Most formal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs don’t include age diversity as a goal. But the value of multigenerational teams is becoming increasingly clear. A recent AARP survey of 6,000 global employers found that 83% of business leaders say multigenerational workforces are key to the growth and long-term success of their companies. And, according to an analysis in the journal of the American Psychological Association, managers reported that age diversity positively contributed to organizational performance.

The ability to manage and retain workers of different generations - and to amplify their unique skills by leveraging new interactions and relationships - is critically important in the creative, innovation, and design economies. This interactive workshop teaches you how to maximize your team's impact by fostering cross-generational collaborative partnerships.

• SPEAKER
• Jennifer (Houli) Houlihan, Product Management & Design, Flatiron School/US Army Futures Command
• Jennifer (Houli) Houlihan is an educator and freelance designer with expertise in design, research, facilitation, and strategy. Currently, she's the lead instructor for the 14-week Product Management & Design accelerator led by Flatiron School for the Army Software Factory in Austin, Texas.

Raised in Alaska, she has served in creative leadership for more than 30 years, working with non-profit organizations and social impact businesses across the country. An award-winning speaker, Houli has presented and lectured in classrooms and at conferences across the US and Canada. She has published numerous articles on design, civic life, and the future of work, and is an active volunteer in the Austin design, tech, and political communities.

Houli holds an MA in Social Psychology from Pepperdine University and a BS in Communications from Northwestern University. Before joining GA, she served as managing director for the Austin Forum on Technology & Society and for the Austin Smart City Alliance. She is also a seasoned municipal lobbyist and an experienced higher education management consultant who has worked with UCLA, the University of Southern California, the University of Michigan, and Loyola Marymount University, among many others.

In her spare time, she writes, works in her garden, and tries to learn something new every day.