Blooming Works! Community Innovation through the CoDesign Commons
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Blooming Works! Community Innovation through the CoDesign Commons

  • ALL AGES

Let's come together to brainstorm and create a vision for the future of aging on our small planet

By CoDesign Commons and Blooming Zone Initiative

Date and time

Friday, April 25 · 10am - 4pm EDT

Location

Endwright East Active Living Community Center

2894 East 3rd Street Bloomington, IN 47401

Agenda

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Gathering to sign in, enjoy a pastry, coffee, tea and mingle

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Welcome and Goals for the Day

Phil Stafford, CoDesign Commons

10:40 AM - 10:45 AM

Greetings from the City of Bloomington

Mayor Kerry Thomson, Bloomington, IN

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Live Better Longer: The Blue Zones Blueprint

Margaret Brown, VP, Blue Zones National Project

11:30 AM

The Blooming Zone Initiative: How You can get Involved!

Cynthia Schultz, Blooming Zones Leadership

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Luncheon Buffet (vegetarian)

Blooming Zones Initiative

Enjoy a plant-based buffet inspired by the Blue Zone principles

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

The Arc of Elderhood

Julie Hill, CoDesign Commons Teaching Artist

Julie will engage us all in the active creation of our collective Legacy Arc, revealing the intergenerational strength our group possesses

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

CoDesign for the Future of Aging in the Hoosier Uplands: Introduction

Phil Stafford

Phil will introduce the concept and methods of co-design and describe how every participant can help set a design agenda for 2025 and beyond.

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Open Space Workshop: Setting an Agenda for the Future

Phil Stafford, CoDesign Commons

Open Space facilitation enables any group of people to select their own agenda and define issues as they see them; to design with, not for others

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Closing Session

Gather to reflect, react, move and be moved. Throughout the day, Indiana University students will be in position to showcase their work with co-design participants and collages in progress created in...

About this event

  • Event lasts 6 hours
  • ALL AGES

Designing a Future for Aging in the Hoosier Uplands

Come join us at the Endwright East Active Living Community Center for an exciting event focused on designing a better future for aging in our community! Learn from experts in the field about innovative solutions and strategies to enhance the quality of life for older adults. Connect with like-minded individuals and be part of the conversation on how we can create a more age-friendly environment. Don't miss out on this opportunity to shape the future of aging in the Hoosier Uplands!

This event and the CoDesign Commons emerges from the collaboration of Indiana University Office of the Vice Provost for Research and School of Public Health, The Blooming Zones Initiative of Bloomington, and the Area 10 Agency on Aging.

The future of aging depends on the participation of all ages in the discussion.

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CoDesign Commons and Blooming Zone Initiative