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The Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy, and Purpose

The Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy, and Purpose


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The Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy and Purpose explores a titanic shift that will alter every aspect of human existence, from the jobs we hold to the products we buy to the medical care we receive - an aging revolution underway across America and the world. Moving beyond the stereotypes of dependency and decline that have defined older age, The Upside of Aging reveals the vast opportunity and potential of this aging phenomenon, despite significant policy and societal challenges that must be addressed. The book’s chapter authors, all prominent thought-leaders, point to a reinvention and reimagination of our older years that have critical implications for people of all ages. With a positive call to action, the book illuminates the upside for health and wellness, work and volunteerism, economic growth, innovation and education.  The authors, like the baby boom generation itself, posit new ways of thinking about aging, as longevity and declining birthrates put the world on track for a mature population of unprecedented size and significance. Among topics they examine are: The emotional intelligence and qualities of the aging brain that science is uncovering, “senior moments” notwithstanding. The new worlds of genomics, medicine and technology that are revolutionizing health care and wellness. The aging population’s massive impact on global markets, with enormous profit potential from an explosion in products and services geared toward mature consumers. New education paradigms to meet the needs and aspirations of older people, and to capitalize on their talents. The benefits that aging workers and entrepreneurs bring to companies, and the crucial role of older people in philanthropy and society. Tools and policies to facilitate financial security for longer and more purposeful lives. Infrastructure and housing changes to create livable cities for all ages, enabling “aging in place” and continuing civic contribution from millions of older adults.  The opportunities and potential for intergenerational engagement and collaboration. The Upside of Aging defines a future that differs profoundly from the retirement dreams of our parents and grandparents, one that holds promise and power and bears the stamp of a generation that has changed every stage of life through which it has moved.

