Tag: baby boomers
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Many people looking to bring new ideas to old age are still warm from the glow of LED and plasma displays at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas earlier this month. Yes, there were screens, laptops and tablets a plenty…even a few robots and wearable devices to monitor ... Read More
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Americans (and most everyone else in the world) are getting bigger. Yes, obesity is BIG news. Many of us have grown so large that the New York Times reports that public transportation operators are assessing just how big our rear ends are and what size seats to order for new rail cars and transit ... Read More
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It’s that time again – the annual making of New Year resolutions. We all do it. A well thought out list of good intentions that we will execute faithfully on January 1…and many, if not all, are little more than frayed promises by February. This ritual drives sales of everything from gym equipment ... Read More
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Are you done? How many more days? Tick tock, tick tock. A recent Rasmussen poll may give you comfort or a kick. The nationwide survey conducted November 29-30, 2011 gives us a snapshot of how well everyone is preparing for the holiday rush that culminates in less than a month. Have You ... Read More
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Innovation – everyone says they want it, but when it’s time to personally embrace it and change what they do everyday there is often reluctance, if not outright resistance. In Doctors Slow to Embrace Telemedicine, Cloud Computing , Information Week’s Nicole Lewis reported the findings of CompTIA ... Read More
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Retailers and their suppliers are about to see real and lasting change to the size of their businesses. Not necessarily in sales but in physical size. The future is small and gray. The mothers of today’s baby boomers had an average of 3.8 children per mom…in contrast baby boomer women had only 2 ... Read More
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Ah retirement…you know the vision – vistas of long beaches, fairways, sunsets with umbrella drinks. Baloney. This imagery worked as an ideal for those who thought they might retire early and move to this future perfect oasis. New realities require us to rethink retirement. Yes, the economic ... Read More
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The ‘generation gap’ of the 1960’s and 1970’s referred to the differences between the then young baby boomers and their parents about what was wrong and what should be – today there appears to be a new generation gap between the now older baby boomers and their kids about what will be. No one ... Read More
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Who would ever think of aging and retirement as something new? The baby boomers are certainly not the first to grow old – but they are certainly headed for a different old age than their parents and all generations before them. The first six or so decades of life are generally a series of events ... Read More
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Hurricane Irene is going down in the ‘top 10’ record books as more costly than anticipated only a week ago. It is hurricane season. Not exactly a surprise that a ‘big one’ would be coming. What did the most recent hurricane teach us about how people prepare for something they know is coming and is ... Read More
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New thinking on the impacts of aging, social trends & technology on business innovation & public policy.
Joseph Coughlin is the director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology AgeLab. His research focuses on how the convergence of demographic change and technology will drive innovation in business and government. Dr. Coughlin teaches strategic management and policy innovation in MIT's Engineering Systems Division. He speaks, consults and collaborates with governments and businesses worldwide.
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