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Sparking innovation in the senior living industry
Australia’s population is ageing and Baby Boomers are disrupting traditional expectations of retirement and retirement living. Baby Boomers are ageing but not getting ‘old’. In this new environment, achieving business sustainability requires us to challenge traditional ‘truths’ and innovative when developing future housing, products and services. Collaboration Senior Living Innovation (SLI) is a major research collaboration between QUT and industry that will reconceptualise the experience of ageing in Australia and transform senior communities through innovative models, services and infrastructure. The Senior Living Innovation project is designed to foster active ageing, community connectedness and business innovation. The ultimate goal of Senior Living Innovation is to create great communities and living environments for future seniors. Industry Partners
Our partnership actively challenges current conventions around the needs and wants of ‘old people’ and traditional pathways of ageing. We are driving innovation through new research approaches and providing national leadership on senior housing, products and services. Research Capacity Senior Living Innovation accesses world-leading researchers across a wide range of disciplines. Together with our industry experts, we explore challenging questions such as:
Where do current and future seniors want to live?What type of homes do they want to live in?Are their new forms of accommodation that they would rather have?How do they want to live in their community?What are the factors that will lead them to making these decisions?How will technology play a role?How can we better communicate with future seniors?
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Senior Living Innovation
Research Projects Senior Living Innovation designed three research projects to provide a springboard to transform senior communities through innovative models, services and infrastructure: Community Engagement The initial project involved community engagement, using the QUT Instabooth. The Instabooth leverages a number of QUT developed display and interaction technologies in order to facilitate a local dialogue of ideas and commentary. Learnings from this project informed two further studies utilising innovative research tools to gain a deeper insight into the lived experience and community perceptions of senior living across Australia.
Social Media Mapping The Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC) component of the project uses advanced social media data analysis to provide rich insights into how the Australian public imagines and talks about senior living environments and retirement, across a range of platforms and demographics. Online Community Online community forums were used to explore the everyday experiences of over-50s to gain insights into their living environment, personal wellness and community connectedness. The outcomes of these studies will inform the future direction of Senior LIving Innovation to positively impact the lives of senior Australians. Find out more at www.seniorliving.org.au Data generated from QUT Instabooth engagement
A screen shot from an online community forum
Industry Partners
Contact Professor Laurie Buys Theme Leader: Infrastructure for Sustainable Communities E: [email protected] P: +61 7 3138 1146
Ray Johnson Knowledge to Innovation Broker E: [email protected] P: +61 7 3138 2857
Institute for Future Environments Queensland University of Technology 2 George St, GPO Box 2434 Brisbane, Queensland, 4001, Australia www.qut.edu.au/ife
CRICOS No.00213J /August 2017 AD
