Nexus Insights: Clearinghouse for Ideas
In April of 2020 I wrote in this blog’s first post, that, “now is the time to understand what is changing, and why – and to plan for the post-COVID world.” Explaining the purpose of Nexus Insights, I wrote, “We recognize that there will be major changes, not just in seniors housing and care, but in all aging services, and in how we, as a society, will view aging itself, as well as older adults. The disruption this will cause will involve a range of industries beyond just healthcare, including hospitality, multifamily, retail, transportation, technology, and more. It will become necessary to create experiences for these customers, customized to their preferences – and demands.”
The Nexus mission
None of that has changed. The question for Nexus was how best to enable leaders to meet the challenges underway and seize opportunities being created.
In working with Nexus’ incredibly talented Fellows, particularly with Kelsey Mellard, Sarah Thomas, Jacquelyn Kung, and Ryan Frederick, it became clear that we all must revisit how we think about aging more broadly. This involves collecting and disseminating new ideas. Nexus Insights’ approach has therefore pivoted – to focus on helping leaders across a range of business sectors to challenge and change assumptions about aging, age-related abilities, and aging services.
To achieve this broader goal, Nexus Insights will become a “clearinghouse” for ideas, spotlighting new thinking on the future of housing and aging services for older adults. More broadly, we seek to encourage debate and discussion on what it means, and what it could mean, to age in America.
Introducing the Nexus “Fellows”
I am very pleased to be able to announce that all twelve of our established, extraordinary, and distinguished advisors have agreed, with enthusiasm, to embrace a more content-oriented approach. Together, this group of Nexus “Fellows,” representing a broad array of perspectives, has committed to help guide Nexus Insights’ initiatives, and to provide insights and provoke discussion and debate via speaking engagements, webinars, podcasts, blog posts, articles, and other published works, all of which will be available here on the Nexus Insights website. I have little doubt that, with this incredibly talented and knowledgeable team of Fellows, Nexus will deliver on its promise not only to encourage new thinking – but to drive transformation in aging and aging services.
Looking ahead – what is next?
Looking ahead, expect to find the latest, most controversial, most thought-provoking, and most important new ideas here on Nexus Insights. As a group of Fellows, we will be regularly publishing original new content – but we will also act as a “clearinghouse” to collect and disseminate high quality content. We will actively pursue a broader audience, promoting these ideas to leaders across a variety of settings, including
- Business
- Public policy
- Academic research across seniors housing and care
- Medicare and Medicaid services
- Housing
- Healthcare
- Technology.
As I wrote back in April 2020, “There is a great deal of opportunity, once we’re past the crisis – but there’s a lot of risk, too. If leaders don’t adapt during this period of immense disruption in attitudes, demographic shifts, technological capabilities, and customer expectations, then others will. Those offering old models from the old world will soon find themselves out-moded, the disrupted instead of the disruptor, in a new world order designed and built by their competitors.” Our mission today is to help ensure that as many leaders as possible have access to the newest and best ideas on aging and quality of life, catalyzing meaningful, market-driven reform at a time when it is needed the most.
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