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Give and Take Care: living lab experiments to support Ageing in Place

Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: February 2016 - February 2018

People

Name Telephone Email Office
Dr Gabriella Spinelli Dr Gabriella Spinelli
Reader - Innovation Management
(Principal investigator)
T: +44 (0)1895 267544
E: gabriella.spinelli@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267544 gabriella.spinelli@brunel.ac.uk Michael Sterling 252

Outputs

Spinelli, G. and Weaver, P. (2021) 'The roles of local, complementary and community economies and currencies as sustainable alternatives to the systemic challenge of older adults’ care'.SCORAI Europe Workshop: Sustainable Consumption and Care. Virtual.Open Access Link

Conference paper

Weaver, PM., Marks, MB., Skropke, C., Hogan, LM. and Spinelli, G. (2020) 'Sustaining and Growing Social Innovations Using Integrated Development Models: Experiences from the US, UK, and Japan', in Briar-Lawson, K., Miesing, P. and Miesing, BM. (eds.) Social Entrepreneurship and Enterprises in Social and Economic Development. Oxford, UK; New York, NY, USA : Oxford University Press. pp. 96 - 132. ISBN 10: 0-19-751829-X. ISBN 13: 978-0-19-751829-8.

Book chapter

Spinelli, G. and Weaver, P. (2019) 'Experimenting with a structured approach to building complementary economies for community resilience and positive social impact using digital social currencies and social valuation of transactions'.5th Biennial RAMICS International Congress on Monetary Innovation and Complementary Currency Systems. Hida-Takayama, Japan. 11 - 15 September.Open Access Link

Conference paper

Spinelli, G. and Marks, M. (2019) 'Opportunities and Challenges in Utilizing Social Finance Impact Investments to Support Social Innovations'.International Social Innovation Research Conference. Glasgow.Open Access Link

Conference paper

Spinelli, G. and Harris, N. (2019) 'The role of User-Centred Design (UCD) in support of Ageing in place: assistive devices, social platforms, service UCD and robotics to enhance wellbeing for older adults'.British Society of Gerontology 48th Annual Conference. Liverpool, UK. 10 - 12 July. British Society of Gerontology 48th Annual Conference - Resilience and Living Well in Local Communities. pp. 67 - 68.Open Access Link

Conference paper

Spinelli, G. (2016) 'An altruistic approach at the time of austerity: the case of Give&TakeCare as a community-led model to contribute to the solution of the older adult social care crisis.'.Institute of Place Management 4th International Biennial Conference. Manchester, UK.

Conference paper