This document summarizes the book "Words for a Journey: The Art of Being with Dementia" which presents a pattern language for improving quality of life for those living with dementia. The pattern language consists of 40 patterns organized into three groups - words for those living with dementia, words for caring families, and words for everyone. Each pattern describes a common problem, solution, and consequence. The book was created based on interviews with people with dementia and their families and has been translated into 25 languages.

1. 32nd International Conference of
Alzheimer’s Disease International
Words for a Journey
Collaboration Toward Dementia Friendly Society
Takashi Iba
Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University
R&D Strategy & Planning Office, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
Associate Professor
Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
Ph.D in Media and Governance
Makoto Okada
Tomoki Kaneko
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Just translated into
25 languages!
旅のことば

2. When diagnosed with dementia, many people often become
depressed by negative images of disability and lose the will
to do anything else.

3. When diagnosed with dementia, many people often become
depressed by negative images of disability and lose the will
to do anything else.
There are people who
are living well with
dementia.

4. How to live well
with Dementia
When diagnosed with dementia, many people often become
depressed by negative images of disability and lose the will
to do anything else.
There are people who
are living well with
dementia.

5. How to live well
with Dementia
When diagnosed with dementia, many people often become
depressed by negative images of disability and lose the will
to do anything else.
There are people who
are living well with
dementia.
Many people can
improve their quality of
life by themselves with
the practical knowledge.

6. How to live well
with Dementia
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When diagnosed with dementia, many people often become
depressed by negative images of disability and lose the will
to do anything else.
There are people who
are living well with
dementia.
Many people can
improve their quality of
life by themselves with
the practical knowledge.

7. http://www.amazon.com/dp/1312734841/
Takashi Iba, Makoto Okada, Iba Laboratory , Dementia Friendly Japan Initiative,
Words for a Journey: The Art of Being with Dementia, CreativeShift Lab, 2015
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e future with their own hands.
e believe that pattern languages are key media
Pattern Language is a collection of informa-
ogether works in a language-like structure to
elated to a certain field of knowledge. The idea
guage was invented in architecture, and then
er that, pattern languages have been applied to
s education, presentation, collaboration, busi-
public policy.
experience how to generate new ideas toward
ern languages. You will collaborate with other
as for social innovation through examining
ems and solutions in the certain social domain.
solve, this workshop focuses on improving the
ntia.” Dementia is a syndrome of deterioration
and the ability to perform daily life activities.
mentia is rapidly increasing (over 8 million in
r the age of 65; more than 800,000 people in
5 years old). Despite this critical social issue,
orts to create systems, tools, and services that
live well in daily life.
language, and how it enhances
creativity
Utilizing pattern languages to
generate ideas
Turning your ideas into great
projects
Facilitating a new kind of idea
generation workshops
Taking better actions for people
with dementia and their families
You are putting effort into caregiving.If you do everything for the cared person, including the tasks
that they can do on their own, eventually they would become
unable to do anything.
Provide small opportunities for the cared person to
contribute to the family.
▼ In the context
▼ Therefore
Chance to Shine
Small contributions matter.
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FOR THE CARING
You are putting effort into caregiving.If you do everything for the cared person, including the tasks
that they can do on their own, eventually they would become
unable to do anything.
Provide small opportunities for the cared person to
contribute to the family.
▼ In the context
▼ Therefore
Chance to Shine
Small contributions matter.
FOR THE CARING
You have begun spending less time outside and more time
inside your home.
Staying inside your home all the time is not fun and may be
tiring.
Find a place where you can go by yourself without any
trouble, and make sure your family knows about the place
too.
▼ In the context
▼ Therefore
Favorite Place
A place outside the home,
which your family also knows about.
9FOR THE CARED
You have begun spending less time outside and more time
inside your home.
Staying inside your home all the time is not fun and may be
tiring.
Find a place where you can go by yourself without any
trouble, and make sure your family knows about the place
too.
▼ In the context
▼ Therefore
Favorite Place
A place outside the home,
which your family also knows about.
FOR THE CAREDThe book of English-version is available at

8. Context
Problem
Solution
Context
Problem
Solution
Context
Problem
Solution
Context
Problem
Solution
Context
Problem
SolutionContext
Problem
Solution
Context
Problem
Solution
Context
Problem
Solution
Context
Problem
Solution
Context
Problem
Solution
pattern
pattern
pattern
pattern
pattern
pattern
pattern
pattern
pattern
pattern
Pattern Language
Vocabulary describing practical knowledge in a certain domain.
A pattern language consists of patterns that describe
what kind of problem frequently occurs in a certain
context, and what is a good solution for the problem.
“Words for a Journey” is written and organized as a pattern language

