French Novelist & Author
I want to stay at home. Forever. In fact, research by Catherine Rickwood reveals that people are more afraid of going to a nursing home or a retirement village than dying. So what can architects, property developers, and the construction industry do to reimagine and...
It’s a well-known fact that Australia’s population is ageing. We’re living longer and healthier than at any other time in history. And increasingly, we’re choosing to stay in our own homes as we age. So what does this mean for architects, builders, town planners, and...
Taking a parent to work for a day sounds like something we did in primary school. Certainly not something we would do as adults. So, taking our parents to the office or our workplace for a day - really? Invisible boomers It's well known that baby boomers often feel...
I admit it. I'm a Judy Dench fan - particularly in her recent movies of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, the sequel The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and Victoria & Abdul. My appreciation for Dench extends beyond her skill as an actor. In this interview she...
Ageing is the opposite of the term WYSIWYG: ‘what you see is what you get’. What you see is not what you get. Often there's a chasm between outdated stereotypes of the over 50's and their actual lived reality. Invariably, when we think of an older person we see grey...
Right now approximately 15% of Australia's population is over 65. By 2050, the number of people over 65 is forecast to increase to over 20% of the total population. Furthermore, Baby Boomers will be the single largest consumer of products and services in the future...
The over 50's are a third of Australia’s population. In this 4 part series, we provide insights on baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) encompassing a range of topics from work and health to attitudes and technology. As a burgeoning market, it’s worthwhile...
I love the welcome usually given prior to a conference, school occasion, or other event in Australia. We're asked to do two things: acknowledge the traditional landowners as the custodians of this land AND pay respect to Elders past and present. But, has this practice...
Generational labels that divide. Population divisions based on the year we are born. What if we removed the labels and simply met each other as people, with a variety of wants, needs and challenges that span age? What would happen to the smashed avocado debate then?...
