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Global Aging, Technology & Innovation
The scale and scope ofdevastation in Japan from the earthquake and tsunami is only beginning to beunderstood. In coming days and weeks we will have the dismal numbers of liveslost and injured. But Japan’s demographic profile, as first among agingnations, will place something else on the public ...
Before chemistry was ‘chemistry’ there was alchemy. Alchemists sought to change gray lead into gold, well, gold. Sounds reasonable. The atomic number of lead is 82. Gold’s atomic number is 79. So close – but close was not good enough then and it is not good enough now. A phrase, and variations ...
Joe Coughlin on Businesses Banking on Boomers ( click here to view interview )CBS Sunday Morning aired its annual ‘Money’ show today andincluded a segment on baby boomers – The New Target Demographic: Baby Boomers.I was fortunate to be interviewed (see CBS News Interview) for the piece to provide ...
Old age is not what it used to be. Pensions were defined and assured. Not for all, but the 'dream' of retirement was a sunny day at the beach. The time between end of work and the ‘inevitable’ was reasonably short. Today, it is very possible that you have at least two-plus decades or more of ...
AGNES (Age Gain Now Empathy System) was developed atthe MIT AgeLabto provide a tool for students, researchers, government agencies and companiesto better understand, empathize and develop innovations to meet the uniqueneeds of older adults (see Fast Company Magazine’s interview with myAgeLab ...
Old age is hard work. Managing the inherent complexities of aging or caring for those who areolder is both a personal challenge and opportunity for innovation. In a study conducted by IBM, complexity was identified by CEOs around the world as amajor challenge. But complexity is no longer just the ...
Happy Valentine’s Day!Cards, candy and…connecting online? Older adults are among the fastest growing age group meeting and matching digitally. Worldwide more older adults are finding love online. Match.com reports that 22%of its members are over age 50 in an industry estimated to generate more ...
By now everyone has heard (and heard again…and again) thatthe American baby boomers are aging. Even their Canadian cousins are aging – infact marginally grayer then their neighbor to the south. But a look south ofthe Rio Grande reveals a demographic surprise in the making. The Global Post took ...
PC World cried out two years ago – Are Baby Boomers Killing Facebook and Twitter? Younger users were described as losing their digitalplayground to commercialization and (evenworse) to their parents. So, where are we now? Has new media lost its youth? Associate Editor of Atlantic Magazine, ...
Older drivers. Safe? Not safe? A perennial question andstory for families, legislatures and ultimately the media. Each accidenttriggers passion, a call for policy, but mostly a call for help. Unfortunately,the debate still centers on age. As has been posted here before and incountless research ...
Much to the dismay of theirchildren, baby boomers are online and doing more than checking out pictures offamily members and exchanging recipes. Boomers are moving to online communitiesto help them with the daily ‘jobs’ of midlife and older age. Certainly theseonline jobs include the common ...
TheMIT Enterprise Forum Northwest held Boomers, Technology & Health: Consumers Taking Charge in Seattle, Washington on January 19, 2011. The event examinedthe role of baby boomers in future technology innovation with a special focus onhealth. The organizers did morethan an excellent job framing ...
The auto industry is slowly coming back. Not just in termsof revenues but back to boomers. For nearly all products, the baby boomers of Australia,Europe, North America, as well as Japan’s Dankai buy the high-style, high-techand high-priced vehicles. While the 20, 30 and even 40-somethings may ...
Sun, sea and sand – for many these are the ingredients ofthe ideal retirement destination. But does a leisurely walk on the beach or fairwaycontribute to healthy aging? While these are attractive elements aging welldemands more. Choosing where to ageis a critical factor in how well wewill age. So ...
MIT AgeLab AGNES Age Gain Now Empathy SystemOld age is not new, but integrating the demands of older consumers into the design process for products that are fun and fashionable is new to business. Aging is far more than disease and disability - it is life tomorrow. Only recently have businesses ...