9. A Creative Collaboration creates new values that can change the
world. In a Creative Collaboration, an emergent vigor is
produced where team members motivate each other and grow
together. This new vigor cannot be attributed to any one team
member but to the team as a whole. How can such a Creative
Collaboration be achieved? The secrets are scribed in this book.
Collaboration Patterns presents 34 distinct patterns that show
tips, methods, and views for a successful collaboration.
The Collaboration Patterns are written as a pattern language that
summarizes the design knowledge that develops from a person’s
experience into the form of a pattern. It pairs a problem that
occurs in a certain context of a design with its solution and gives
it a name. The users of a pattern language must select a pattern
on the basis of the context in which it is being used, and fit the
abstract solution to their specific situation.
The Collaboration Patterns here are in a pattern language that
helps a team achieve a Creative Collaboration. Along with
discovering ways to practice effective teamwork, we hope you
can also imagine the possibilities pattern languages offer. Read
through the pages and use any or all of the Collaboration
Patterns to make your collaborative projects successful.
Takashi Iba is an associate professor at the Faculty of Policy
Management and the Graduate School of Media and
Governance at Keio University, Japan. He received a Ph.D. in
Media and Governance from Keio University in 2003, and
continued as a visiting scholar at the MIT Center for Collective
Intelligence during the 2009 academic year. With collaborating
with his students, Dr. Iba created many pattern languages
concerning human actions. He authored Learning Patterns
(2014), Presentation Patterns (2014), and many academic books
in Japanese such as the bestselling Introduction to Complex
Systems (1998).
Takashi Iba with Iba Laboratory
Collaboration Patterns
A Pattern Language for Creative Collaboration
CreativeShiftIBACollaborationPatterns―APatternLanguageforCreativeCollaborations
Pattern Languages for human actions, we created in other domains
Learning
Patterns
Collaboration
Patterns
Presentation
Patterns
Survival
Language
Change Making
Patterns
Words for
a Journey
Project Design
Patterns
Cooking
Parenting & Working
Open Dialogue
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10. WORDS FOR
CARING FAMILIES
WORDS FOR THOSE
LIVING WITH
DEMENTIA
WORDS FOR
EVERYONE
The patterns are categorized into three groups.
Each group contains words that provide problems and
solutions for the person in the corresponding group.7348451312
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11. 15 Gift of Words12 Live in the
Moment
13 Self-Intro Album 14 Own Way of
Expressing
11 Turning the Tide10 Voice of
Experience
7 Daily Chore 8 Self-Reflecting
Room
9 Favorite Place
6 Can-Do List5 Fellow Travelers2 The First Step 3 Departure
Announcement
4 Travel Plan
WORDS FOR THOSE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA

12. なじみの居場所
家族も知っている外出先をつくる。
No.9
WORDS FOR THOSE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA

13. Context
You have begun spending less time outside and more time inside
your home.
▼ In this context
Staying inside your home all the time is not fun and may be
tiring. No one likes to stay in the same place all the time.
However, if you freely go out, your family may become worried
that you may become confused and lost while you are out alone.
▼ Therefore
Problem

14. Solution
Find a place where you can go by yourself without any trouble,
and make sure your family knows about the place too. If you
already have such a place, tell your family that it is your “Favorite
Place.” If not, find a place such as a coffee shop or art museum
near your home that you like, where you feel comfortable. You can
ask a friend or a family member to help you find this place. Once
you find your place, it would be nice to say hello to the people
there so you can get on well early.
▼ Consequently
By having a second place besides your home where you can feel
comfortable, you will be able to spend good times outside your
home. Your family will feel comfortable letting you go out alone
too if they know you are at your “Favorite Place.” Even if a
symptom of dementia occurs at the place, if the people there know
about you, they would be able to treat you properly.
▼ Therefore
Consequence

15. なじみの居場所
家族も知っている外出先をつくる。
No.9
WORDS FOR THOSE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA

16. 16 Going Together 17 Team Leader
30 Generational Mix 31 The Amusement
Committee
32 Hint of Feelings28 Casual Counseling 29 Special Day
25 The Seen World 26 Personal Time 27 Emotion Switch23 Make it Funny 24 Usual Talk
20 Disclosing Chat 21 Chance to Shine 22 Preparation for
the Dream
18 Family Expert 19 The Three
Consultants
WORDS FOR CARING FAMILIES

17. 37 Mix-Up Event
33 Job-Specific
Contributions
38 Inventing Jobs
34 On-the-Spot
Helper
39 Delivering
the Voice
35 Encouraging
Supporter
40 Warm Design
36 Personal
Connections
WORDS FOR EVERYONE

