Mary is a 70-year-old retiree who has been living alone since her husband passed away. She has been worried about financing her aged life and has been considering moving to a nursing home. However, she is not comfortable with the idea of leaving her home, which holds many memories. Mary
Inspiration: Practices & methods
Pedaling through Life: Cycling for Smart Aging
In a silent village nestled amidst Norway’s picturesque landscapes, a heartwarming tale unfolded that would change the lives of many. At the heart of this narrative was Slyvia , 90+ year old, whose eyes still sparkled with an infectious zest for life. Despite her age, Slyvia’s mobility had gradually declined,
Repair-as-a-learning service:Team Repair
Fixing broken things is not for everyone. But if you are young, it is one of the better pathways to learn concepts and gain hands-on experience. That’s the belief of Team Repair team who have established a interesting business model around it. Team Repair through its innovative repai-as-a-service to learn,
Simple but effective- Story of ORS
When Cholera and Diarrhoea where main killers earlier in the century, Intravenous (IV) fluids administered with apparatus with support from Doctor was considered to be more effective and efficient. The simplicity of solution and the way to administer Oral Rehydration Solution pioneered by Dilip Mahalanabis was challenged and never accepted,
Japan’s Future Lab creates IKEA like experience in agedcare
Customers who have bought from IKEA , will be familiar with the way the IKEA stores sell through a living experience than selling product features. A ideal living room is presented with different configuration of products providing ideas for customers to choose their products of choice. Japan’s Future Care Lab
Japan Post’s Mimamori service to elderly
As the global population of elderly (65+) increases, the challenges to keep them safe, healthy, engaged and contented is an area of focus for several countries. Japan has one of the highest percentage of elderly people and the rate seems to be increasing every year. Japan has introduced several innovative
Tanzania uses AI to predict and plan vaccine delivery
Government uses power of AI to optimize the vaccine delivery supply chain.
Agile learning in construction
Learning in the moment, learning to incrementally drive behavior change, learning for outcomes, learning anytime & anywhere – these are the common traits which can be collectively called as Agile learning. Agile mindset, methods and tools has gained rapid adoption in last five years and is now a de-facto method
Agri-innovation: Reading body language to improve productivity
For diary business, improvement in productivity means more milk. One of the ways to improve throughput in milk is increasing the number of cows to produce milk. Cow breeding for ages has been an art mastered with skill and experience. Science in the recent past has come a long way
Online marketplace for better catchment management
We all know that online platforms and marketplace has changed the way we live today. With the likes of Amazon’s, Airbnb’s and Uber, the digital marketplace is a new efficient way to disrupt the status quo and create a vibrant marketplace for innovation. But can this marketplace be leveraged to