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LISTEN. CONNECT. INSPIRE
Baby Boomers!
Our Aim
“The Ageing Revolution wants to irreversibly change perceptions about what it is to age by working with businesses, community organisations, researchers and community groups to create transformative change, develop better services and products and realise the opportunities that ageing brings.”
Source: WHO Prof. Kalache – Active Ageing
Focus on the 4 Pillars!
HOW?
Story Telling• 2 to 200 people (local and community focus)• Using clay, appreciative inquiry, in-depth
hanging out• Group sharing• Storytelling nights
Consultation and “pop-ups”• Events that we design and run• Community Events at which we
set-up, ask questions and gather stories
• Consultations that we design and facilitate
Partnerships
Travel and Meet
So far…
Our Ideal Set Up
Our actual set up!
QLD, NT, SA and NSW Stories (Pick a Box…or give us a call!!)
Videos• Darwin• Ageing is a privilege• Power of Invisibility• An Irish poet!
A few take homes
“Why do I get treated the same as my Mum and everyone else?”…
Time
Born
RIP
Variable A Variable B
“I want to be talked to for what I am like, not my age…but my tribe?”
Why is the vast majority of communication to older
people the same for everyone?
If you didn’t know your age how old would you say you are (feel)?
All Female Male0
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30
40
50
60
70
Actual Age vs Perceived Age
Average Age Average age felt
What Pearl of wisdom would you offer for younger Generations?
Some findings….
• Lets talk 4 pillars – Systemic & Individual
• Walk more….health, participation, nature all intertwined
• Looking forward….be present but plan to do things in the future, not just look back at the past. This creates a good mental health
• Less stressed…yoga, meditation • Be active in the community & mix it
up with all generations!• Plan your financial future along way
in advance. • Never stop leanring
Some fun Anecdotes
So what next?
Product & Service
Development
• 4 Engagement Seminars – results from road-trip, insights, guest speakers + partners• Health• Life Long Learning• Participation• Security
• Ageing Resilience Products – Print and Mobile App• The Stories and Wisdom of Ageing Australians-
printed coffee table book• Working with Corporates (external and Internal)• The Ageing Co-Operative – a new concept coming
soon
Follow us• www.theageingrevolution.com• www.ageinghumans.com• Facebook • YouTube• LinkedIN
What can we do together?