18. 1 A New Journey
2 The First Step
3 Departure Announcement
4 Travel Plan
5 Fellow Travelers
6 Can-Do List
7 Daily Chore
8 Self-Reflecting Room
9 Favorite Place
10 Voice of Experience
11 Turning the Tide
12 Live in the Moment
13 Self-Intro Album
14 Own Way of Expressing
15 Gift of Words
16 Going Together
17 Team Leader
18 Family Expert
19 The Three Consultants
20 Disclosing Chat
21 Chance to Shine
22 Preparation for the Dream
23 Make it Funny
24 Usual Talk
25 The Seen World
26 Personal Time
27 Emotion Switch
28 Casual Counseling
29 Special Day
30 Generational Mix
31 The Amusement Committee
32 Hint of Feelings
33 Job-Specific Contributions
34 On-the-Spot Helper
35 Encouraging Supporter
36 Personal Connections
37 Mix-Up Event
38 Inventing Jobs
39 Delivering the Voice
40 Warm Design
WORDS FOR EVERYONEWORDS FOR THE CARINGWORDS FOR THE CARED

19. 21. Chance to Shine
10. Voice of Experience
7. Daily Chore
39. Delivering the Voice
9. Favorite Place
40. Warm Design
38. Inventing Jobs
34. On-the-Spot Helper
11. Turning the Tide
33. Job-Specific Contributions
6. Can-Do List
3. Departure Announcement
23. Make it Funny5. Fellow Travelers
2. The First Step
16. Going Together
15. Gift of Words
27. Emotion Switch
19. The Three Consultants
26. Personal Time
24. Usual Talk
20. Disclosing Chat
17. Team Leader
28. Casual Counseling
35. Encouraging Supporter
1. A New Journey
32. Hint of Feelings
4. Travel Plan
22. Preparation for the Dream
12. Live in the Moment
25. The Seen World
18. Family Expert
36. Personal Connections
8. Self-Reflecting Room
37. Mix-Up Event
14. Own Way of Expressing
29. Special Day
30. Generational Mix
13. Self-Intro Album
31. The Amusement Committee
Network of Related Patterns
in the Words for a Journey
WORDS FOR THE CARED
WORDS FOR THE CARING
WORDS FOR EVERYONE

20. Mining Interview with people with dementia and caring families

21. Clustering, Writing, and Illustrating

22. Grand Prix of Dementia Friendly Award
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Kawasaki Innovation Standard

23. The words can be used as vocabulary for communication

24. at a day care center,
Machida, Tokyo“Can-Do List”

25. Reading one page when finishing the Orange
cafe gathering, Kamakura, Kanagawa

26. Dialogue Workshop in the Dementia
Friendly Japan Summit 2015, Tokyo

27. Planning among city officers and dementia
supporters, Nagoya, Aichi

28. Doctor and Nurse select and display some cards
everyday in Hospital, Ibasaki, Osaka

29. Action Guidebook for people with dementia,
provided by local government, Kawasaki, Kanagawa

30. Training courses for care staffs of residences with
health and welfare services for the elderly, Tokyo

31. Applying to Education of Nursing
Undergraduate Program, Fujisawa, Kanagawa
Poster Presentation
PO1-093 @ADI2017

32. Idea Generation Workshop,
Fujisawa, Kanagawa

33. Idea Generation Workshops,
Rome, Italy; IL & CA, USA

34. 日々の生活のなかで、言いたいことがうまく言えていない
ような気がしています。
気持ちがうまく伝えられないと、そのときどきでストレスが
たまるだけでなく、徐々に自信が薄れていってしまいます。
ことば以外の方法で、自分の気持ちや感覚を表現すること
を楽しみます。
▼ そのとき
▼ そこで
自分なりの表現
人は誰でもアーティスト。
14本人
An idea was actually
realized as an event,
“Own Way of Expressing”

36. Exploration and Practice with “Words for a Journey”
Tomoki Kaneko
Poster Presentation
PO2-314 @ADI2017

37. Silver News 2015.01.16 Silver News 2015.06.19
Sankei 2015.07.03 Kanagawa 2014.11.08Asahi 2015.06.12
Ohayo 21. 2015 Oct
Gendai 2015.10.28
Japanese Newspapers

