Joseph Coughlin is the founder and director of the MIT AgeLab, a multidisciplinary research program created to understand the behavior of the 50+ population, the role of technology in their lives, and the opportunity for innovation to improve the quality of life for older adults and their families. He is a member of the board of directors of AARP, AARP Services, and Benchmark Senior Living. Coughlin consults with major companies in the United States and internationally, including BMW, Colgate, Kimberly Clark, JP Morgan, Marriott, Johnson & Johnson, Cartier, and many others.
"Forget what you 'think' you know about aging. The landscape of
later life has been transformed, and thanks to Joe Coughlin we now
have a GPS to guide us through this exciting new world."--Andy
Sieg, head of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
"I loved this book. It's thought-provoking, insightful, and
unexpectedly fun. You'll learn about what we get wrong about a
world where people live a long time, how innovators botch serving
such people, and how everyone from families to companies can do a
lot better. With fantastic stories of runaway successes and
hilarious flops alike ("Senior Food," anyone?), Coughlin
demonstrates how design and innovation can change the way we
age."
--Atul Gawande, author of Being Mortal
"In The Longevity Economy, Joe Coughlin offers keen insights into
the aging population and how it is transforming our society and
economy. Longer lifespans will revolutionize the way we live and
offer incredible new opportunities, but will also require a new
rigor in the way people plan and save for their later years.
Coughlin's work is helping raise awareness of the demographic
shifts, helping build critical understanding of the need for
individuals, businesses and policymakers alike to adapt and change
for the future."--Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., President and CEO,
TIAA
"Joe Coughlin has done a terrific job exploding "old age" as a
concept. The magnificent result--at once forward-looking,
hilariously irreverent, and engaging--serves as an indispensable
road map for how to take full advantage of life's ever-lengthening
third act. As I've found among the world's longest-lived people,
celebrating older people is a key ingredient. The Longevity Economy
shows us how to harness the skills of the wisest people among us
and help them--and everyone around them--live longer."--Dan
Buettner, National Geographic Fellow and author of The Blue
Zones
"Joe Coughlin has proven that the time has come to create a new
narrative of possibility in old age. In The Longevity Economy, he
not only defines that better narrative--he shows businesses how to
lead in creating it and how to profit from the opportunities it
provides."--Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO, AARP
"This book is classic Coughlin, complete with real-life examples
too big to ignore and too interesting to forget. The Longevity
Economy doesn't just make you rethink the role of consumer insights
and trends, it forces you to re-imagine their impact."
--Stephanie Linnartz, Marriott International Global Chief
Commercial Officer
"What a magnificent book! Dr. Coughlin dispels the many biases that
surround our perceptions of aging as a path to irrelevance. It
should instead be seen as a path to ascendance. Increasingly,
inclusive design is where businesses are heading because 'the
golden years' are where true gold lies in the new, longevity
economy."--John Maeda, author of The Laws ofSimplicity and
Redesigning Leadership
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