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除臭口罩、臥床排泄便盆……2022剛剛開(kāi)啟，“智養(yǎng)天年”項(xiàng)目團(tuán)隊(duì)已經(jīng)在緊鑼密鼓地籌劃新的產(chǎn)品了。他們希望研發(fā)一套應(yīng)用于老人排泄場(chǎng)景的產(chǎn)品組合 ， 進(jìn)一步提升失能失智老人家庭的生活質(zhì)量。

作為寧波諾丁漢大學(xué)創(chuàng)行青年協(xié)會(huì)的明星項(xiàng)目，“智養(yǎng)天年”致力于為高齡老人家庭搭建全鏈條支持體系，解決失智失能老人的照護(hù)問(wèn)題。去年，項(xiàng)目團(tuán)隊(duì)相繼研發(fā)并上市了防嗆喂水器與行動(dòng)提醒器。目前，產(chǎn)品已服務(wù)近3000名失智失能老人、逾600位高齡老人照護(hù)者，而這一數(shù)字還在不斷增長(zhǎng)。

值得一提的是，這群寧諾創(chuàng)行青年還帶著“智養(yǎng)天年”一路闖入了“善創(chuàng)未來(lái)”社會(huì)創(chuàng)新賽道全國(guó)總決賽，從200多個(gè)高校團(tuán)隊(duì)中脫穎而出，一舉拿下全國(guó)冠軍。同時(shí)，項(xiàng)目還贏得了渣打銀行、松下電器特設(shè)的“未來(lái)企業(yè)家精神獎(jiǎng)”全國(guó)冠軍和“松下·美好生活關(guān)護(hù)獎(jiǎng)社會(huì)創(chuàng)新賽事”全國(guó)亞軍。

■寧諾創(chuàng)行青年協(xié)會(huì)（原名“賽扶”）成立于2007年，致力于通過(guò)社會(huì)創(chuàng)新解決聯(lián)合國(guó)可持續(xù)發(fā)展目標(biāo)下的社會(huì)問(wèn)題，培養(yǎng)面向未來(lái)、富有企業(yè)家精神的青年領(lǐng)袖，是培養(yǎng)兼具社會(huì)情懷和商業(yè)素養(yǎng)的青年領(lǐng)袖成長(zhǎng)平臺(tái)。團(tuán)隊(duì)成員既包括學(xué)校不同專(zhuān)業(yè)的在校生，也有已經(jīng)畢業(yè)、活躍在各行各業(yè)的寧諾校友。“智養(yǎng)天年”就是寧諾創(chuàng)行青年團(tuán)隊(duì)目前正在進(jìn)行的項(xiàng)目之一。

起源：“怎么才能給外婆一個(gè)

更加安全舒適的生活空間？”

“智養(yǎng)天年”項(xiàng)目的發(fā)起人毛子涵，是國(guó)際學(xué)專(zhuān)業(yè)的學(xué)生，也是一名阿爾茲海默患者的家屬。她的外婆罹患阿爾茲海默癥已經(jīng)七年了，目睹衰老與遺忘給親人帶來(lái)的痛苦、懷著對(duì)家人深切的愛(ài)，子涵想要深入了解這一社會(huì)隱疾�！拔以趺茨芙o外婆一個(gè)更加安全舒適的生活空間呢？”“我怎么能讓家里人照顧得更輕松一些？”“當(dāng)我變老后，我想要生活在一個(gè)在怎樣的環(huán)境里呢？”...... “智養(yǎng)天年”項(xiàng)目組便是在這一系列困惑中踏出他們的腳步。

2020年7月，“智養(yǎng)天年”在寧諾創(chuàng)行青年協(xié)會(huì)正式立項(xiàng)。來(lái)自學(xué)校不同專(zhuān)業(yè)的13位項(xiàng)目初創(chuàng)成員、再加上已經(jīng)從寧諾畢業(yè)的4名創(chuàng)行理事會(huì)成員，這個(gè)多元化背景的項(xiàng)目團(tuán)隊(duì)開(kāi)啟了社會(huì)調(diào)研與產(chǎn)品開(kāi)發(fā)的漫漫長(zhǎng)路。他們花了大量時(shí)間，閱讀了480篇文獻(xiàn)，對(duì)147戶(hù)家庭和8個(gè)養(yǎng)老機(jī)構(gòu)開(kāi)展了為期兩個(gè)月的田野調(diào)查。從國(guó)家級(jí)數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)到社區(qū)活動(dòng)中心，從家中到養(yǎng)老機(jī)構(gòu)，從教授的辦公室到與行業(yè)專(zhuān)家討論的會(huì)議室，他們運(yùn)用專(zhuān)業(yè)的社會(huì)學(xué)工具研究老人和照護(hù)者的真實(shí)生活與核心訴求，以便更好地改善他們的生活環(huán)境。

