At no cost, you will get the smart watch and G3 smartphone to use for prototyping during the Challenge. Students-use the smart watch to create a design solution for the Challenge! LG is supplying a limited number of devices to interested students.
Designers-would you like to develop on the Tao platform? Request your device and get started! Tao is supplying a limited number of devices to students (at no cost) to develop on and use to prototype for the Challenge.
In connection with the Center of Longevity’s Design Challenge, Joe Hustein, Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering-Design at Stanford University, has offered to counsel participants, as he has been doing for years with Stanford students, on legal and business questions they may have in crossing the gap between creation and commercialization of their product designs. Specific areas include IP (patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets), licensing, ownership, assignments, confidentiality, liability, and business strategies. Learn more >
9/23/2014 – CHALLENGE KICKOFF
The Kickoff Event was the official launch for the Design Challenge. This event featured thought leader talks, Ideation Workshop senior user insights panel, and networking reception. Read more >
9/15/2014 – IDEATION WORKSHOP
The Ideation Workshop was a pre-Kickoff event that brought together Design experts from IDEO and older adults from the Stanford and Bay Area community to identify areas of focus for the Challenge. Read more >
