HAPPI Hour Webinar - Towards age-friendly futures: Local practice and perspectives
Join this Happy Hour webinar to explore what it really means to create age-friendly futures — from policy to practice, research to real-life impact.
Overview
This lively session brings together a rich mix of voices and insights: from the latest thinking on how to assess ageing in place, to the challenges of affordability in age-friendly cities and communities.
Hear firsthand how Bolton Council is embedding age-friendliness into its local strategy, explore design-led approaches to later-life connectedness, and discover the emerging evidence in a new report, "The Connector: An Exploration of Later Life Community Connectedness Through Design Thinking and Co-Design".
Whether you’re working in housing, health, local government or research, this session promises to share new perspectives and practical takeaways to shape healthier, more inclusive communities for all of us as we age.
This lively session brings together a rich mix of voices and insights: from the latest thinking on how to assess ageing in place, to the challenges of affordability in age-friendly cities and communities.
Hear firsthand how Bolton Council is embedding age-friendliness into its local strategy, explore design-led approaches to later-life connectedness, and discover the emerging evidence in a new report, "The Connector: An Exploration of Later Life Community Connectedness Through Design Thinking and Co-Design".
Whether you’re working in housing, health, local government or research, this session promises to share new perspectives and practical takeaways to shape healthier, more inclusive communities for all of us as we age.
Agenda
4:00 pm – Welcome and Housekeeping
Sally Razey, Communications and Membership Officer, Housing LIN
4:05 pm – Welcome and Introduction
Jeremy Porteus, Founder and CEO, Housing LIN
4:10 pm – Title tbc
Dr Hannah R. Marston, FGSA, Senior Research Fellow, The Open University
4:20 pm – Title tbc
Iain Scott, Senior Lecturer, Edinburgh School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
4:30 pm – Title tbc;
Lauren McKechni, Chief Executive, Age UK Bolton
4.40 pm - The Connector: An Exploration of Later Life Community Connectedness Through Design Thinking and Co-Design
TBC
4:50 pm – Audience Q&A
5:00 pm – Close
4:00 pm – Welcome and Housekeeping
Sally Razey, Communications and Membership Officer, Housing LIN
4:05 pm – Welcome and Introduction
Jeremy Porteus, Founder and CEO, Housing LIN
4:10 pm – Title tbc
Dr Hannah R. Marston, FGSA, Senior Research Fellow, The Open University
4:20 pm – Title tbc
Iain Scott, Senior Lecturer, Edinburgh School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
4:30 pm – Title tbc;
Lauren McKechni, Chief Executive, Age UK Bolton
4.40 pm - The Connector: An Exploration of Later Life Community Connectedness Through Design Thinking and Co-Design
TBC
4:50 pm – Audience Q&A
5:00 pm – Close
Why attend our HAPPI Hour webinars?
At our popular events, you can:
- Watch and discover new extra care housing developments to find out about the design, development and operational management arrangements so that you can explore solutions that can transform your ‘offer’;
- Listen to the latest practice, research, new funding initiatives, innovative products or projects so that you have the insight and intelligence required to improve your service delivery; and
- Learn about the current sector issues so that you are up-to-date and better positioned to respond to the latest policy and innovative operational developments.
- Connect with industry experts and fellow Housing LIN members, exchange ideas, and share experiences in a relaxed setting.
Keep the conversation going with #HAPPIHour on Bluesky (opens new window) and LinkedIn (opens new window).
All HAPPI Hour webinars are FREE on a first come, first serve basis. Create your account or log in to avoid any disappointment.
At our popular events, you can:
- Watch and discover new extra care housing developments to find out about the design, development and operational management arrangements so that you can explore solutions that can transform your ‘offer’;
- Listen to the latest practice, research, new funding initiatives, innovative products or projects so that you have the insight and intelligence required to improve your service delivery; and
- Learn about the current sector issues so that you are up-to-date and better positioned to respond to the latest policy and innovative operational developments.
- Connect with industry experts and fellow Housing LIN members, exchange ideas, and share experiences in a relaxed setting.
Keep the conversation going with #HAPPIHour on Bluesky (opens new window) and LinkedIn (opens new window).
All HAPPI Hour webinars are FREE on a first come, first serve basis. Create your account or log in to avoid any disappointment.