Ideoeyesopen.com is about casting a wide net to find inspirational experiences in the unlikeliest of places—the things we do and see everyday. It is the digital compadre to the IDEO Eyes Open series of experiential guidebooks, now available through Chronicle Books.
Assignments are created when a new topic is introduced. They are a way for us to invite people outside of the immediate IDEO community to contribute and share their ideas, from their part of the world. We choose assignments that get you to experience, document and share a place–the idea is that your experience, if published, becomes part of the larger experience of the topic.
Assignment: Submit your story
| What will happen to urban spaces, services, healthcare, exercising, nursing homes—and to society in general when 20% of the population is over 65? Will society be transformed for the better or will intergenerational conflicts mushroom? Will boomers move back to cities or stay in the suburbs? Will they retire like their parents or reinvent the notion itself? Observe, reflect and share your insights about the aging population; an excerpt from daily life. Take a picture. Write a few paragraphs. A thoughtful snapshot can speak volumes. William Gibson said "the future is already here. It's just not very evenly distributed." Can you pick up signs of the future today? Send us your submission with images and short text. And remember: you're next in line. |
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