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CILIP RPG members have also been digesting the New Map of Life report published by the Stanford Centre for Longevity in November that explores new and more flexible options for learning, earning and saving. The report team at Stanford highlight the need to reimagine and redesign outdated systems and infrastructure in key areas that intersect with longevity including work, childhood and education.


See the full report from the Stanford Centre on Longevity at: https://longevity. stanford.edu/the-new-map-of-life-report/


CILIP RPG Lessons Learned Age diversity is a net positive Never before in human history have so many generations been alive at the same time, creating opportunities for intergenerational connection that have until now been impossible.


“Ageing society” A longevity perspective views the later decades of life as a dividend that can be strategically distributed across all stages of life.


Align health spans to life spans Health spans – defined as the years in which people are healthy, mobile, mentally sharp, and free of pain – have not kept pace with life spans.


Prepare to be amazed by the future of ageing Today’s five-year-olds will benefit from an astonishing array of medical


December 2021


MEMBERS of CILIP RPG have been busy drafting priorities for 2022 and


collecting feedback


via the online RPG Focus Group. Keep an eye out for the updates from CILIP RPG so that you do not miss out – see links at the end of this column on how to subscribe to the CILIP RPG email updates.


Never before in human history have so many generations been alive at the same time...


advances and emerging technologies that will make their experience of ageing far different from that of today’s older adults.


Work more years with more flexibility


Imagine more flexible, less sequential routes through all the roles, opportunities, and obligations that life brings.


Learn throughout life Given the strong links between education, health and longevity the New Map of Life project team calls for innovation and more flexible options in our education system so that more people can develop their potential and become productive and engaged over longer lives.


Build longevity-ready communities


Which investments will produce the highest returns for the greatest number of people over the course of a century?


Life transitions are a feature, not a bug


While the conventional life course is a one-way road through pre- scripted stages, the new map features roads with forks, which take us in many directions through the roles, opportunities, and obligations that longer lives will bring.


Join the New Map of Life debate Any thoughts on how we can get the attention of workers and leaders in the library, information and knowledge sector as well as encouraging entrepreneurs, policy makers and thought leaders across society? The CILIP: Library, Information and Knowledge Professionals group on LinkedIn has over 23,000 members: you can join free of charge at: www.linkedin.com/groups/1730267 and there is a New Map of Life discussion thread at: https://tinyurl.com/NewMapLife (LinkedIn sign in required)


Building your network See the list of CILIP groups that you can


David Byrne is a member of the CILIP RPG Committee, a creative at Ad Hoc Art UK http:// adhocart.uk/ and former Head of Knowledge Management at BT Legal. He is also Contemporary Art subject specialist at the u3a (University of the Third Age) www.u3a.org.uk and represents CILIP on the Committee of IFLA’s Knowledge Management Section https://origin-www.ifla.org/km


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