Upon the invitation of Braunschweig Zukunft GmbH and the Technical University Braunschweig (Germany) Ursula Staudinger held a public talk on demographic change and the potential of older employees on 15 September, 2015. In her keynote, she focused on the opportunities and challenges of an aging workforce for companies, highlighting that cognitive performance can be improved even in old age. “The aging of our parents and grandparents as well as our own ageing is not the same as the aging of our children. Human development changes within the biological boundaries of the lives we live and the social context,” she said in her speech. Read more
Talk at the Academy of Management
The workforce is rapidly aging. Older segments of the workforce are not only the fastest growing right now, but are also the only ones projected to grow significantly in coming decades. With workplaces becoming increasingly older and more intergenerational, organizations that act actively to capitalize on the aging workforce stand to gain the most. Read more
Age Boom Academy
Throughout the globe, apart from sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor, fertility rates are dropping, longevity is increasing, and the proportion of older adults in the population is steadily on the rise. This population transformation has been evident for over a decade, but its global effects have hardly been recognized other than in glib dismissals like “China’s growing old faster than it’s getting rich.” And myths about the transformation persist. Read more
Live Talk at Wisdom Research Forum
On May 8, Ursula Staudinger held a talk on “Improving Wisdom” at the Wisdom Research Forum in Chicago. Other speakers at this cross-disciplinary meeting, hosted by Howard C. Nusbaum at the University of Chicago, included Monika Ardelt, Judith Glück, Igor Grossmann, Valerie Tiberius and Amishi Jha. The diversity of meeting participants set fertile ground for engaging discussions about various approaches for studying and applying wisdom. Read more
Berlin Demography Forum
The „Berlin Demography Forum“ – a global platform for leading politicians, scientists, economists, and representatives of international organizations and civil society – took place for the fourth time in March 2015. Ursula Staudinger moderated the „International Scientific Panel“ with world leading demographic experts. The international scientists presented their current research and discussed the role of activity and participation in old age. Read more