Tag: business innovation

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  Mother’s Day & Households of One: Older Women and a Global Trend Business & Government Can't Ignore

  10 months ago

  Joseph F Coughlin in Disruptive Demographics

  It’s Mother’s Day. Are you thinking about mom? No, not because it’s Mother’s Day, but because mom is a trendsetter a virtual thermometer of what’s hot and what’s not. I am not referring to today’s much-studied chief consumer officer of the home caught between kids, parents, partner, work and so much ... Read More

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  Why US Baby Boomers are Slow to Buy Smart Phones: Technophobes or Value Buyers?

  11 months ago

  Joseph F Coughlin in Disruptive Demographics

  The telecommunications industry is stumped by the baby boomers.The first cohort to refuse to let products or services define them as ‘old’,one would think the boomers would be quicker to acquire smart phones, whichpromise prompt responses to work-related emails and apps to followeverything from ... Read More

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  Aging Baby Boomers & Four Possible Futures for the Real Estate Industry

  11 months ago

  Joseph F Coughlin in Disruptive Demographics

  Last week the MIT Center for Real Estate convened the MIT 2011 Real Estate Symposium engagingleaders in real estate finance, design, development and management. JoiningAvalon Bay’s William McLaughlin, AC Nielsen’s Joe Whitley and Reach Advisors’James Chung on the opening plenary panel – The People ... Read More

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  Prognostic Aging: Envisioning a Systems Approach to Well-Being Across the Lifespan

  11 months ago

  Joseph F Coughlin in Disruptive Demographics

  Prognostics is a field within engineering to predict when a system or a component within that system will no longer function as designed or is likely to fail. For example, when is a car transmission likely to need maintenance or malfunction? See here an example of how NASA applies prognostic ... Read More

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  Is Privacy a Barrier to Older Adult Adoption of New Technology?

  11 months ago

  Joseph F Coughlin in Disruptive Demographics

  Face it you like your privacy. But little by little you have given it up for a little benefit here, a convenience there. Your life, home, auto and health insurers know a lot about you -- some things you don't even remember or knew were recorded. Schools and employers have a long paper trail that ... Read More

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  Do We Have a Technology Gap or Innovation Gap in Meeting the Future Demands of Older Baby Boomers?

  11 months ago

  Joseph F Coughlin in Disruptive Demographics

  Technology and aging over the last decade has made it to the public agenda. It has been the subject of government, industry and university researchers in specialized journals for many years. It has been the topic of hearings in capitals around the world. It even makes the papers and evening news ... Read More

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  Five Quick Thoughts About Business, Baby Boomers & Market Innovation

  12 months ago

  Joseph F Coughlin in Disruptive Demographics

  Joe Coughlin on Businesses Banking on Boomers ( click here to view interview )CBS Sunday Morning aired its annual ‘Money’ show today andincluded a segment on baby boomers – The New Target Demographic: Baby Boomers.I was fortunate to be interviewed (see CBS News Interview) for the piece to provide some ... Read More

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  Managing Complexity & Innovating an "Easy Button" for Old Age

  about 1 year ago

  Joseph F Coughlin in Disruptive Demographics

  Old age is hard work. Managing the inherent complexities of aging or caring for those who areolder is both a personal challenge and opportunity for innovation. In a study conducted by IBM, complexity was identified by CEOs around the world as amajor challenge. But complexity is no longer just the ... Read More

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  Aging, Well-Being & the Competitive Advantage of Regions: What the 10 Best US Regions to Age Well May Mean for Economic Development

  about 1 year ago

  Joseph F Coughlin in Disruptive Demographics

  Sun, sea and sand – for many these are the ingredients ofthe ideal retirement destination. But does a leisurely walk on the beach or fairwaycontribute to healthy aging? While these are attractive elements aging welldemands more. Choosing where to ageis a critical factor in how well wewill age. So ... Read More

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  Baby Boomers & Technology: Possibilities, Privacy & Promise

  about 1 year ago

  Joseph F Coughlin in Disruptive Demographics

  I had the pleasure to participate in the AARP-sponsoredAtlantic Magazine Forum "What's Next? How Technology will Revolutionizethe Boomer Generation" in Washington, DC at the infamous yet iconicWatergate office building. Alexis Madrigal, Senior Editor of TheAtlantic.comformerly of Wired, moderated ... Read More