項(xiàng)目成員拜訪(fǎng)社區(qū)與養(yǎng)老機(jī)構(gòu)

落地：“一個(gè)小小的產(chǎn)品

便能創(chuàng)造改變”

“項(xiàng)目剛啟動(dòng)時(shí)，我們不知道該往何處去，阿茲海默癥議題的龐大讓我們愈發(fā)清晰地意識(shí)到自身能力的邊界。直到在養(yǎng)老院里，我們切身體會(huì)到照顧者一整天面臨的種種困境，才終于意識(shí)到：一個(gè)小小的產(chǎn)品，只要它能為這些照顧者提供時(shí)間和勞動(dòng)上的便利，減少患者們面臨的病痛與傷害，它便能創(chuàng)造改變。” 設(shè)計(jì)成員曾靖淳（工業(yè)設(shè)計(jì)專(zhuān)業(yè)畢業(yè)生）如是說(shuō)。

于是，2021年初，項(xiàng)目組通過(guò)對(duì)13款預(yù)備產(chǎn)品的競(jìng)品分析與可行性研究，最終選擇了防嗆喂水器與夜間行動(dòng)提醒器兩款產(chǎn)品進(jìn)行設(shè)計(jì)與研發(fā)。

“通過(guò)對(duì)市面上已有產(chǎn)品的分析研究，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)這兩款產(chǎn)品能夠填補(bǔ)空白�，F(xiàn)有的老人喂水杯要么不能很好地控制流速，容易發(fā)生嗆咳，要么不方便照顧者喂水，容易灑出；而提醒器一般都過(guò)于智能化且價(jià)格昂貴，不便于照顧人員和養(yǎng)老機(jī)構(gòu)使用。我們希望自主研發(fā)出的產(chǎn)品能夠解決這些痛點(diǎn)難點(diǎn)�！蓖蹴g奇（金融財(cái)務(wù)和管理專(zhuān)業(yè)畢業(yè)生）說(shuō)。

此后，項(xiàng)目組輾轉(zhuǎn)于煙臺(tái)、杭州、寧波、上海和嘉興，從生產(chǎn)工廠(chǎng)走到實(shí)驗(yàn)室，從養(yǎng)老機(jī)構(gòu)走到高齡社區(qū)，為更加貼合使用需求，還邀請(qǐng)了醫(yī)療機(jī)構(gòu)和醫(yī)護(hù)人員參與產(chǎn)品改進(jìn)。

學(xué)校一直很鼓勵(lì)校園里的創(chuàng)業(yè)創(chuàng)新實(shí)踐，從項(xiàng)目設(shè)想到最后落地，我們獲得了源源不斷的支持。比如團(tuán)委辦公室、李達(dá)三孵化園、Ingenuity Lab等部門(mén)，還有郭庭魁、阮奕、周是今、孫煦、劉炳建、Vladimir Brusic、Christian Mueller、周海波、Grant Dawson等寧諾眾多專(zhuān)家教授給予了我們很多鼓勵(lì)和指導(dǎo)。他們不僅傳授創(chuàng)業(yè)知識(shí)和產(chǎn)品指導(dǎo)，還引導(dǎo)我們參加創(chuàng)新比賽，幫助我們申請(qǐng)項(xiàng)目資金等等�！蓖蹴g奇回憶道。

幸運(yùn)的是，2021下半年，產(chǎn)品落地并開(kāi)啟了首批生產(chǎn)�！爸丘B(yǎng)天年”也在一個(gè)個(gè)困難的解決過(guò)程中，變得越發(fā)完善、成熟。

未來(lái)：為失智失能老人家庭

搭建全鏈條支持體系

目前，“智養(yǎng)天年”已成立寧波柏遂梧幽健康養(yǎng)老管理有限公司，正式入駐寧諾李達(dá)三孵化園。

現(xiàn)在，項(xiàng)目組成員正不斷根據(jù)用戶(hù)反饋和市場(chǎng)動(dòng)態(tài)，調(diào)整迭代產(chǎn)品設(shè)計(jì)，搭建適老化產(chǎn)品集群和全鏈條失智失能老人家庭支持體系。這一群在養(yǎng)老行業(yè)乘風(fēng)破浪的寧諾學(xué)子秉承初心，砥礪前行，在社會(huì)創(chuàng)新的舞臺(tái)上留下了青年的聲音，在“老齡群體”中融入了青年的身影。

