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“I’m hoping this is a kick-start moment, to start having people realize that it’s more than money,” says AgeLab's Dr. @josephcoughlin, of the Longevity Preparedness Index, developed in partnership with @Manulife @johnhancockusa.
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A great look at the Longevity Preparedness Index, which introduces a new conversation – and establishes benchmarks – for measuring US adults' preparedness to thrive as they age. We are proud to have developed this new index in collaboration with @johnhancockusa.
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US adults generally are underprepared to live well as they age, and the biggest “longevity blind spot” involves planning for their future potential #caregiving needs, according to a new survey of 1,300 adults. @MIT_AgeLab @johnhancockusa
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New AgeLab book alert!! Longevity Hubs, available today, explores how different cities and regions are vying to become the Silicon Valley of aging innovation--a possible driver of growth against the backdrop of global population aging. Coedit by @josephcoughlin and @lukeyoquinto
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Read on to learn about our newest research initiative:
Can Boston become a hub for the "longevity economy"? Hancock CEO Brooks Tingle sure thinks so. bostonglobe.com/2024/06/17/b… via @BostonGlobe
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A brilliant cartoon report of a session our team conducted at the Cambridge Science Festival, by @sagestossel: bostonglobe.com/2023/11/03/o…
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At the @wef, "organizers tried their best to change the gloomy Malthusian narrative about aging. Talk of time bombs or a “silver tsunami” were out, replaced by high-level discussions on what the forum calls the “longevity economy.” (unpaywalled link): nytimes.com/2023/01/21/busin…
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AgeLab HomeNext roundtable happening now. Exploring how home, more than just the place we live, is a platform that reflects and reinforces our social and physical wellbeing as well as how we access a growing array of services and experiences. @josephcoughlin
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Here to report that, a day after the fact, the team here at the AgeLab remains ridiculously psyched that the Greatest Of All Time tweeted out @josephcoughlin's Forbes piece.
We all transform. Retirement? I prefer forever evolving. @SerenaVentures
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Your daily reminder that Baby Boomers aren't the only ones aging. Building a better world to grow old in is an investment for every generation. @thedavidcrosby @WardQNormal @josephcoughlin
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🚨🚨🚨The @BostonGlobe and @GlobeOpinion has assembled all our #LongevityHub pieces together in this beautiful web app. Check it out!!🚨🚨🚨
Learn more about aging well by reading a year-long collaboration between @GlobeOpinion and @MIT_AgeLab, "The Longevity Hub." It’s time to change how we think about aging and Boston can lead the way. apps.bostonglobe.com/opinion…
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🚨MIT AgeLab’s Opportunities for Multigenerational Exchange, Growth and Action (OMEGA) initiative is offering 5 SCHOLARSHIPS for $5k to teens working to make multigenerational connections. Apps are due May 15.🚨
Learn more: agelab.mit.edu/omega-scholar…
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Join us at 11 ET today for a new session in MIT AgeLab’s ongoing Aging & Equity series! Dr. Ernest Gonzales will present about "Ending Ageism Isn't Enough: Applying An Intersectional Lens on Health and Work."
Register here: mit.zoom.us/webinar/register…
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Financial wellness for longer lifespans is built on more than wealth, but also "education, planning, and assessment," writes Lorna Sabbia, managing director of retirement and personal wealth solutions at @BankofAmerica.
A longer lifespan doesn’t guarantee a financially secure future, writes @BankofAmerica’s Lorna Sabbia. In an effort to change that, a growing number of financial advisory and service providers are turning to a new mode of thinking about personal economics. trib.al/151PMVM
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Great piece on @josephcoughlin's book The Longevity Economy, more relevant now than ever.
The pandemic economy should change our thinking about aging |
@scottburnsSAL buff.ly/3v94CtY
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This week, AgeLab researchers brought AGNES on a short field trip across campus to help @idmMIT students empathize with their possible future selves. An amazing collaborative design session. @josephcoughlin
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Marketing that positions a product for an aging consumer is unlikely to attract younger buyers.
"But guess what?" AgeLab's @josephcoughlin asks @corinnepurtill for @nytimes.
“We also know that old people will run with their hair on fire away from it.”
nytimes.com/2021/12/08/busin…
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Don't forget…we're holding our annual OMEGA Summit next Saturday!
Register here: mit.zoom.us/meeting/register…
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@DanielleDDuplin of @AGENCYCIC introduces us to a growing community of older entrepreneurs, and explains how supporting them can lead to a Cambrian explosion of innovation across facets of life:
Older entrepreneurs have profound insights into the unmet needs of the aging population — the economic impact of their contributions cannot be discounted, writes @AGENCYCIC’s @DanielleDDuplin. trib.al/gLQrtsU
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@joechung of eldercare coaching startup @kintocare and @RedstarVentures writes on the need for "an interdisciplinary approach" in longevity innovation, "drawing on expertise in software, medicine, biology, finance, policy, and beyond."
Successful aging-market solutions require an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on expertise in software, medicine, biology, finance, policy, and beyond, writes @kintocare’s @joechung. trib.al/2UpEg5Q
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