In partnership with AARP, this project is set up to explore the relationship between brain health and aging, and address them along the design continuum - from information to product to place, to policy, while being anchored on the environments we are living in, and the human minds & behaviors that shape them. It is practice-based and focused on making feasible, actionable, meaningful changes to the quality of our living environments. 

With a focus on field research and persona mapping, students learned about the real-world challenges facing aging adults. Provocations to addressing aging adults’ brain health issues are generated by primary and secondary research. The outcome of the course will be a proposed intervention/ innovation that is actionable, bridges disciplines, and addresses the design continuum. Each group is teamed with students from various disciplines taking this course to have a rich dialogue and an actionable outcome.