Watch the EP04 – Blue Seniors of the Drop, Ripple, Wave series

Seniors are an essential and growing part of a community that hold traditions, experience, and knowledge but also have special needs and fragilities.

In the fourth episode of the Drop, Ripple, Wave series, Fabio Pittarello, computer science professor at Ca’ Foscari, and Venice City Councilor Paola Mar, discuss ways to promote spatial and cultural justice for seniors living in coastal areas, while making the most of their historical and cultural knowledge about these regions.

The Blue Seniors drop explores interactive design as a support for inhabiting a place, starting by examining seniors’ needs and involving them in the design and evaluation of platforms and tools prototyped in workshops. Characterized by an inclusive, intergenerational approach, it aims to bridge gaps among seniors, families, social services, designers, and entrepreneurs.

The EP04 – Blue Seniors – is part of a bigger series split in two seasons, with episodes dropping every month from April to November in 2024 and 2025 – here and on Canal 180’s Youtube channel. Season 1, titled Drop, Ripple, Wave, is composed of conversations where consortium members and external experts discuss each of the eight pilot project typologies – drops. Learn more about the video series here.