SARASOTA, Fla. (April 26, 2012) – The Institute for the Ages, a nonprofit think tank dedicated to the innovation of age-related products, services and policies, today named Tom Esselman as its new CEO. Esselman will lead The Institute for the Ages in activating ideas that prepare for the opportunities and challenges associated with aging populations [...]
SARASOTA – The man who helped bring the world greeting cards that play catchy tunes has been named the first leader for Sarasota’s Institute for the Ages, a nonprofit think tank supported by public and private startup money. After winning $1.2 million in economic development funding from Sarasota County in July, the institute — a [...]
The aging of the global population is changing the face of retirement. The combination of increased longevity, distressed pension funds and economic hard times is causing people to remain in the workforce longer than ever and forcing governments to raise retirement ages around the world. By 2050, nearly one third of those living in developed countries will be age 60 or older, according to the United Nations, up sharply from less than 12% in 1950.
Yes, but of old people. Not so long ago, we were warned that rising global population would inevitably bring world famine. As Paul Ehrlich wrote apocalyptically in his 1968 worldwide bestseller, The Population Bomb, “In the 1970s and 1980s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked [...]
The following story appeared in USA Today. In it, the author calls Sarasota “The Silicon Valley of Aging.” Communities can age gracefully By Ted C. Fishman For the past three years, I have been traveling in Asia, Europe and the U.S. to get a glimpse at a world population that is growing ever older. Before [...]
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