Valuation practices in the co-creation of better futures for ageing in place

n this paper we present and reflect on the development of a framework to map and explore valuation practices in ageing and health innovations. The development of this framework is embedded in the European largescale innovation project GATEKEEPER. The framework aims to contribute to responsible innovations by enabling reflexive practices. We therefore designed workshops in which participant conjointly map and reflect upon current and future values –such as trust, privacy, autonomy, taking care of each other- in the development of smarter living environments (e.g. the introduction of health monitoring apps, robotics, AI).
In the first half of 2020, nine co-creation workshops will be organized in seven different European countries (Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom). Following our design, relevant pilot site stakeholders will build future scenarios that visualize different perspectives on better ageing in place: their own, their imagined future perspective, and the perspective of an older person in their environment. By building these scenarios, the underlying and dynamic values will be explored, in relation to technological innovations.
We assume that building futures will help unravel different perspectives on ageing in place and related values, as well as open up opportunities to reflect on the potential tensions these diverging perspectives create. Our own observations during the workshops will not only help us unpack how valuation practices in the co-creation of health and ageing innovations are being shaped, but they will also enable us to reflect on the opportunities and limitations for the co-creation of responsible innovations.