Community for family members of fiercely independent elders

We are good people trying to help old folks and their family members. We are kind to others, full stop. Yelling and swearing is fine if you are playing pirate or in private, but not for reals with team members. Being kind also means communicating clearly with each other. If you have a beef with a team member, the kindest thing you can do is to tell them about it directly and clearly. Being kind is talking TO people not ABOUT people. Being kind is INcluding and not EXcluding people. As a decision owner, being kind is consulting ahead of time with people who may be impacted by your decision.

We are all here to create value for seniors and their family members. We are also here to create value for each other as team members, to help each other improve our skills, build our expertise, and up-level our contributions. If you are doing an activity that doesn’t create much value, take a hot minute to figure out what you could do to create real value, and then do that instead. If you see ways for yourself or others to create more value, be the change you want to see and advocate for it with your team members. We aim to abolish busywork and make every minute count.

We are out here trying to solve really difficult problems for seniors, family members and caregivers, and we’ll only get there through generative work-play and creating safe spaces for us all to contribute ideas. So when someone brings up a wacky idea, we play “yes and” rather than shooting it down. At the end of the day, we’ll have to make tough decisions and we won’t be able to give every idea a green light. But let’s cross that bridge when we come to it, rather than sucking all the oxygen out of the room from the get-go.