From GOOD:

Lots of smart young people are attracted to the field of social innovation and that’s a good thing. But are systemic problems in need of the life skills older adults bring? The ability to solve problems just might benefit from those who have faced the complexities of life, work, and family. Does wisdom have a role along side youth?  

Wisdom accrues in the messy process of working through the conflicting issues life throws at you. At work, wisdom grows with resourceful solutions in spite of little money or time. Nothing is more instructive in wisdom building than the long partnership of marriage and the absolute humility of raising children. Sounds like social innovation, right?   
 
Today, I am surrounded by amazing young people who want to change the world. I want to change it with them. They are the 2012 cohort at the Design for Social Innovation masters program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. I admit there are days when I feel out of place, given that I’m a good 15 years older than anyone in the program. But mostly I just feel lucky. To be in school, at my age on a road I couldn’t have imagined a few years ago.  
 

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