Silver Linings presents six trend scenarios for 2030, and most of these were already in play in 2013 in the UK, North America and other world urban centres. Consistent through each of these are themes such as – innovative urban design, strongly linked transportation systems, intergenerational connectivity and strong community networking. Fast forward, and in 2024 these themes
From Chapter 9, Pitfalls and Progress. The Longevity Imperative, Andrew J. Scott “…however attractive an evergreen agenda is, it requires deep-seated changes in our individual behavior, our economic institutions, and our social customs…. Convincing governments of the need to build their policymaking around an evergreen future is sure to stir suspicion, cynicism and doubt. How
After hearing Andrew Scott speak a few times over the last few years, it helped as I could hear his voice as I was reading. In The Longevity Imperative, Scott covers so many topic areas of a longevity society, reframed as an evergreen society in the third part of the book. First in part one
Only two books in the stack with other reading for my 7th year of suggested titles for “booking up” in the subject area of ageing and longevity. With countless new books in this subject area arriving each year, I tend to lean towards those which focus on social issues, with an age inclusive global perspective where possible. Of
For just over a year now, one of the offerings from the Longevity Project positioned within the Stanford Center on Longevity is the monthly on line Book Club series featuring conversations with authors of books related to aging and longevity which so far have been drawn largely from an American list of thought leader writers
Perhaps timing was due when recently I was invited to speak on a weekly YouTube livestream with Jackie Porter, Certified Financial Planner and Canada’s Financial Confidante at Carte Wealth Management based in the Greater Toronto Area. Over the last five years it’s not that often where I’ve spoken or written about financial planning. So when