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Five hours a day
— systemic innovation for an ageing population | | Author(s) | Halima Khan |
| Corporate Author | Nesta (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) |
| Publisher | Nesta, London, February 2013 |
| Pages | 66 pp |
| Source | NESTA, 1 Plough Place, London EC4A 1DE. Weblink: http://www.nesta.org.uk/home1/assets/features/five... |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Well being ; Social policy ; Projects. |
| Annotation | As life expectancies increase by five hours a day and the baby boomer generation enters older age, our assumptions about ageing and who is 'old' are being challenged. This report sets out Nesta's early thoughts on the impact of ageing, suggesting that if society is to adapt to an ageing population, we need to innovate in creative ways, "to enable all of us to age better". It makes the case for a systematic look at how we live in the context of changing demographics, with a priority on those issues which have most impact on older people's lives. Older people want to have a purpose and a sense of well-being, and to feel at home and connected to others. The report asks why systems are important, and identifies four domains of system change: product and service innovation; political innovation; market innovation; and cultural innovation. Case studies both from the UK and other countries provide illustrative examples. Nesta's website (www.nesta.org.uk) refers to a complementary and related item, the living map of ageing innovations (at www.ageinginnovators.org): people and organisations are invited to contribute information and links about local initiatives. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130301001 E |
| Classmark | BG: D:F:5HH: TM2: 3E |
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