As you’re Creating Your Encore Career, less focus should be put on the idea of “ageing.” Rather, it’s important you’re able to shift your focus on longevity. That change of mindset alone brings about small changes and adaptations that are impactful in creating healthy foundations for the future.
Let’s take a deep dive into an article written by Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, called 10 Steps To Longevity For The Second Billion – Are We Ready? Cox talked about how two experts have explored conversations around longevity, AI included.
Moving from what to how - This involves revisiting the things we have done, and now, with a more sophisticated approach to how things are done.
From hunting unicorns to swimming with dolphins - the emergence of a new class of investors
From focusing on products to supporting systems - finding new ways to design systems and business models for longevity products and services that foster sustainability
From asking questions to co-creating solutions - realizing the huge difference between an idea and really living the experience itself. Instead of just listening, empower people through active roles.
From universal design to hyper-personalized experiences - shifting from ‘form follows function’ to ‘form follows individuals.’
From diversity to commonality - getting ready for the new normal – the arrival of many more millions of octogenarians and nonagenarians in all walks of social, political, and economic life.
From a thinking lifestyle to embracing exposomes - ‘Exposome’ refers to the sum of an individual’s lifetime exposures - and their impact on health.
Generational fluidity - Although we all come from different backgrounds, trajectories, and cultures, ONE factor unites us across ages and stages – being human.
From untapped knowledge to curated curiosity - harnessing the knowledge and wisdom locked up in the collective mind through leveraging an untapped pool of experience and talent.
From the future of ageing societies to a longevity-ready world - figuring out innovations and changes we can put into practice for the longevity of the next billion.
As you’re making way for the second act of your career, a change of mindset from aging to longevity can do wonders – because the next billion includes YOU!
