ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the generational intelligence. It explores the concepts that may be useful in interrogating some of the 'solutions' to the question of age identity and intergenerational relationships. Generational intelligence highlights the importance of the degree to which one becomes conscious of self as part of a generation or age group, the relative ability to put yourself in the position of other generations and the relative ability to then negotiate between generational positions. 'Within-age thinking' is principally concerned with working out processes, projects and implications that are contained through a consideration of a single defined age or generational group. Ageing is seen as a struggle for stability in the face of various forms of transience, and because of this, people seek out situations that confirm their existing identities and their current social habits.
