Institute for the Ages
At the Top of Our Game in Sarasota County
An article in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune talked about the graying of our global population as our planet hits the 7 billion population mark. Ted Fishman, author of “Shock of Gray”, was quoted,
“Longer life is what human beings have wanted ever since we started talking to spirits and mixing herbs in bowls. And we worked at [...]
Stoking Engagement with Community Mapping
As many of you know, SCOPE’s mission is community engagement for positive community change. We talk about this in terms of becoming “connected and inspired to create a better community.”
One of the things we’ve grown to appreciate over the past ten years is that the community of Sarasota County is LARGE, with 370,000 people spanning [...]
Vital Involvement “On the Block”
At the 2011 Winter Forum, Dr. Helen Kivnick talked with Harry Hobson about her longtime collaboration with Erik and Joan Erikson, who were pioneers in the field of lifespan human development. She spoke about their concept of “vital involvement” - the idea that all of us, no matter what our age, benefit when we are [...]