology.

  • Partnered with Joint Family to conduct and publish a video interview capturing generational perspectives.

  • Helped to produce a microsite featuring themes, learnings, and participant stories (social-connection.ai).

  • Documented workshop insights into a synthesis report for F4SC’s network.

• Impact

  • Created one of the first intergenerational dialogues explicitly focused on AI and belonging.

  • Brought forward youth, elder, and mid-career perspectives into a shared conversation.

  • Generated accessible, public-facing outputs (microsite + video) that extended dialogue beyond the event.

  • Strengthened F4SC’s positioning as a thought leader on intergenerational trust and civic connection.

• Tools & Frameworks

  • Digital facilitation tools: Zoom, Miro, Canva

  • Trauma-informed and intergenerational dialogue design methods

  • Narrative documentation for microsite + video storytelling

Reflections & Learnings

• AI provokes both anxiety and curiosity—generational dialogue surfaces nuance often lost in headlines.

• Trauma-informed design practices made it possible for participants across ages to feel heard and safe.

• Intergenerational workshops create bridges of empathy that are as important as the content itself.

Status: Project Completed