Comments on: Sparks – Playful Innovation http://www.polaine.com/2009/07/14/sparks-playful-innovation/ Uncommon Sense Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:40:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Andy Polaine http://www.polaine.com/2009/07/14/sparks-playful-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-8568 Andy Polaine Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:55:47 +0000 http://www.polaine.com/?p=1301#comment-8568 <p>That's not like you to get carried away... ;-)</p> <p>Yes, I have had the same experience with my Grandmother. It was always hard to see this once lively and jolly woman sink into her own inner parallel universe of dementia in the most drab environment. I'm sure there is a lot that designers and service designers could do. The question is, as always, who pays for it. It's something I wouldn't mind looking into though - so thanks for the inspiration.</p> That’s not like you to get carried away… ;-)

Yes, I have had the same experience with my Grandmother. It was always hard to see this once lively and jolly woman sink into her own inner parallel universe of dementia in the most drab environment. I’m sure there is a lot that designers and service designers could do. The question is, as always, who pays for it. It’s something I wouldn’t mind looking into though – so thanks for the inspiration.

]]> By: jamesmac http://www.polaine.com/2009/07/14/sparks-playful-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-8566 jamesmac Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:42:04 +0000 http://www.polaine.com/?p=1301#comment-8566 <p>Well yeah, I did mean it seriously but got carried away. </p> <p>When I used to visit my grandfather at a nursing home it was the most drab, uninspiring environment - makes you wonder whether there's anything the design of the place could actually do to help stave off dementia and alzheimers.</p> Well yeah, I did mean it seriously but got carried away.

When I used to visit my grandfather at a nursing home it was the most drab, uninspiring environment – makes you wonder whether there’s anything the design of the place could actually do to help stave off dementia and alzheimers.

]]> By: Andy Polaine http://www.polaine.com/2009/07/14/sparks-playful-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-8565 Andy Polaine Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:58:20 +0000 http://www.polaine.com/?p=1301#comment-8565 <p>Amusing as your comment is James, the whole nursing home brain stimulation issue is definitely worth exploring from a service design perspective.</p> Amusing as your comment is James, the whole nursing home brain stimulation issue is definitely worth exploring from a service design perspective.

]]> By: jamesmac http://www.polaine.com/2009/07/14/sparks-playful-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-8564 jamesmac Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:58:31 +0000 http://www.polaine.com/?p=1301#comment-8564 <p>On a tangent, I wonder if they could use it in nursing homes to help prevent alzheimers? Apparently crosswords, sudoku etc after a while do nothing to help keep the brain cells replicating because after a while their 'new challenge' factor plateaus. Sounds like this represents an evolving challenge.</p> <p>If it took off, nursing homes could become more like think tanks with a bed, breakfast and bedpan service. If it became government-sponsored, they could brainstorm on all sorts of pressing public service problems.</p> On a tangent, I wonder if they could use it in nursing homes to help prevent alzheimers? Apparently crosswords, sudoku etc after a while do nothing to help keep the brain cells replicating because after a while their ‘new challenge’ factor plateaus. Sounds like this represents an evolving challenge.

If it took off, nursing homes could become more like think tanks with a bed, breakfast and bedpan service. If it became government-sponsored, they could brainstorm on all sorts of pressing public service problems.

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