The broad vision for the project has been to undertake an exploratory study of the role that unusually talented young and old sage leaders play in lending their experience, judgment, and wisdom to advance the civic welfare of Grass Valley and Nevada City, California.

There is need to explore four subjects: a new paradigm of what aging means today, an understanding of the historic role of the elder, the meaning of “sagacity,” and the relevance of leadership research.

Issue One contains four articles (each about one of the four trends), two interviews with Sage Leaders and an essay that provides background on the major research project which provides the backbone of the early issues of this digital magazine.