38. 90000
Newspaper in UK

39. We currently have
25 languages!
Open Collaboration Project
for translating Words for a Journey to diverse languages
Japanese
English
Bulgarian
Chinese (Cantonese)
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Filipino
Finnish
French
German
Indonesian
Korean
Malay
Myanmar
Nepali
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Sinhala
Spanish
Thai
Turkish
WordsforaJourney–TheArtofBeingwithDementiaMultilingualVersion(April,2017)
旅行的語言
旅のことば
Mga salita para sa isang paglalakbay
Slova na cestu
Думи за пътуване
Sanoja Matkalle
Ord til en rejse
旅行既語言
Des mots pour un voyage
Woorden Voor Een Reisonderweg
旅行的语言
Wörter für eine Reise
एउटा यात्रा लागि शब्दहरु
Kata-kata untuk Sebuah Perjalanan
.uklg u.fmkaùula
SŁOWA NA PODRÓŻ
여행 언어
Palabras para un Viaje
Mensagem de uma Jornada
Kata-kata Untuk Sebuah Perjalanan
ถ้อยคำสำหรับการเดินทาง
Слова для путешествия
ဘဝခရီး၏စကား
Bir yolculuk için sözler
< Multilingual Version >
25
Indonesian
Korean
Malay
Myanmar
Nepali
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Sinhala
Spanish
Thai
Turkish
pril, 2017)
PDF is available at
http://journey.sfc.keio.ac.jp/

41. We would like to acknowledge for translations and contributions:
Taichi Isaku,
Elissaveta Gourova
Pikshan Tse
Pavel Hruby
Alex Young Pedersen
Magdalena Chmarra
Stefan Klein
Rogie Royce Carandang
Akira Shibanuma
Veli-Pekka Eloranta
Helene Finidori
Petra Szucsich
Helmut Leitner
Reinhard Bauer
Andree Pratana
Open Collaboration Project
for translating Words for a Journey to diverse languages
Jang Minyoung
Nur Nameerah Mohd Fadzil
Lia Cing Lam Mang
Takao Tomono
Richa Shah
Magdalena Chmarra
Marcia Minami
Ryo Takagai
Ivan Petrov
Achala Upendra Jayatilleke
Achini Jayatilleke
Paulina Silva Ghio
Pimpapassorn Techapattanakorn (Nana)
Meryem Dural
WordsforaJourney–TheArtofBeingwithDementiaMultilingualVersion(April,2017)
旅行的語言
旅のことば
Mga salita para sa isang paglalakbay
Slova na cestu
Думи за пътуване
Sanoja Matkalle
Ord til en rejse
旅行既語言
Des mots pour un voyage
Woorden Voor Een Reisonderweg
旅行的语言
Wörter für eine Reise
एउटा यात्रा लागि शब्दहरु
Kata-kata untuk Sebuah Perjalanan
.uklg u.fmkaùula
SŁOWA NA PODRÓŻ
여행 언어
Palabras para un Viaje
Mensagem de uma Jornada
Kata-kata Untuk Sebuah Perjalanan
ถ้อยคำสำหรับการเดินทาง
Слова для путешествия
ဘဝခရီး၏စကား
Bir yolculuk için sözler
< Multilingual Version >
25
Indonesian
Korean
Malay
Myanmar
Nepali
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Sinhala
Spanish
Thai
Turkish
English
Japanese
Bulgarian
Chinese (Cantonese)
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Filipino
Finnish
French
German
25 languages (April, 2017)

42. Current 25 languages
Japanese
English
Bulgarian
Chinese (Cantonese)
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Filipino
Finnish
French
German
Indonesian
Korean
Malay
Myanmar
Nepali
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Sinhala
Spanish
Thai
Turkish
We are still looking for voluntary collaborators
who translate into other languages!
Please contact us: journey@sfc.keio.ac.jp
WordsforaJourney–TheArtofBeingwithDementiaMultilingualVersion(April,2017)
旅行的語言
旅のことば
Mga salita para sa isang paglalakbay
Slova na cestu
Думи за пътуване
Sanoja Matkalle
Ord til en rejse
旅行既語言
Des mots pour un voyage
Woorden Voor Een Reisonderweg
旅行的语言
Wörter für eine Reise
एउटा यात्रा लागि शब्दहरु
Kata-kata untuk Sebuah Perjalanan
.uklg u.fmkaùula
SŁOWA NA PODRÓŻ
여행 언어
Palabras para un Viaje
Mensagem de uma Jornada
Kata-kata Untuk Sebuah Perjalanan
ถ้อยคำสำหรับการเดินทาง
Слова для путешествия
ဘဝခရီး၏စကား
Bir yolculuk için sözler
< Multilingual Version >
25
Indonesian
Korean
Malay
Myanmar
Nepali
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Sinhala
Spanish
Thai
Turkish
ese)
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es (April, 2017)

