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    Andy Smith

    Andy Smith is a veteran journalist and copywriter. Andy writes about hospitality, retail, senior living and higher education topics for influence group.
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    Tomorrow’s Senior Living Needs to Offer Innovative Experiences

    In a talk that offered fresh insights applicable to senior housing, futurist Brian Solis stressed the essential differences between ‘iteration’ (refining what works to make it work even better) and ‘innovation’ (developing something genuinely...

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    SLIF Attendees Share What Excites & Concerns Them About the Future

    When we asked attendees at SLIF18 what concerns and/or excites them about the future of the senior housing industry, their responses reflected a mixture of excitement, anticipation of almost unlimited opportunities and a bit of fear.  

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    SLIF Addresses the Challenge of Innovation vs. Inertia

    In an industry that’s stagnating despite a skyrocketing target demographic, how can senior housing providers jumpstart innovation and avoid being usurped by the next Uber or Amazon?

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    What Can Senior Living Learn from Airbnb?

    From restaurants to hospitality to IT, businesses across many industries are studying Airbnb’s meteoric rise.

    While the lessons for app developers and hospitality may seem obvious, our team wondered, What can senior living – an industry known for...

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    The Next Wave of Mixed-Use Senior Housing Development

    After a generation of isolation in suburban and rural developments, seniors are rebelling, demanding residential options closer to the action – in beach communities, near college campuses and especially urban centers.

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    What Can Senior Living Learn from Marriott?

    Since it acquired Starwood Hotels & Resorts in 2016, Marriott International has become the world’s largest hotel chain, with more than 6,500 properties in 127 countries.

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