Teach Me How to Techie

With an aging population as our key demographic, it is crucial to understand and cater to their capacity and willingness to adopt new technology into their lives. That being said we also need to cater to the caregivers and doctors need for technology. The following are the four patterns we found within this guiding principle.

Significance of Technology

“They often need regular and consistent ‘cueing’ in order to accomplish tasks, so it’s important that they have someone to assist them and remind them to do basic things like take their medicine” – Ashley Stump (expert interview)

Stubbornness

“I’m not afraid of technology, but I don’t have the time to learn to use it” – Muriel Gia

Fears of Tech

“I’m kind of scared of technology. I don’t want to try to figure something out on my own because I’m afraid of breaking it” – Denise Brown

Potentials of Technology

“Ideally, I would love an all-in-one dashboard to show vital stats, with a few quick buttons where you could put comments and pictures.” – Kathleen Murphy (expert Interview)