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We're not done yet! What older workers can bring to the workforce

Jeanne Goldie • TED@WellsFargo

Too often, American businesses write off older workers as non-digital relics. What would happen if we embraced their experience and teamed them up with colleagues of other ages and backgrounds? Jeanne Goldie says we might be surprised at the problems they could solve -- and the innovation that could result.

Too often, American businesses write off older workers as non-digital relics. What would happen if we embraced their experience and teamed them up with colleagues of other ages and backgrounds? Jeanne Goldie says we might be surprised at the problems they could solve -- and the innovation that could result.

This talk was presented at a TED Institute event given in partnership with Wells Fargo.

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About the speaker

Jeanne Goldie

Innovation expert

Jeanne Goldie identifies and leverages opportunities for companies to tap into under-served and niche markets. Her project experience ranges from redesigning public housing, preserving historic sites, launching fintech companies, opening an African-American research library and even planning weddings. She is also a longtime AIDS activist.

About TED Institute

Every year, TED works with a group of select companies and foundations to identify internal ideators, inventors, connectors, and creators. Drawing on the same rigorous regimen that has prepared speakers for the TED main stage, TED Institute works closely with each partner, overseeing curation and providing intensive one-on-one talk development to sharpen and fine tune ideas. The culmination is an event produced, recorded, and hosted by TED, generating a growing library of valuable TED Talks that can spur innovation and transform organizations.

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This talk was presented at a TED Institute event given in partnership with Wells Fargo.

Read more about the TED Institute.