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Disruptive Demographics
Video

Disruptive Demographics

World.Minds, 2018

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Editorial Rating

7

Qualities

  • Analytical
  • Overview
  • Visionary

Recommendation

“Demography, ladies and gentlemen, is truly destiny.” With these dramatic words, Joseph F. Coughlin starts a galloping lecture on demographic trends. The founder and director of MIT’s AgeLab, Coughlin delves into the research behind each trend. getAbstract recommends this talk to R&D professionals, business leaders and strategists.

Take-Aways

  • Four demographic trends foretell changes in human “mobility” and “motility” – respectively, the ability and the drive to move about within communities and beyond.
  • First, the human population is aging as life expectancy increases and birth rates slow. Today’s sizable older populations are better educated, healthier, wealthier and more open to new experiences than those of past generations. 
  • Second, households, homes and even shopping carts are shrinking as more people choose to live alone.

About the Speaker

Joseph F. Coughlin founded and directs the AgeLab at MIT.


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