Technology Futures Toolkit

A toolkit to explore and discuss scenarios for emerging technologies in ageing societies.

Technology Futures Toolkit

Technology Futures Design Toolkit: Video Guide

Explore the toolkit in our handy video guide.

 

YouTube video

Technology Futures Toolkit Guide

Guidance and tips on using the Technology Futures Roadmap and Cards.

Download the full guide in PDF here.

 

Technology Futures Roadmap

The Technology Futures Roadmap helps facilitate exploration of preferable technology futures for ageing societies.

The extended Technology Roadmap document provides a reference when you want more information regarding one of the technologies. Including the expected timeframe to be realised, and the associated design and policy issues.

Download the roadmap in PDF here.

Cards

The cards are to facilitate exploration of preferable technology futures for ageing societies.

TECHNOLOGY: Emerging technologies significant for ageing societies.

FUTURE: Possible, preferable and other future scenarios to be considered for ageing societies.

PERSON: Older people from our ‘lived experience’ research.

ENVIRONMENT: The potential places these emerging technologies will be used.

STEREOTYPE: Common ageist tropes and stereotypes, to help move beyond them. The cards provide a tool to create scenarios to explore possible and preferable futures to be better prepared for them. A number of ‘games’ are suggested to help you.

Download and print the cards here.