Human-Centered Design and Aging Innovation

with Dhaval Patel,

Founder and CEO, Lotus Laboratories

This week on Art of Aging, host Michael Hughes chats with Dhaval Patel, Founder and CEO of Lotus Laboratories Inc. During the episode, Dhaval shares his personal journey of how mobility struggles in his life helped spark a desire to help create technology to serve those with mobility needs. The conversation also includes how reliability and simplicity are the cornerstones of good technology, the challenges of creating technology in the space, how to give users the product-handshake experience, and more.
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Notes:

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • What Lotus is and the technology they are working on (0:49)
  • Dhaval’s personal story of wanting to create technology to serve those with mobility issues (4:09)
  • How reliability and simplicity can drive innovative technology (8:00)
  • The importance of human-centered design (10:27)
  • Giving users the product-handshake experience (17:30)
  • The challenges of creating technology (23:45)
  • Advice for those looking to invent technology in the future (26:15)
  • Three questions on aging for Dhaval (29:25)
  • Connecting with Dhaval (37:22)

 

Abundant Aging is a podcast series presented by United Church Homes. These shows offer ideas, information, and inspiration on how to improve our lives as we grow older. To learn more and to subscribe to the show, visit abundantagingpodcast.com. 

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