Participate with the Global Centre for Modern Ageing®

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Become a Co-Designer

Help us learn what truly matters to you!

At the Global Centre for Modern Ageing®, we harness the wisdom and lived experience of older citizens, their families and caring networks, through our inclusive and engaging research program.

Our diverse, welcoming community of older co-designers work alongside businesses to design, build and commercialise products and solutions that enable and empower older people to live flourishing, independent lives.

When you join our research community, you will be invited to participate in a range of enjoyable co-design activities, from half-day workshops to longer-term studies spanning several months.

Projects are run in our globally-accredited LifeLab® at Tonsley Innovation District, as well as in real-life community settings.

We also conduct research studies via surveys, apps and online forums.

The common thread is innovative products, services and technologies that reflect the immense and exciting opportunities of Modern Ageing®.

This is your chance to tell businesses and organisations what truly matters to you, and collaborate with them on product and service development ideas, to better meet your needs and preferences in the future.

Read our case studies to learn more about the kinds of projects our co-designers and researchers have worked on, or register as a prospective participant via the link below.

Our participatory research explores key themes related to
purposeful, positive ageing.

Digital Access and Inclusion

Digital Access and Inclusion

Age-Friendly Precincts

Age-Friendly Precincts

Technology for Ageing Well

Technology for Ageing Well

Home Equity & Financial Products

Home Equity & Financial Products

Workforce Engagement & Transitions

Workforce Engagement & Transitions

Ageing in Place

Ageing in Place

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The GCMA undertook discussions and research with various stakeholders including Commercial & General and their architects, Woods Baggot, to identify design principles that informed the precinct and apartment builds supporting community-building, health and well-being, and ageing in place.

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Show us what ‘Ageing Well’ looks like to you - and win!
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Ready, set, SNAP! In partnership with New Idea Magazine, the GCMA is currently promoting an Australia-wide photo competition, with cash prizes to be won. We're seeking images and 'Ageing Well' stories that reflect the fabulous diversity (and reality) of ageing in Australia. Help us to paint a picture that's as vibrant and varied as you are!

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University of Melbourne seeking research participants over 65
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University of Melbourne seeking research participants over 65
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If you're aged over 65 years old, and are willing to share your experience using a fitness or activity tracker to monitor your health and wellbeing, the University of Melbourne's School of Computing and Information Systems would love to hear from you!

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Ken (73)
GCMA Co-Designer

“Co-design is built on two levels. The first is in designing products and services. The second is more focused on building communities and culture among seniors. That’s what really interests me.

“It’s important to consider ageing across the spectrum when trying to answer this question. We need to ask millennials, as well as Baby Boomers and everyone else. We have to consider the future when considering what it means to age well.”

Participant Registration

For further information about co-design, please email the Global Centre for Modern Ageing® using the button below.