Table of Contents:
Foreword xi Michael Milken Preface: Aging and Change—A New Day is Coming xix Paul H. Irving Acknowledgments xxiii Introduction: The Rise of a Mature World: By the Numbers xxv Paul H. Irving and Anusuya Chatterjee Part One: Opportunities and Innovations 1 Chapter 1: Our Aging Population—It May Just Save Us All 3 Laura L. Carstensen Longevity is Here to Stay 5 The Future of Aging Societies 7 Senior Moments 8 The Power of the Aging Brain 11 Motivation, the Aging Brain’s Secret Weapon 14 Tapping a Rich Resource 16 Notes 16 Chapter 2: Personalized Aging: One Size Doesn’t Fit All 19 Pinchas Cohen Personalizing Medicine 23 Genomics: Sci-Fi No Longer 24 Nutrition and Genes 25 To Diet or Not? 26 A Field in Its Infancy 27 Let’s Prove It 28 To Run or Walk? 29 Supplemental Jury Out 30 Looking Good, Feeling Good 30 Conclusion 31 Notes 32 Chapter 3: The Bold New World of Healthy Aging 35 Freda Lewis-Hall The Mother of All Confluences 36 A Data and Diagnosis Revolution 37 Our New Guardian Angels 39 A Golden Age of Medicines 42 The New World of Vaccines 43 Never Too Old—For Surgery 44 Is That My Liver on the Printer? 45 The Wild Card: Tackling Alzheimer’s 46 We Have Met the Solution, and It is Us 47 Eight Days a Week—Only the Start 48 Notes 48 Chapter 4: Disruptive Demography: The New Business of Old Age 51 Joseph F. Coughlin Demographic Transition and the New Face of Old Age 52 Mapping New Markets in an Aging Society 53 Supporting People as They Age 56 Enabling Independence 57 New Lifestyles of the Mature Adult 58 The Boomers’ Social Impact 61 Conclusion 61 Notes 62 Chapter 5: A Longevity Market Emerges 63 Ken Dychtwald The Age Wave Marketplace 64 What, Me—Old? 66 I Am Not My Age 68 Targeting Self-Perception 68 Show Them Something New 69 The New Look of Longevity 71 Aging and Experiences: Doing, Not Owning 71 Comfort Matters 73 The Psychology of Security and Safety 75 Accommodating the Aging Body 76 The Age Wave Marketplace: What’s Next? 77 Fitting the New Form 80 Notes 80 Chapter 6: The New Global Economy, through an Aging Lens 83 Michael W. Hodin Peril or Promise? 84 Global Strides Toward Aging’s Upside 86 It’s Just Good Business 87 Creating Age-Friendly Workplaces 92 Embracing the Window of Opportunity 94 Notes 95 Part Two: A Changing Landscape 97 Chapter 7: Encore: Mapping the Route to Second Acts 99 Marc Freedman Rethinking the Patio Life 100 A New Stage of Life 101 A Gap Year for Grown-Ups 104 Highest Education 105 Paying for the Encore 106 The Freedom to Work 108 Capitalizing on the Upside 110 Notes 111 Chapter 8: The Mature Workforce: Profiting from All Abilities 113 Jody Heymann A Shaky Foundation 114 Revisiting Perceptions and Biases 116 Deflating Age Discrimination 117 Laying the Foundation 119 Reaping the Economic Gains 121 A Zero-Sum Game or an Intergenerational Win? 122 A Rejuvenated Workforce 124 The Space-Program Effect 125 Notes 126 Chapter 9: Boomer Philanthropists: A Golden Age of Civil Society 131 Susan Raymond Philanthropy as Leadership 132 Older and Kinder 133 A Golden Age of Civil Society 135 The Rising Role of Women 137 Philanthropy and Ethnicity 139 Reinforcing the Golden Age 140 Conclusion 142 Notes 143 Chapter 10: A City for All Ages 145 Henry Cisneros Demography and Urban Destiny 146 Aging in America’s Cities 147 Aging and the Living Environment 148 Fostering Independent Urban Lives 149 Building the City for All Ages 150 A Strategy for Human Service Needs 154 Conclusion 161 Notes 162 Chapter 11: Aging and Learning: The Future University 163 Steven Knapp Universities in the New World of Aging 165 The Study of Aging 166 Back to School 168 Learning from Older Teachers and Scholars 172 Conclusion 175 Notes 175 Part Three: Perspectives and Possibilities 177 Chapter 12: Aging in a Majority–Minority Nation 179 Fernando M. Torres-Gil The Great Challenge 181 The Political Tempest 184 A Journey of Ethnicity and Aging 185 Boomers and Latinos—Demographic Destiny 186 A Symbiotic Convergence 188 The Common Ground 190 Shifting Political Winds and Alliances 192 Notes 192 Chapter 13: Healthy Ageing and Well-Being in Britain and the World 195 Baroness Sally Greengross Ageing in Britain 197 Increased Pressure on a Fragile NHS 198 Conquering Alzheimer’s Disease 199 Advancing Age-Friendly Environments 201 Eliminating Ageism 203 Conclusion 205 Notes 205 Chapter 14: Financial Security: Longevity Changes Everything 209 Dan Houston The New Retirement 211 Off Track 211 A Foundation for Success 213 The Way Forward 214 The Final Challenge 222 Notes 222 Chapter 15: New Transitions: A Changing Journey of Life and Health 225 Philip A. Pizzo The Life Continuum 227 Knowing When to Change 228 Timing a Transition 229 Health Opens Options 232 Contemplating Transformation 233 A New Kind of Sabbatical 234 Reaching for the Upside 236 Notes 236 Chapter 16: Life Reimagined: The Second Aging Revolution 237 A. Barry Rand The Changes behind the Change 239 The First Aging Revolution 241 Redefining the “Golden Years” 242 Reimagining Life 244 What is Next? 247 Notes 248 About the Editor 251 About the Authors 253 Index 265

About the Author :
PAUL H. IRVING is president of the Milken Institute, where he leads initiatives to improve public health and aging across America and the world, expand capital access, and enhance philanthropic impact. Under his direction, the Institute produced the widely acknowledged Best Cities for Successful Aging index. Formerly CEO of a large professional services firm and a corporate lawyer, Irving remains actively involved in global business and charitable leadership in his “encore career”.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781118691908
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy, and Purpose
  • ISBN-10: 1118691903
  • Publisher Date: 03 Apr 2014
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 304


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