How Centennial’s Emphasis on User Experience is Helping Older Adults
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With a population of 108,000 and situated just outside of Denver, the City of Centennial is uniquely suited to be a leader in creating a universally liveable city.
Its uniqueness derives from a few factors. The first is that the city is lean, meaning that it only has about 50 employees, a relatively small number when you look at cities of comparable size. It also places a premium on innovation, something which was advanced by a Bloomberg grant it was awarded in 2014.
The grant provided an opportunity for the city to look at various needs and take new approaches in finding solutions to the challenges it faces, like a rapidly-growing older adult population. And lastly, the city has embraced User Experience Design, or UX Design, as a driving force for how it engages and shapes its community.
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