New Design Council challenge: Keeping Connected
The Design Council and the Technology Strategy Board have launched a new competition to develop innovative services that keep older adults better connected.
Applications are now closed for the Keeping Connected Business Challenge.
Visit www.keepingconnected.co.uk to find out more.
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Amanda.Gore@designcouncil.org.uk
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For more information about Keeping Connected, please contact:
ursula.davies@designcouncil.org.uk
kelly.wilson@designcouncil.org.uk
Phone: +44 (0)20 7420 5222
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Living well with dementia
The Design Council and the Department of Health are running a competition to rethink life with dementia. The challenge is to help people with dementia and their carers live easier, better planned and more enjoyable lives.
Thank you to all who applied- we had so many great applications, and the judging process was long and hard, but 5 ideas were finally chosen to be funded to deliver their working prototypes by March 2012. A brief description of each team and their idea can be found below.
Living well with Dementia from Design Council on Vimeo.
THE FINAL 5:
- IDEA: Dogs for people with early stage dementia- developing a service that explores the potential of trained dogs in a dementia situation to help maintain independence, dignity, companionship and joy
TEAM: Alzheimer Scotland, Glasgow School of Art (product design) + Dogs for the Disabled
- IDEA: A permanently worn discreet wristband to aid dementia sufferers. The product will provide user identification, personal monitoring and emergency alert functionalities via 3D accelerometers and RFID, and will enhance the current buddi telecare system.
TEAM: Buddi + Sebastian Conran associates
- IDEA: A web and mobile-based service for carers of people with dementia to help them find work that can be delivered on a time and location flexible basis. This will enable carers to supplement their income and protect their savings whilst also enabling them to stay within the world of work.
TEAM: CREO Strategic Solutions, A+B Studio, FLY Design, FeedHenry
- IDEA: The Scent Clock’ – a home scent-device to stimulate appetite and enhance nutritional status in dementia. The device will look to increase the likelihood of eating, reducing the issues of weight loss, dehydration, fatigue and malnutrition that people with dementia experience.
TEAM: Rodd Design, The Olfactory Experience, Gwen Coleman + Crossmodal Research Lab, University of Oxford
- IDEA: ‘Grouple’ – a collaborative caring and sharing tool which enable the family to support their relative through easier, accessible communication. Applicable from the point of diagnosis, Grouple will provide online and physical tools to facilitate co-ordinated support.
TEAM: Studiohead, BT Innovate & Design, Louise Wilson, Ifung Lu, Meike Walcha + Jewish Care
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Living well with dementia; share your story
Started by Catherine Pratt Feb 3. 0 Replies 0 Likes
One of the five ‘Living well with dementia’ funded projects is Dementia Dog – a collaboration…Continue
Integrated dementia care campus
Started by Colin Holloway. Last reply by Kim Goh Jan 9. 12 Replies 2 Likes
We are looking for partners to develop a world class campus. To become the first truly integrated dementia care provider. We propose to create a purpose built community that provides housing,…Continue
co-design and co-production
Started by Martin Bontoft Sep 27, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
If anyone is planning to design with rather than for, please get in touch. I would be interested to partner with and lend support to consortia that consider people with dementia and their carers to…Continue
Tags: co-production, design, collaborative, co-design
Taking a product from prototype to manufacture
Started by Guy Shrimpton Sep 25, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hi. My colleague and I have a working prototype product that is perfect for this competition - to help those with or who care for those with dementia - but we lack the expertise in taking a homemade…Continue
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Applications for Living well with dementia closed on 30 September. But you can still download the call for entries document to find out more about the issue
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