SXSW2013: Design for Aging, Your Future-Self
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The stereotypical product image for seniors entails bigger buttons, bigger text, and bigger screens. When it comes to designing for the elderly, it is not necessary to dumb down technologies. In this talk, I'm taking a different perspective on aging: Rather than focusing on their disabilities such as loss of vision/hearing/memory, let's look into the rich dimensions of their lives, their surrounding communities, and discuss how design can contribute in this domain. Let's move beyond usability, and introduce “Design for Aging” as a process of innovation. This presentation includes approach on design research, and my thoughts behind the emerging trends on aging. I've also included some discovery on the aging populations' inspirations, aspirations, values and challenges to their daily lives. This talk plans to introduce you to "Inclusive Design", inspire you to take on different lenses, and offer plenty of design opportunities in the domain of aging.
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SXSW2013: Design for Aging, Your Future-Self
- 1. Design for aging Carina Ngai Product Design Lead Inflection, LLC Redwood City, CA @caweena #aging15 March 11h , 2013
- 2. About me: Product Design Lead / Inflection Design Futurist / Samsung Experience Designer / Adobe
- 3. The aging population in the US is large, growing, with a lot of influence socially and economically. People are now living longer; nearly 80% of the population now lives past the age of 65.
- 5. How society sees them
- 6. Who they really are
- 7. Who they really are
- 8. Who they really are
- 9. Who they really are
- 10. One-third of all surgeons are over the age of 55 American College of Surgeons 2010 Who they really are
- 12. Aging is not to be generalized
- 13. Current landscape for the senior products
- 14. 1. Safe Surveillance Aging in place / Assisted living Smart sensors GE-Intel QuietCare® Sonamba SilverPlus BAM Labs Smart Bed
- 15. 2. Memory Aids Glow Caps MedCenter Pill reminder Chumby
- 16. 3. S.O.S
- 17. 4. Oversimplified Tech. PDA/Tablet Concept Babysits Old People [Concepts]
- 19. Color palette for seniors?
- 21. Grandmother 84 years old Walking cane
- 22. Grandmother 84 years old Walking cane
- 23. Grandmother 84 years old Walking cane Trekking poles
- 25. “I am not Old” ms. Green, 64
- 27. Design exercise Design for your future-self Examine our perception in future aspirations, desires & technology. Outcome: 1. There are not much changes that we perceive in ourselves in the fu- ture. 2. People generally have a positive outlook in their lives. 3. Future desired items are a manifestation of how we view the current world. - Draw a picture of yourself now on the left and when you’re 65 on the right. - List 20 items of desire of needs when you’re 65
- 28. No/Little Decline Moderate Decline Decline EMOTION SEMANTIC SELECTIVE EPISODIC DIVIDED PROCEDURAL VISION AUDIO TOUCH PROSPECTIVE SHORT-TERM MEMORY MOVEMENT CONTROL LONG-TERM MEMORY PERCEPTION COGNITION ACTION ATTENTION Capabilities Changes
- 29. TOP 5 Insight in Design for Aging
- 30. Insight #1 Look at the peripherals
- 32. Insight #2 Rise of Sandwich Generations
- 37. Adoption of Technology is driven significantly by access
- 38. Insight #3 Aging in place is more than accessibility
- 39. aka. Independent Living Smart Homes sensors, architecture, layout home safety, accessibility
- 40. =
- 41. = Lifetime of cherished objects Memories Daily rituals
- 42. = Identity
- 44. senors ramp
- 45. Design for the spaces in between
- 46. Design for the spaces in between
- 47. Design for the spaces in between
- 48. Design for the spaces in between
- 49. Design for the spaces in between
- 50. COMMUNITY
- 51. Insight #4 Interdependence, not just independence
- 53. Croquet club in Tokyo, Japan A weekend meet up with friends, Portugal Social Interactions
- 54. Insight #5 Wellness ≠ Health
- 55. Wellness is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease. More than mHealth, monitoring, tracking...
- 56. Dimensions of Wellness physical, spiritual, emotional, environmental, occupational, social, intellectual
- 57. 1. companionship 2. establishing a routine 3. exercise 4. less stress 5. getting out 6. making new friends 7. expose to new interest 8. security 9. feel needed 10. sense of purpose Top Ten Wellness Goals for Seniors
- 59. Can we translate this into.... Architecture?
- 60. Can we translate this into.... Healthcare ?
- 61. Can we translate this into.... Mobile Technology?
- 62. Mobile Phone
- 66. Aging is not a disability.
- 67. It’s a part of normal life cycle that we will all experience.
- 68. See beyond the cliché...
- 69. to design for PEOPLE, not users...
- 70. to build a future that you would like to be in as well.
- 71. Special thanks to: Inspired by: Dhana Dhanasarnsombat Samsung UXCA USA Sean Donahue Research Centered Design, USA
- 72. THANK YOU. Carina Ngai @caweena #aging15