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<P><SPAN>Note<STRONG>:</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN><STRONG>The event is free</STRONG> but as we have a number of seats, we are asking you to pay a deposit to book your seat.</SPAN><STRONG>After your attendance to the Design Jam, the payment will be refunded to you.</STRONG><SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P>According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one in four Americans aged 65+ falls each year andby 2020 there will 29 million falls reported in those 65 and older. Falls<SPAN>threaten seniors' safety and independence and generate enormous economic and personal costs.</SPAN></P>
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<P>However, falling is not an inevitable result of aging. This is why AARP Services, Inc. and UnitedHealthCare are sponsoring a <A HREF="https://challenges.openideo.com/challenge/fall-prevention/brief" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">challenge on OpenIDEO</A>, an open innovation platform for social innovation run by <A HREF="https://www.ideo.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">IDEO</A>, the innovation and design consultancy. Participants will be invited to collaborativelydevelop tools, environments and campaigns that support people in living mobile, healthy and empowered lives. Everyone has a stake in imagining innovative ways to help prevent millions of injuries from falls each year across the world.</P>
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<P>We are excited to invite you for a one-day design jam where you would be invited to generate innovative solutions to this complex and important social challenge using theHuman Centered-Design Process (a.k.a. Design Thinking).This is a great opportunity to <STRONG>learn and / or hone your design thinking skills</STRONG> <STRONG>while collaboratively develop solutions addressing the issue of mobility and aging.</STRONG> Teams will develop<STRONG>inspirational ideas and light prototypes</STRONG><SPAN>that they can post on the OpenIDEO platform and take them to the next level with OpenIDEO community's feedback.</SPAN>Moreover, two teams will be awarded up to $500 each as prototyping money to advance their idea.</P>
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<P>Our facilitating team will include <A HREF="http://engineering.nyu.edu/people/anne-laure-fayard" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Anne-Laure Fayard</A>, Associate Professor, Technology Management and Innovation, NYU Tandon,<A HREF="https://challenges.openideo.com/profiles/jspoth" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Joanna Spoth,</A> Challenge Manager, OpenIDEO at IDEO, and two professional mentors.</P>
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<P>Please join us for this Design Jam from 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM at NYU Tandon MakerSpace.</P>
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<P><EM>Breakfast, lunch and coffee break will be provided. (<SPAN>Breakfast will be served from 9:00 AM.)</SPAN></EM></P>
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<P>If you have any questions, please contact the event coordinator,Adhish Patel: <A HREF="mailto:adhish@nyu.edu" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">adhish@nyu.edu</A></P>
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<P><STRONG>Note:</STRONG>The event is free but as we have a number of seats, we are asking you to pay a deposit to book your seat. <STRONG>After your attendance to the Design Jam, the payment will be refunded to you.</STRONG> The Payment will not be refunded if you are unable to attend the event.</P>
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<P><STRONG>Acknowledgement:</STRONG> This event is organized by the Department of Technology Management and Innovation at NYU Tandon with the support of a VentureWell grant.</P>
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