Future mobility for increased freedom in an aging population

Purpose and goal: Aim: To work for increased inclusion among the elderly people who experience reduced mobility in the city of Lidingö.

Objective: Address citizens´ perspectives in the gaps between their own ability to move and the support that is available through, for example public transport, ride services, escort, transport and technical solutions. What could be here? What do the needs look like and which solutions could meet them? Explore a future scenario where people maintain their quality of life despite reduced physical mobility.

Expected results and effects:

We want to create a future scenario that contains mobility solutions for people who experience reduced mobility. Our design takes place in the form of one or more prototypes which are exhibited in Lidingö town hall. No person in our future scenario has lost their quality of life.

The project highlights that we need to take into account an aging population when we develop mobility solutions. We want to stimulate meetings, dialogue and arouse thoughts and commitment about who we take into account when we develop solutions for tomorrow´s society. Approach and implementation:

The project begins by exploring possible future scenarios where mobility solutions for increased mobility i a natural part of society. We apply foresight methodology and start from trends and weak signals. We then use speculative design to create a physical prototype that is exhibited in Lidingö City Hall.

Reactions to the prototype are collected and used for the exhibition at Vinnova in January 2025. External communication is used to arouse commitment and stimulate dialogue about which target groups we take into account when we develop tomorrow´s society.