43. ENERATION WORKSHOP FOR SOCIAL INNOVATIONS WITH PATTERN LANGUAGES
RS
SHI IBA, PhD, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
OTO OKADA , R&D Strategy and Planning Office, Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd.
A YOSHIKAWA , Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
After the workshop you will be ca-
pable of:
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more complex and diverse day by day. In such a
novation should be no longer limited to just com-
t is entrusted to each and every individual who
are approaching the age of “Creative Society,” a
their own goods, tools, concepts, knowledge,
the future with their own hands.
we believe that pattern languages are key media
A Pattern Language is a collection of informa-
h together works in a language-like structure to
related to a certain field of knowledge. The idea
anguage was invented in architecture, and then
After that, pattern languages have been applied to
as education, presentation, collaboration, busi-
d public policy.
l experience how to generate new ideas toward
attern languages. You will collaborate with other
deas for social innovation through examining
blems and solutions in the certain social domain.
o solve, this workshop focuses on improving the
mentia.” Dementia is a syndrome of deterioration
or, and the ability to perform daily life activities.
dementia is rapidly increasing (over 8 million in
ver the age of 65; more than 800,000 people in
65 years old). Despite this critical social issue,
efforts to create systems, tools, and services that
to live well in daily life.
l together generate ideas about new supporting
oward a dementia-friendly society. Note that no
y. We will use “Words for a Journey” Pattern
Understanding the idea of pattern
language, and how it enhances
creativity
Utilizing pattern languages to
generate ideas
Turning your ideas into great
projects
Facilitating a new kind of idea
generation workshops
Taking better actions for people
with dementia and their families
You are putting effort into caregiving.If you do everything for the cared person, including the tasks
that they can do on their own, eventually they would become
unable to do anything.
Provide
small opportunities for the cared person
to
contribute to the family.
▼ In the context
▼ Therefore
Chance to Shine
Small contributions matter.
21
FOR THE CARING
You are putting effort into caregiving.If you do everything for the cared person, including the tasks
that they can do on their own, eventually they would become
unable to do anything.
Provide
small opportunities for the cared person
to
contribute to the family.
▼ In the context
▼ Therefore
Chance to Shine
Small contributions matter.
FOR THE CARING
You have begun spending less time outside and more time
inside your home.
Staying inside your home all the time is not fun and may be
tiring.
Find a place where you can go by yourself without any
trouble, and make sure your family knows about the place
too.
▼ In the context
▼ Therefore
Favorite Place
A place outside the home,
which your family also knows about.
9FOR THE CARED
You have begun spending less time outside and more time
inside your home.
Staying inside your home all the time is not fun and may be
tiring.
Find a place where you can go by yourself without any
trouble, and make sure your family knows about the place
too.
▼ In the context
▼ Therefore
Favorite Place
A place outside the home,
which your family also knows about.
FOR THE CARED
How to live well
with Dementia
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ISBN 978-1-312-73484-5
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There are people who
are living well with
dementia.
Many people can
improve their quality of
life by themselves with
the practical knowledge.
Words for a Journey

44. 32nd International Conference of
Alzheimer’s Disease International
Words for a Journey
Collaboration Toward Dementia Friendly Society
Takashi Iba
Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University
R&D Strategy & Planning Office, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
Associate Professor
Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
Ph.D in Media and Governance
Makoto Okada
Tomoki Kaneko
7348457813129
ISBN 978-1-312-73484-5
90000
See also at Poster Site
PO1-093 & PO2-314
Booth No.07
Dementia Friendship Club
Booth No.05
作業療法士協会

45. Takashi Iba & Makoto Okada (eds), Iba Lab., and DFJI (Dementia Friendly
Japan Initiative), Words for a Journey: The Art of Being with Dementia,
CreativeShift Lab, 2015.
Takashi Iba, Aya Matsumoto, Arisa Kamada, Nao Tamaki, and Tomoki Kaneko,
“A Pattern Language for Living Well with Dementia: Words for a Journey,”
International Journal of Organisational Design and Engineering, Volume 4,
No. 1/2, 2016, pp.85-112.
Takashi Iba, Tomoki Kaneko, Arisa Kamada, Nao Tamaki, and Makoto Okada,
“Words for a Journey: A Pattern Language for Living Well with Dementia,”
Peter Baumgartner, Tina Gruber-Muecke, Richard Sickinger (Eds.), Pursuit of
Pattern Languages for Societal Change. Designing Lively Scenarios in Various
Fields. Berlin: epubli, 2016, pp.152-176.
井庭 崇, 岡田 誠（編著）, 慶應義塾大学 井庭崇研究室, 認知症フレンドリージャ
パン・イニシアチブ, 『旅のことば：認知症とともによりよく生きるためのヒン
ト』, 丸善出版, 2015.
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