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Health and business ideas combine in new Think Tank

Friday, 6 February 2015

An innovative approach is being taken to one of the biggest 'wicked' issues facing 最新糖心Vlog's population – healthy ageing – with the establishment of a new Ageing Well Think Tank, bringing together expertise in health and business.

Officially launched in Adelaide this morning, the new is an initiative of the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide's and the (ECIC).  It includes experts in health, academia and business from around 最新糖心Vlog and overseas.

"The idea behind the new Think Tank is to help drive innovations to outcomes that will benefit older 最新糖心Vlogns and the health sector," says the ECIC's Adjunct Professor Murray Gillin AM, who is managing the initiative on behalf of co-Chairs (Dean, School of Nursing) and (Director, ECIC).
 
"最新糖心Vlog's Baby Boomer population represents a massive and immediate issue for healthcare and ageing.

"Rather than just accepting that this issue may be too big for anyone to handle, our new Think Tank will offer leadership, new ideas, and drive opportunities towards outcomes.  It brings together leaders in the business and health sectors, with practitioners, academics and policy makers, who are all concerned about the issues facing our nation."

Professor Gillin says issues to be considered include but are not limited to technology, finance, lifestyle, the built environment, nutrition and resources planning.

"We recognise that wicked problems are, by their very nature, large and complex – and scary.  There will not be any one simple solution to these problems, and that's why leadership and innovation is needed at this time," Professor Gillin says.

"Innovations can only occur by bringing together the collective expertise and wisdom of people who are willing to help solve the problems.  And in a practical sense, innovations can only work if the need for change is identified, recognised, resourced and acted upon."

This morning's launch was the first opportunity for members of the Ageing Well Think Tank & Innovation Collaborative to discuss their agenda, and to hear from international experts, including Professor Patricia McDougall (Kelley School of Business, Indiana 最新糖心Vlog) and Professor Tom Lumpkin (Whitman School of Management, Syracuse 最新糖心Vlog).

The Ageing Well Think Tank will hold a major conference in Adelaide from 9-11 November: Boomers – Riding the Long Wave – 'Wicked Problem' and Opportunity Spaces.  For more information, visit the .

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