Modern Elderhood: A Wisdom Workshop with Chip Conley
How do we cultivate and harvest wisdom in our lives, at any age? Bestselling author and hospitality entrepreneur Chip Conley spent the past 7 years as a Boomer amongst the Millennials at Airbnb headquarters and ultimately earned the reputation as the "modern elder" in the company. In an era when most of us will be living longer than our parents, yet power is moving younger, and the world is changing faster, this requires a new approach to intergenerational collaboration.
Chip founded the Modern Elder Academy, believing that the second half of life deserves its own reflections, rituals and relevance. MEA is disrupting the old version of retirement, reverence and irrelevance and reclaiming the term “elder.” A Modern Elder is the perfect alchemy of curious and wise, with curiosity leading to expansive inquiry while wisdom distills what's essential. But it’s only through cultivating our wisdom, building emotional intelligence, strengthening intergenerational collaboration, and finding a deeper meaning in our work and personal lives, that we become modern elders.
Join us for a rich and interactive discussion with Chip about elderhood, and learn more about why "midlife wisdom schools" like the Modern Elder Academy are becoming society's new approach to facilitating lifelong learning.
Details:
Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Time: 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Location: Institute for Spirituality and Health
8100 Greenbriar #300, Houston, TX 77098
Cost: $35 includes workshop and signed copy of Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder
$20 workshop admission
About Chip Conley
Rebel hospitality entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author, Chip Conley disrupted his favorite industry... twice. At age 26 he founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality (JdV), transforming an inner-city motel into the second largest boutique hotel brand in America. He sold JdV after running it as CEO for 24 years, and soon the young founders of Airbnb asked him to help transform their promising start-up into the world’s leading hospitality brand. Chip served as Airbnb’s Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy for four years and today acts as the company’s Strategic Advisor for Hospitality and Leadership. His five books have made him a leading authority at the intersection of psychology and business. Chip was awarded “Most Innovative CEO” by the San Francisco Business Times, is the recipient of hospitality’s highest honor, the Pioneer Award, and holds a BA and MBA from Stanford University.
Wisdom @ Work
At age 52, hotelier Chip Conley had sold his successful company and hung up his CEO hat after 24 years. He was looking at an open horizon when the young founders of Airbnb asked him to help transform their promising home-sharing start-up into a global hospitality giant.
Despite his experience, Chip found himself facing a steep learning curve. He didn’t write code or have a Lyft or Uber app on his phone. He soon realized that he was as much an intern as he was a mentor, or, as he calls it, a “mentern.” In Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder, Chip ignites a bold conversation about age and ageism in the workplace as he liberates the term “elder” from the stigma of “elderly,” revealing the value of wisdom that can only be accrued through years on the planet.