項(xiàng)目產(chǎn)品規(guī)劃的部分資料

解決現(xiàn)實(shí)問(wèn)題、成就更美好的未來(lái)生活，是寧諾的戰(zhàn)略目標(biāo)之一，也正是在這樣開(kāi)放、創(chuàng)新、多元的校園環(huán)境中，“智養(yǎng)天年”項(xiàng)目得以萌芽、誕生和發(fā)展。項(xiàng)目組坦言，他們希望這個(gè)“養(yǎng)老夢(mèng)”越走越遠(yuǎn)，愿每一個(gè)中國(guó)的高齡家庭，都能擁有有尊嚴(yán)的生活，擁有溫暖而充滿(mǎn)希望的明天。

Gold medal winning team committed to improving quality of life for the elderly

The YEAction student team at University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) is now developing a product bundle of daily necessities such as deodorant, mask and bedpan for the elderly members of the community, hoping to contribute to and improve their quality of life. This is another initiative from the “Rest for Love” project by YEAction, following previous innovations such as the water cup which prevents choking and the sensor which alerts caregivers. So far, the “Rest for Love” bundle has benefited around 3,000 elderly people and more than 600 caretakers, and the number continues to grow.

In 2021, the YEAction student team won the national championship, competing with more than 200 college teams in the "Youth for Greater Expo" Social Innovation Track National Final with their project focusing on caring for the elderly "Rest for Love". Founded in 2007, YEAction (formerly known as "SIFE") is committed to solving social problems and cultivating young leaders who are both socially minded and have strong commercial skills. "Rest for Love" is one of the ongoing projects of YEAction.

Zihan Mao, a third year student reading International Studies, is the founder of "Rest for Love" inspired by her grandmother, who has suffered from Alzheimer's disease for years. "How can I provide my grandmother with a safer and more comfortable living space?" she asked herself. With the aim of caring for patients with Alzheimer's disease like her grandmother and improving their living quality, in July 2020, Zihan and other members from YEAction started the project.

To better understand daily life and the essential needs of the elderly and their caregivers, the "Rest for Love" team did a large amount of research and conducted long-term fieldwork in various households and nursing homes. "At first, no one could think of where we should go to start. But once we arrived at a nursing home, we experienced the various difficulties that caregivers face all day long. We finally realised that even a small, useful product could ingeniously make a difference," said Jingchun Zeng, the design member of the team.

In early 2021, after prolonged brainstorming, analysis and feasibility studies, the project team eventually decided to develop a water cup which prevents choking, and a sensor that detects unusual movement and alerts caregivers. “From solutions to product implementation, ‘Rest for Love’ experienced numerous difficulties. What we wanted was to accurately grasp the most urgent needs of elderly families suffering the most from dementia and other disabilities, and then provide them with high-value solutions,” explained Renqi Wang, a graduate of Finance Accounting and Management.

Meanwhile, the team cooperated with professional medical institutions to initiate disease awareness campaigns and screening for Alzheimer's disease in Ningbo’s elderly community. So far, the “Rest for Love” project team has established a health technology company, and has settled in the Li Dak Sum Incubator at UNNC.

“UNNC has always encouraged entrepreneurship and innovative practices. The team has received continuous and strong support from the University's Youth League Committee Office, Li Dak Sum Incubator, Ingenuity Lab and other departments, as well as guidance and encouragement from professors such as Professor Vladimir Brusic, Dr Grant Dawson, Dr Vincent Kuo, Dr Bingjian Liu, Dr Christian Müller, Dr Yi Ruan, Professor Xu Sun, Dr Haibo Zhou and Dr Steven Zhou. They not only supported us with entrepreneurial experience and product design, but also helped us to participate in innovation competitions and apply for funding,” explained Renqi.

Currently, members of the team are adjusting and updating the new iterations of the products, taking into account market trends and consumer feedback. Their intention is to create a product offer and a family support system in order to effectively care for the elderly, using their youthful energy to serve the elderly members of the community.

Solving problems and improving lives is one of the strategic goals of UNNC. It was under such an open, diverse and innovative campus atmosphere that student projects like “Rest for Love” could develop. In the future, “Rest for Love” plans to continue to combine the most pressing user needs, build a product group suitable for the elderly, and build a full-chain family support system for the disabled elderly and those suffering with dementia, all the while continuing to give hope that every family with elderly loved ones in China can have a dignified life and hope for tomorrow.

文字來(lái)源 | NUBS China, Nico，李熙涵

圖片來(lái)源 | 王韌奇，毛子涵

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