Part Two. Longevity Economy, a Rose by Any Other Name? No small wonder why it feels like a dance with words when I try to explain a Longevity Economy in conversation with everyday people who are not so focused on the subject of aging population and demographic shifts or even with those who are actively
Finalists for the 6th annual Design Challenge at the Stanford Center on Longevity were announced today – winnowed down to eight from 97 submissions by design teams from 24 countries around the world. Stanford’s tech-based contest is not the only one in the world, however it is the one event of its kind that I
Part One. Testing the awareness and understanding of a Longevity Economy. This is what I am conversationally provoked to do – over the last few years, informing everyday people of its meaning and highlighting the opportunities for a business, a career and a community. Breaking it down for simple clarity, with enough examples to prove
Gaining enthusiasm ahead of the announcement any day now, of the finalists in the 6th annual Stanford Longevity Design Challenge 18/19, this is a preliminary look at what the theme for this year is all about. Firstly the title – Contributing at Every Age: Designing for Intergenerational Impact. Thinking of this, we should take
Here is my 2019 – 6th annual January blog post with a short list of selected major conferences or symposiums around the world, under the macro theme of Aging and Longevity. As usual, I try to avoid featuring events that are overtly commercial in nature. I look for ones that present a professional and constructive
On January 3, she celebrates her sixteenth birthday. Greta Thunberg is a climate change activist from Sweden you may have heard about, who as part of her campaign, in December 2018 spoke at the United Nations COP24 climate summit in Poland. Much like the students who in February