John Mathers
Healthier Working Lives Enterprise and Design lead
- Co-founder Design Age Accelerator and Healthy Ageing by Design, Creative Venue
Contact details
Biography
My experience in the ageing arena. My experience in the ageing arena. I have consulted in the brand, design and creative industries for over 40 years. More recently I have focused on enterprise, supporting the start-up community, Chairing the British Design Fund and co-founded an accelerator focused on the use of design in the healthy ageing market.
The impact I’d like to make as part of the HWL programme. The impact I’d like to make as part of the HWL programme. I want the UK to be seen as a trailblazer in the use of design in the Healthy Ageing market and to play my part in making that happen.
Research
Healthier working lives for the care workforce
The programme assesses the challenges and opportunities for the over 50’s care workforce.
Project status: Ongoing
Features
Innovation Projects: Homing in on the right problem
We focus on a series of Older Care Workforce innovation projects working to co-design solutions - with Shain Khoja and Andy Robinson's work with care homes.
The Circle of Care
With each project, the teams’ first task is to collaborate to define their problem statement that is as a jumping of point to co-design a solutions that are...
Co-Design for Care: HWL Ripple - inspirational, accessible and easy to use
In looking at the role of co-design in care, the sectors context informs HWL’s work in two ways – the need for lived experience and future trends.
Research
Healthier working lives for the care workforce
The programme assesses the challenges and opportunities for the over 50’s care workforce.
Project status: Ongoing
Features
Innovation Projects: Homing in on the right problem
We focus on a series of Older Care Workforce innovation projects working to co-design solutions - with Shain Khoja and Andy Robinson's work with care homes.
The Circle of Care
With each project, the teams’ first task is to collaborate to define their problem statement that is as a jumping of point to co-design a solutions that are...
Co-Design for Care: HWL Ripple - inspirational, accessible and easy to use
In looking at the role of co-design in care, the sectors context informs HWL’s work in two ways – the need for lived experience and future trends.