Vou, mais uma vez fazer a ligação aos exoesqueletos. No entanto, primeiro outros recortes:
"He says one of the biggest mistakes designers make is to assume that around the age of 60 people lose interest in aesthetics and design. This can have dire consequences for products meant to help people with their health. No one wants to stick a golf-ball-size hearing aid the color of chewed gum in their ear, any more than they want to wear a T-shirt that reads “SENIOR CITIZEN.” [Moi ici: Como não recuar a 2007 e a Charles Schewe e às tatuadas de 2010 em "Outra profecia fácil, prisioneiros da inércia"]Sobre os exoesqueletos:
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“a lot of the technology that older people are interested in has to be something that they find easy to use, that’s affordable and compelling.”
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Engaging older people in designing for older people “is a good thing,” says Smith. “Because younger people do tend to have this picture of designing things that are functional for older people, but not really understanding what makes them happy.” Presented with products that are “brown, beige, and boring,” many older people will forgo convenience for dignity.
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Hazel McCallion, former mayor of Mississauga, Ontario, was 98 when Revera, one of Canada’s largest providers of assisted living, hired her as its chief elder officer in 2015.
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But progress is incremental, perhaps because aging still gives people the heebie-jeebies.
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“Unfortunately, the first thing you hear when you say ‘Well, so much of the population is aging, they’re living older’—people will say, ‘Oh my God! What are we going to do about this problem?!’” says Smith. “And you know, if you back off a step, you realize this is, like, one of the great accomplishments in human history.” [Moi ici: O que é que a sua empresa pode fazer se em vez de lhe chamar um problema, chamar-lhe uma oportunidade. Uma genuína oportunidade! Como não recordar "Não é o que nos acontece que conta, é o que fazemos com o que nos acontece!"]
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She says she dreams of exoskeletons that will improve mobility, and cars that come on their own when you call, but for her, Longevity Explorers isn’t just about better products—it’s about better relationships. Receiving advice from, and commiserating with, her peers is a major draw.
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It’s no secret that older adults like Davis can be a boon for companies—but people I spoke to for this story told me that although businesses are eager to sell them things, they’re slow to include them in the design process."
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