Resources
Practical tools for real family conversations
Knowing that you need to talk about something and knowing how to start that conversation are very different things.
Our resources are designed to help.
Here you'll find practical guides, checklists, conversation prompts and planning tools to help you explore multigenerational living and turn ideas into clearer decisions.
Some are completely free. More detailed tools and workbooks will be added as they become available.
Use what is useful. Leave what isn't. Every family will need something different.
Start here
Thinking about living together?
If multigenerational living is still an idea rather than a plan, start with our free introductory guide. It will help you explore some of the questions worth asking before anyone starts searching for houses, drawing up plans or making financial commitments
Conversation tools
Resources to help families explore why they want to live together, hopes and concerns, privacy, independence, childcare and caring, money, responsibilities, visitors, shared spaces, pets, possessions, boundaries and what happens if someone changes their mind.
Planning tools
Practical tools for comparing properties, planning space, merging households, recording questions for professional advisers, exploring costs and contributions, identifying priorities and preparing for family planning meetings.
Harmony Agreements
Many household tensions don't begin with major disagreements. They begin with different assumptions.
Harmony Agreements help families talk about everyday expectations and record what they have agreed. They aren't legal agreements or rigid household rules. They're a practical way of replacing assumptions with understanding.
Questions to take to the professionals
Multigenerational living can involve decisions about property ownership, mortgages, inheritance, tax, planning, building work and financial arrangements.
Our professional conversation guides won't provide that professional advice. They will help you arrive better prepared to ask for it.
Resources across four connected areas:
The Home by Design — property, space, privacy, accessibility, possessions and creating a shared home.
Relationships by Design — expectations, communication, boundaries, independence and Harmony Agreements.
Daily Life by Design — money, responsibilities, childcare, caring, routines and the realities of living together.
The Future by Design — changing needs, professional planning, reviews, contingency and preparing for change.
Free resources and deeper support
Generations by Design will include practical free resources alongside paid products and services.
More detailed workbooks, planning packs and templates will be added as they are developed. If a worksheet isn't enough, coaching offers dedicated thinking space.
Important Notice: Generations by Design provides general information and supportive guidance only. It is not a substitute for legal, financial, medical, care, architectural, or other professional advice. Please consult suitably qualified professionals about your family's particular circumstances.
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