Something for everyone
Use design to bring the generations together
Design a product, environment or service that eases the isolation and loneliness of older people by uniting them with people of different generations through shared interests or needs.
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Award information
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Award
Value: £3,000
This project is undertaken in partnership with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation which initiates and supports pioneering social, cultural and educational developments across the UK and Ireland. The Foundation aims to enrich and connect people’s lives and is committed to innovation and the exchange of ideas. One of its current areas of priority is to encourage projects which focus on new ways to involve and support elderly people in their local communities.
Janet Morrison FRSA, Chief Executive, Independent Age (Chair)
Richard Humphries FRSA, Senior Fellow – Social Care, The King’s Fund
Annabel Knight, Projects Officer, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Julie Melville, Project Coordinator, Beth Johnson Foundation
Sadie Morgan, Director, de Rijke Marsh Morgan Architects
Michael Wolff RDI, Michael Wolff & Company
Factsheet about intergenerational relationships and loneliness in older age, compiled by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
Organisations and websites
Beth Johnson Foundation's Centre for Intergenerational Practice
Beth Johnson Foundation
European Map of Intergenerational Learning (EMIL)
IntergenerationAll
Campaign to End Loneliness
Age UK
Grandparents Plus
International Consortium for Intergenerational Programmes (ICIP)
Generations Together
The Scottish Centre for Intergenerational Practice
Books
Newman, Sally, Elizabeth Larkin, Dov Friedlander and Richard Goff. (2005). Intergenerational Relationships: Conversations on Practices and Research Across Cultures. New York: The Haworth Press.
Putnam, Robert D. (2000). Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Other publications
Intergenerational relationships: Summary of main findings, an Ipsos Mori Marketing study, commissioned by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, September 2009.
Intergenerational Practice: Active Participation Across the Generations, Alan Hatton Yeo. Published by the Beth Johnson Foundation, 2006. This report provides an overview of intergenerational practice within the UK context and examines its relevance and effectiveness.
Intergenerational Practice: Outcomes and Effectiveness, Kerry Martin, Iain Springate and
Mary Atkinson. Published by the National Foundation for Educational Research, 2010.
Older people and wellbeing, Jessica Allen. Published by IPPR, 2008. This report is the first in a series on older people and wellbeing from ippr and describes some of the key social trends in the UK, assessing how these may be impacting on older people and their wellbeing.
Home Alone, Helen McCarthy and Gillian Thomas. Published by DEMOS, 2004. Home Alone argues that users need to become ‘co-producers’ of personalised services. Policy-makers must learn from the voluntary and community sectors to help older housebound people develop their own networks of support.
Working with Older Men looks specifically at some of the barriers to older men accessing support services
That Bit of Help Published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2005. This report documents the experiences of older people and professionals working together to identify gaps in service provision for older people living in their own homes.
Neighbourliness + empowerment = wellbeing: is there a formula for happy communities?, Mandeep Hothi. Published by The Young Foundation, 2008. This is a report on a 3-year initiative by three local authorities to explore how local government can practically improve the happiness and wellbeing of their citizens.
Presentations
Intergenerational Practice – an overview by Julie Melville (PDF, 2.9MB)
Handout – rationale for public policy support by Julie Melville (PDF, 35KB)
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