Huiwen Yang

InterGen Studio

The InterGen Studio is a mentored and collaborative webspace that connects youth and elders with professional and peer support across Canada and around the world, empowering younger and older people to be media creators in conjunction with local TV Broadcasters, bridge-builders between generations and cultures, story-tellers, and beneficiaries of a BlockChain-supported Open Badge economy that values creativity, mentorship, and personal growth. Through collaboration, mutual discovery, and team skill development, youth and elders come to relate to each other and form long-lasting relationships, thus breaking down isolation silos they are trapped in. Co-creating storytelling content to enhance the self-esteem of participants and valorizes their roles in society. As a celebration of learning, the broadcast-quality media can be distributed locally and nationally.