Age Friendly Innovation Bootcamp Poland- services elaborated during workshops

1. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DEVELOPED DURING WORKSHOPS FOR SENIORS
1. Formation of a database of forms of spending free time (by seniors):
Problem:
- lack of information about current events for seniors from the entire region,
- lack of proper communication (some seniors have no idea about events organized for
them).
The need and benefits:
- activating seniors to go out and about,
- the need for social gatherings.
Idea for a product/servie:
- gathering all current events in one place to facilitate access and give seniors a choice, for
this purpose, bulid a base in which seniors can read about all mettings, concerts etc. taking
place in a given venue,
- creating a website or application.
2. Establishing an association od seniors:
Probelm:
- no places for senior meeting,
- no institutions that would be targeted at all seniors, and not just for the selected group.
- loneliness of some seniors.
The need and benefits:
- geater intergration,
- spending free time.
Idea for products / service:
- selecting seniors - leaders who will run the association and encourage older people to
become members and attend meetings, events, etc.
- with time, commercialization of the association through the introduction of membership
fees.
3. Shopping trolley for the senior
Problem:
- now shopping trolleys are too heavy,
- unhealthy and uncomfortable body position when pulling the cart (forced body twist,
causing backache, shoulder pain, neck pain).

2. The need and benefits:
- many benefits for the senior: healthy spine, convenient shopping, the opportunity to buy
more products.
Idea for a product/service:
- production and distribution by Lidl, Auchan stores, etc. electric carriages, which will be
"driven" by their owner (they will have built-in GPS) and were controlled using a remote
control.
- the investor can be a commercial outlet.
4. Platforms for boarding / disembarking on trains
Problem:
- often the platforms are too low and the entrance to the train is too high, which makes it difficult to
get in, especially for the elderly,
The need and benefits:
- facilitating getting on and off the train, which will allow seniors to travel more comfortably,
- such platforms are currently used in buses and trams,
- it will encourage seniors to travel by train.
Idea for a product / service:
- building platforms for getting on / off in trains,
- the investor could be Polska
5. The application "Grandma / grandfather on the phone":
Problem:
- shortage of experienced babysitters,
- lack of a general carer / guardian base.
- greater trust in the older woman as a babysitter than in the case of a younger woman, due to the
greater experience in taking care of children,
The need and benefits:
- creating a portal / application by a private company with a database of carers / babysitters,
- provision of childcare services by seniors, especially by elderly ladies,
- a form of earning, making money for seniors,
- seniors have a lot of free time, which can be somehow managed,
Idea for a product / service:
- creating an application containing a database of babysitters and carers for children aged 50+,
- proper training of candidates for a child carer,
- creation and financing of the application by a private company.

3. 6. Concierge:
Problem:
- lack of a house caretaker in tenements, on housing estates,
- lack of a person from "special tasks, but time-consuming" when handling business events,
conferences, VIP services, etc.
The need and benefits:
- professional service of events, VIP events etc., by a person who will perform various tasks, e.g.
ordered a taxi for guests, registered participants.
- activation of seniors,
- additional earnings,
- personal development,
- adequate training,
- good manners.
Product and service:
- employment of older people as a "concierge",
- establishment of a company that will train and hire older people with high personal culture.
7. Handyman:
Problem:
- shortage of people who would perform simple repairs at home and other housework for low pay.
The need and benefits:
- creating a database of people who would provide their services with a detailed description of the
services offered,
- with time, creating an application through which you will be able to "order", for example, a
locksmith, builder, person for rolling furniture, etc.
- fulfilling the free time of seniors,
- using your skills,
- additional earnings,
- building a sense that you are a useful society.
Product and service:
- creating a database or application that will contain a list of older people who can do simple repairs
at home and other housework,
- a database created by a private company.
8. An application that reads text messages from the mobile phone "out loud":
Problem:
- many seniors have vision problems and can not read messages / texts from a mobile phone.
The need and benefits:
- facilitating reading of texts / messages from mobile phones,

4. - reading the text of text messages, etc. "aloud" by the application,
- the "reverse" function, that is speaking aloud the message text and transcription of the recording to
a text message.
Product and service:
- creating an application that could read "text messages" aloud and act the other way, that is,
transcribing voice messages to text messages,
- creator: a private company.