Could your idea be the next big thing in Aged Care?
Calling all hackers (geek/coder), hipsters (creative/design), hustlers (pitcher/seller), consumers & carers, and anyone else passionate about improving outcomes for older Australians – the innovAGE hackathon has returned!
The creators of the winning project S.T.R.O.K.E.
Hosted by Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) at Gurrowa Innovation
Lab Melbourne, the innovAGE hackathon aims to encourage entrepreneurial
thinking to improve the lives of older Australian’s and their families.
It is an intergenerational innovation event, open to anyone and brings
together community members, developers, designers and entrepreneurs to
develop age related solutions (services and products).
Over the weekend of 25-27 November 2016, teams will work to design
and build a working prototype of their proposal. This can be anything
that integrates technology (i.e. mobile application, website or software
linked to wearable hardware).
While a maximum of five people are allowed in each team, organisers
still encourage people to register to participate. “Don’t worry if
you’re flying solo as we’ll help you find a team on the first day of
InnovAGE,” say organisers.
Real customers and service providers are also available to help teams
further understand the challenges and opportunities faced by the Aged
Care industry and leaders from the local tech community will mentor
teams through the weekend.
Last year’s overall winning team was Joshua (13), Kaiden (10) and
father, Donovan Edye from ACT, who won the accolade for their STROKE
(Stroke Therapeutic Rehabilitation Occupational Kinect Experiment)
project. They were inspired to find a way to help stroke patients
improve their upper locomotive function after their grandfather was
hospitalised by a stroke but wasn’t motivated to continue his
rehabilitation exercises when he returned home.
After a weekend of innovation, mentoring and workshops, teams will
pitch their solutions to an experienced judging panel for the
opportunity to win some fantastic prizes on Sunday afternoon, 27
November.
