Involving or connecting people from different generations.
Reach for it when praising exchange across age groups when participation is genuinely mutual
The intergenerational workshop paired retired machinists with secondary-school students.
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playful
all-ages
Fits when an event welcomes people regardless of age
Careful All-ages says nothing about whether generations learn or work together.
everyday
cross-generational
Fits when a relationship or appeal spans age groups
Careful Cross-generational can describe broad reach without direct interaction.
warm
family-spanning
Fits when several family generations share the experience
Careful Family-spanning excludes unrelated people and sounds informal.
professional
age-diverse
Fits when participants represent a meaningful range of ages
Careful Age diversity is composition, not an intergenerational relationship.
professional
Fits when several generations are present within a family, place, or group
Careful Multigenerational does not require exchange between those generations.
literary
legacy-building
Fits when knowledge or value is deliberately carried forward
Careful Legacy-building can be one-way and overly grand for ordinary exchange.
intergenerational learning
Intergenerational learning let both groups exchange technical and local knowledge.
intergenerational project
The intergenerational project recorded songs remembered at different ages.
intergenerational dialogue
Intergenerational dialogue challenged easy assumptions about technology use.
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