Apr 7, 2022Ageable + National Trust : A New Dementia & Carer Space at Peckover in WisbechWe have been commissioned by the National Trust to support their EU funded (Interreg) project called MONUMENT (MOre NUrturing and More Empowerment Nested in Technology). Working with colleagues from across Europe, the National Trust is transforming the old Reed Barn at Peckover House, in Wisbech, into a space for people…Design3 min readDesign3 min read
Mar 15, 2022Ageable + Chemistry + Guild LivingLast year I was approached by Chemistry to contribute to a tender they were working on to develop a new service offer for a new later-life player Guild Living UK on the market. This would be delivering together a series of service blueprints for a new…3 min read3 min read
Jan 12, 2022Transitions TalkWe recently invited Alice Osborne, Founder of Ageable to join us for Transitions 2.0. This blog is a duplicate from the one from futuregov blog, thanks so much for having me! Hi, everyone and Matt, thank you for such a generous introduction. And thanks so much for putting this…5 min read5 min read
Jan 11, 2022Capturing Impact with Resources for AutismAs part of one of our first pieces of commissioned work last year — we’ve been working alongside key team at the charity - Resources for Autism, who play a critical role in providing practical services for children and adults with a diagnosis…Ageing1 min readAgeing1 min read
Mar 8, 2021The Care ManifestoAs I’ve been working with LCC students thinking about Ageable’s future vision and manifesto, I’ve been reading up on other manifestos for care and stumbled upon the remarkable find: The Care Manifesto by The Care Collective — Members include Andreas Chatzidakis, Jamie Hakim, Jo Littler, Catherine Rottenberg and Lynne Segal. …Ageing2 min readAgeing2 min read
Jan 7, 2021Civic Dollars & Arthur — What can design deliver?We had our last Designer in Residence session yesterday. The focus of this was all about the delivery phase of the design process. To kick things off we heard from Jo Blundell who shared with us their work with the Design Age Accelerator, it was so interesting to see how…3 min read3 min read
Dec 9, 2020Care Lab & Dissdeo — Redesigning Care — AgeableAs part of the Designer in Residency Programme that we are hosting together with Eric Kihlstrom from the Aging 2.0 Network to learn all about how design can help you take your idea/project/business to the next stage. Our last session we were super happy to be welcoming the fabulous Hannah…Care4 min readCare4 min read
Oct 15, 2020Designer in Residence LaunchWe are very excited to share that we are hosting a Designer in Residency Programme that we are hosting together with Eric Kihlstrom for the Aging 2.0 Network to learn all about how design can help you take your idea/project/business to the next stage. As part of the networks current…2 min read2 min read
Aug 4, 2020The injustices happening in care homesI finally watched this recently — It was so real — and brought me to tears — I needed to lie down afterwards. But I feel so driven to share it — this is the reality of how care homes have/have not been…Ageing3 min readAgeing3 min read
Jul 14, 2020Age-able — The time is nowAs far as I can see there is no greater time of need to work together as a society to see a way through COVID. The ageing landscape is changing faster than we can ever imagine — we feel now is the right time to be provocative and turn these…Ageing2 min readAgeing2 min read
