This edition marks the 10th anniversary of The Journal, and features Barbara Beskind, Inventor & Designer; Pascale Boistard, Minister of State for Elderly People and Adult Care, Republic of France; Richard Curtis, Writer & Filmmaker; Eric Garcetti, Mayor, City of Los Angeles; Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott, co-authors, The 100-Year Life; and more
"...it is time to coalesce around the progress we have made and create a movement to “disrupt aging”—that is, to change the conversation about what it means to grow older."
"All of these efforts are moving us forward in a city where older adults are already treasured and active participants in our civic landscape."
"...if we are to have any hope of achieving this new vision, robust new metrics, fed by nothing less than a data revolution, will be critical."
"At the Commission for Financial Capability, we seek to understand, and we actively ask ourselves, what does a wealthy life mean for New Zealanders of all ethnicities?"
"An assessment of the impact in Zanzibar is still ongoing, but initial discussions with older people suggest that the scheme is having a substantial positive impact on older people and their families."
"Society must adapt to be inclusive of seniors—they are the backbone of our social and civic fabric, especially considering their essential contributions to family solidarity."
"Because fashion is so intimately bound with questions related to the body, fashion design programs have a unique opportunity to go into depth to create garments for those with functional and physical limitations."
"Instead of a straight line from education to work to retirement, imagine a life course with loops and curves, as phases shift back and forth, sometimes repeating or overlapping in different ways."
"Increasing women’s economic participation at every phase of their lives strengthens prospects for economic growth."
"So now, in the evening of my life, I’ve decided to dedicate as much of my time as possible to trying to make the sequel to the MDGs famous and thereby help ensure they are financed and effective."
"Ageism concerns us all. Children take on the attitudes and stereotypes from the family or cultural environment and are aware of their cultures age stereotypes as young as four."
In our work for MHI Executive Experts it has become clear that retired employees want their skills to be put to good use, and they want to be able to share their experience with the next generation of employees.