Imagining the Future

Animation that explores the technical, medical and cultural forces that will shape the future of care.

Background

Aims and ambitions

Over the next 10-15 years there are likely to be significant changes both in the numbers requiring access to support and the strategies for responding to this.

Change occurs when old patterns break down and new patterns begin to replace them. Change is not always good. In human affairs it is just as likely that people will react with fear, hatred or injustice to change. So the challenge is not just to change - but to change well - to innovate. If innovation means good change then this forces us to ask a further question - what is good?

Author

Written by Kevin Doughty, Centre for Usable Home Technology.

With thanks to those who attended the workshops for each of the three themes - the other two are Citizenship and Workforce - and contributed to scoping the reports.