Independence Matters

Independence Matters is a joint collaboration between the Technology Strategy Board and Design Council to support the development of great consumer services for later life.  

Through the programme we've funded seven start up enterprises who have used design-led approaches to develop innovative services that help older adults live well and stay independent. Find out more about the three different programmes of work, including a design challenge for secondary schools and the two business challenges: Keeping Connected and Home & Away, or download the booklet (please note it is 4MB).

About the Programme

We asked teams of designers, industry partners, service providers and third-sector organisations to propose how they would tackle problems associated with mobility and nutrition, in people aged 65-plus.

League of Meals - one of the solutions from our Independence Matters programme

The Seven Services

Find out more about the seven brilliant solutions to come out of our Independence Matters programme. They each support independence, choice and autonomy in different ways. Find out more...

Events

Find out more about the Independence Matters events here and catch up on what happened.

What we've learnt

Read some reflections from the seven teams on their experiences of developing services for older adults.

65th birthday cupcake

Join the conversation

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Older people

Resources

Older adults represent a huge untapped market and commercial opportunity. Design is an inclusive, empathic, human-centered discipline that can help develop services and products to meet older people's needs.

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