connected ageing by waag society

Connected AgeingInnovation and Opportunity in an Ageing Society

Paris, 20/21 mei 2010Social Innovation eXchange (SIX)Sabine E. Wildevuur Creative Care Lab, Waag Society, Amsterdam

“Can you develop something that will give our 80+ elderly

access to the internet?”Question ‘t Twiskehuis in Amsterdam

“We don’t want acces to the internet when no-one isinterested in what we have to tell!Response of the elderly

“Can we develop something that will help people to share

their own stories”Start of the project

Case: Story TableCase: Story Table

Users as Designers: Prototyping & Co-creation

• Less feelings of lsolation, loneliness and depression;

• Increased self control and growing self esteem;

• Increase in social interaction.

• Less feelings of lsolation, loneliness and depression;

• Increased self control and growing self esteem;

• Increase in social interaction.

EFFECTSEFFECTS

Mobile Story TableMobile Story Table

AMBIENT ASSISTED LIVINGAAL-2

express2connect.org

waag.org/zorg

Contact: sabine@waag.orgwaag.org/sabine

waag.org/zorg

Contact: sabine@waag.orgwaag.org/sabine

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