Tag: systems thinking

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

  24 days ago

  Joseph F Coughlin in Disruptive Demographics

  Many people looking to bring new ideas to old age are still warm from the glow of LED and plasma displays at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas earlier this month. Yes, there were screens, laptops and tablets a plenty…even a few robots and wearable devices to monitor ... 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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  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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  Mexico & the Graying of North America

  about 1 year ago

  Joseph F Coughlin in Disruptive Demographics

  By now everyone has heard (and heard again…and again) thatthe American baby boomers are aging. Even their Canadian cousins are aging – infact marginally grayer then their neighbor to the south. But a look south ofthe Rio Grande reveals a demographic surprise in the making. The Global Post took a ... Read More

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  User-Centered Design & Innovating to a Higher Standard: Exciting and Delighting the Older Consumer

  almost 2 years ago

  Joseph F Coughlin in Disruptive Demographics

  Innovative product design is increasingly crucial as the generally educated and wealthier boomer consumer rises to the fore of the marketplace with a lifetime of technology experience and rising expectations in tow. Although the current emphasis on invention is important, it misses the mark and ... Read More