About Disruptive Demographics

New thinking on the impacts of aging, social trends & technology on business innovation & public policy.

Joseph Coughlin is the director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology AgeLab. His research focuses on how the convergence of demographic change and technology will drive innovation in business and government. Dr. Coughlin teaches strategic management and policy innovation in MIT's Engineering Systems Division. He speaks, consults and collaborates with governments and businesses worldwide.

Links

• Joseph Coughlin's Website
• Twitter @josephcoughlin
• MIT AgeLab

Recent Posts

• 4/02

  Aging Farmers & the Stewardship of America’s Agriculture Industry

• 2/07

  What Does an Innovator Look Like?

• 1/29

  It’s the Services Stupid! Transforming Old Age & New Technology Into Business Innovation

• 1/21

  Moving an America that is Both Big & Gray

• 1/05

  10 Longevity Planning Questions for Happy New Years to Come

• 12/14

  What Holiday Shopping Tells Us About Innovations in Retirement Planning & Healthy Behaviors

• 12/07

  Do Experts Slow Innovation?

• 11/14

  Downsizing the Box & the Smaller Future of Retail

• 11/07

  Five Retirement Investments that Pay for a Lifetime

• 10/30

  America’s New Generation Gap: Optimism