{"id":20323,"date":"2025-05-28T13:59:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/symposium.org\/?p=20323"},"modified":"2025-05-28T13:59:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:59:56","slug":"leadership-mit-der-altesten-generation-im-herzen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/symposium.org\/leadership-mit-der-altesten-generation-im-herzen\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership mit der \u00e4ltesten Generation im Herzen \u2013 80 Jahre nach 1945\u00a0(Re:Generation Lab)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-block-type=\"core\"><strong>Reimagining Memory as a Driver for Empathy, Democracy, and Leadership\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">By Fabian Lukas Goslar &amp; Enya Eggenberger<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">The Re:Generation Lab, launched in 2022 as part of the St. Gallen Symposium\u2019s \u201cNew Generational Contract\u201d with the Club of Rome, is a core element of the annual programme, co-creating solutions to key intergenerational equity challenges such as intergenerational leadership, future thinking, and sustainability + innovation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">As part of the Re:Generation Lab at the 54th St. Gallen Symposium, the NGO geneintelligence hosted a powerful co-creation session fostering cross-generational dialogue to lead with the oldest generation in heart and the next generation in mind. The session began with a testimony from Holocaust survivor Dr. Eva Umlauf, which opened a space for shared reflection on how remembrance\u2014eighty years after the end of World War II\u2014can be reimagined as a force for ethical leadership, civic courage, and intergenerational responsibility.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">Set against a backdrop of growing extremism, war on the European continent, and a fading connection to lived memory, the session invited participants to re-engage with the lessons of Europe\u2019s darkest chapter. As the generation of witnesses grows smaller, the question becomes ever more pressing: How can their experiences continue to guide us\u2014not only in remembrance, but in shaping a more empathetic, peaceful, and democratic future?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-eb2ac2a\" id=\"strong-where-generational-collaboration-matters-most-strong-br\" data-block-id=\"eb2ac2a\"><style>.stk-eb2ac2a{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><h5 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\"><strong>Where Memory Culture Shapes the Future<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">In line with the St. Gallen Symposium\u2019s longstanding commitment to fostering dialogue across generations, Leaders of Today and Tomorrow jointly developed concrete outputs\u2014strategies, ideas, and calls to action. Each group addressed one guiding question:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\"><strong>Politics:<\/strong> How can memory politics become more everyday, innovative, and intergenerational?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\"><strong>Economy:<\/strong> How can ESG frameworks integrate cultural memory to promote democratic stability in Europe?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\"><strong>Education:<\/strong> How can survivor testimonies be made emotionally accessible and digitally engaging for youth?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">Across all domains, participants agreed: remembrance must be cross-generational and woven into everyday practice\u2014shaping how we govern, lead, and educate.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-8b9e8c2\" id=\"from-insight-to-action-prototyped-ideas-br\" data-block-id=\"8b9e8c2\"><style>.stk-8b9e8c2{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><h5 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Key Findings and Observations\u00a0\u00a0<br><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">Building on Dr. Umlauf\u2019s reflections and group discussions, the session surfaced a range of insights and proposals:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">Framing memory culture as part of Corporate Political Responsibility (CPR) is complex and often underrecognized. Businesses could play a stronger role by using their internal structures\u2014such as employee communications\u2014to actively promote historical awareness.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">There is a pressing need to make educational offerings more accessible and inclusive. Formats must be adapted to reduce barriers and meet people where they are.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">A degree of fatigue exists among some audiences toward conventional remembrance formats. However, this contrasts with a continued and widespread need for historical connection\u2014signaling that new, more relatable approaches are required.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">Memory culture must be embedded into daily life\u2014not as a separate ritual, but as part of democratic and civic culture.\u00a0<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li data-block-type=\"core\">In discussion with Dr. Umlauf, the importance of reaching young people much earlier became evident. Families\u2014especially in Southern Europe\u2014play a critical role in early value formation and historical education.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-5736e2c\" id=\"making-it-work-what-enables-change-br\" data-block-id=\"5736e2c\"><style>.stk-5736e2c{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><h5 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Making it Work: What Enables Change&nbsp;<br><\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">To sustain and scale these approaches, three enabling factors emerged:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\"><strong>Narrative reframing:<\/strong> Memory must be presented as forward-looking, not only backward-facing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\"><strong>Cross-sector collaboration:<\/strong> Governments, businesses, educators, and civil society must jointly foster democratic memory practices.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\"><strong>Platform design:<\/strong> Digital tools and co-creation formats can help carry eyewitness knowledge into the future in compelling and participatory ways.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-8161735\" id=\"what-concrete-steps-can-we-take-to-improve-the-situation-br\" data-block-id=\"8161735\"><style>.stk-8161735{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><h5 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Legacy and Ongoing Impact\u00a0<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">The insights gained in the session will directly shape the design and mission of the geneintelligence platform and the project <em>Enkel Europas \/ Grandchildren of Europe<\/em>. They form the foundation for strategic stakeholder dialogues with policymakers, educators, foundations, and business leaders. Furthermore, they will guide the methodology of an upcoming research initiative\u2014featuring surveys and co-creation formats involving eyewitnesses\u2014to explore how memory culture can serve as a living foundation for democratic engagement and intergenerational solidarity in Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-7f72c26\" data-block-id=\"7f72c26\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">Author: Fabian Lukas Goslar, Enya Eggenberger\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reimagining Memory as a Driver for Empathy, Democracy, and Leadership\u00a0\u00a0 By Fabian Lukas Goslar &amp; Enya Eggenberger The Re:Generation Lab, launched in 2022 as part of the St. Gallen Symposium\u2019s \u201cNew Generational Contract\u201d with the Club of Rome, is a core element of the annual programme, co-creating solutions to key intergenerational equity challenges such as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":20324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[18],"class_list":["post-20323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insights","category-sympact"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"acf":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/symposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3F1A6155.jpg",2160,1440,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/symposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3F1A6155-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/symposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3F1A6155-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/symposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3F1A6155-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/symposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3F1A6155-1024x683.jpg",1024,683,true],"xl":["https:\/\/symposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3F1A6155-1600x1067.jpg",1600,1067,true],"xxl":["https:\/\/symposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3F1A6155.jpg",2160,1440,false],"xxxl":["https:\/\/symposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3F1A6155.jpg",2160,1440,false],"xxxxl":["https:\/\/symposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3F1A6155.jpg",2160,1440,false],"xxxxxl":["https:\/\/symposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3F1A6155.jpg",2160,1440,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/symposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3F1A6155-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/symposium.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3F1A6155-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Reimagining Memory as a Driver for Empathy, Democracy, and Leadership\u00a0\u00a0 By Fabian Lukas Goslar &amp; 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