Human-centered design
Co-designing with the people who will use a tool, including those with sensory, cognitive, or mobility differences.
Our priorities
Tools designed around real lives
Technology
Encouraging accessible, ethical technology that helps people remain connected, supported, and safe without compromising dignity or trust.
In development
IDCC is building this area thoughtfully with qualified partners and people whose lives are affected by dementia.
Our approach
Purposeful work, shaped by evidence and lived experience.
Technology can reduce friction in daily care, strengthen communication, support independence, and help professionals see patterns earlier. Its value, however, depends on whether it is usable, secure, inclusive, and grounded in real needs.
IDCC plans to bring people living with dementia and care partners into the design process from the beginning. We will favor tools that solve a defined problem, protect privacy, and can be evaluated in everyday settings—not innovation for its own sake.
What we will focus on
Four commitments guiding this priority.
Each focus area will be developed with clear objectives, appropriate expertise, and meaningful community input.
Access and usability
Promoting simple interfaces, affordable models, language access, and realistic support requirements.
Privacy and safety
Encouraging transparent data practices, security, informed consent, and appropriate human oversight.
Real-world evidence
Evaluating whether tools produce meaningful benefits in homes, clinics, and communities.
Programs we are shaping
Building the foundation before the launch.
These initiatives are planned concepts, not yet active services. Their design, timing, and scope will depend on expert review, partnerships, community input, and funding.
Innovation review panel
A cross-disciplinary group to assess fit, usability, ethics, evidence, and potential impact.
Family co-design sessions
Structured feedback from people living with dementia and care partners.
Technology pilots
Time-limited partnerships to test promising tools in realistic care environments.
Responsible technology guide
Practical questions for organizations and families considering dementia-related technology.
Who this work is for
Designed around people, not programs.
People living with dementiaCare partnersTechnology developersResearchersHealth systemsInvestors and funders
Build this with us
Partnership makes the work stronger.
We welcome mission-aligned developers, engineers, designers, researchers, health systems, and funders prepared to test technology with transparency and meaningful user involvement.
Trusted starting points
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