The things that make life fun, and more than just getting by, relating to better quality life as grow older.
Ever thought “I need to make some new friends: There should be an app for that”? A group of Longevity Explorers and design students brainstormed the features they would like to see in an “App to Make New Friends” at an intergenerational design workshop at the 2018 Stanford Centre on Longevity Design Challenge. … Read more
This is a live recording (slides and audio) of a talk given by Richard Caro entitled “The Future of Aging, & the Intersection of Aging & Technology“. This talk was given in March 2019, at the Commonwealth Club, San Francisco.
In this talk at the Commonwealth Club, Oct. 2018, Richard Caro gives an overview of the Longevity Explorers and talks about a wide range of different products and ideas they have been exploring.
What happens when you bring together a group of older adult Longevity Explorers and the teams participating in the Stanford Longevity Design Challenge? You get some interesting and contrasting opinions about what the differences should be between designing for a 25 yr. old and designing for an 85 yr. old. Table of Contents Intergenerational Workshop: … Read more
Richard Caro was interviewed recently by Dr. Leslie Kernisan for her podcast: “Better Health While Aging“.
I’ve said it before. Most of the products for older adults that we see are frankly not very good. This article is about two especially common pitfalls. I think of them as the “eat your broccoli” error, and the “I know how to market to 40 year olds” issue.
A group of the Longevity Explorers are participating in a workshop, co-led by Richard Caro from Tech-enhanced Life and Ken Smith from the Stanford Center on Longevity, at the 2017-18 Design Challenge, run by the Stanford Center on Longevity.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robots — and their potential future roles in aging — are topics of great interest to our community of Longevity Explorers. While there has been lots written by academics, companies, and futurists about the potential of robots and AI in aged care, the voice of the older adult is generally absent from these … Read more
We get the chance to talk about the Longevity Explorer initiative in this 90 minute symposium at the American Society on Aging Meeting: March 27, 2018 in San Francisco.
Staying “Independent” as long as possible is one of the most important priorities for many people as they age. But what do older adults really mean when they talk of being “independent”, and what are the obstacles to staying independent? At first blush thus seemed like a straightforward question. We set out to understand … Read more