The exchange

Three to teach, three to learn.

Everybody in this industry knows something worth passing on, and everybody has a gap. The trouble is nobody asks.

So this is the whole idea. Tell us three things you could teach someone from a different generation, and three things you would like to learn from one. We will match you with someone whose answers fit yours, sort out a half-hour coffee without any diary tennis, and that is it.

When a pharmaceutical company ran this with forty people across three continents, the surprising thing was what people wrote down. Very little of it was technical. It was how to handle a difficult boss, how to look after a parent while holding down a job, how to use Instagram, how to talk to someone thirty years younger without either of you rolling your eyes. Put down whatever you actually want. There is no wrong answer.

You do not need to be senior. You do not need to be young. You need half an hour and an open mind.

Your name and contact details are only shared once you both agree to talk. Answers are shown to other members by first name only. We ask one question before and one after so we can show whether this works. The anonymised results go into research with Lancaster University and ProAge.

How it works

01

Write six lines

Three you could teach, three you want to learn. A few words each. Personal counts as much as technical.

02

Pick from your matches

Up to five people whose answers fit yours, with the reason we put you together. Tick the ones you like and choose three times that suit you.

03

One tap books it

They get one email, pick a slot, and you both get the details and a calendar invite. Half an hour. That is the whole commitment.

People have offered to teach
  • How to price a job so you do not lose money on it
  • How to stay calm when a client is shouting
  • How to set up a sourdough starter
  • Reading a programme without a degree in it
People have asked to learn
  • What TikTok is actually for
  • How to speak up in a meeting full of older people
  • How to plan the last five years before retirement
  • What a design manager actually does
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