Analysis

March 22, 2022

Video explainer: Why older people should be an innovation focus

In Europe, one in five people is now over 65, so why do innovators focus so little on this segment?


Watch our innovation editor Maija Palmer discuss why this data caught our eye, and the questions it raises.

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