Two-way teaching
Youth teach AI; older mentors teach business sense and how to treat people.
Care needs in a fast-ageing society are small, concrete and easy to miss. Off-the-shelf products often miss how older people actually feel. Young people, locked into a single exam track, carry their own anxiety.
AI has lowered the cost of making. IGIA pairs young agility in technology with older adults’ judgement and networks — so gerontech fits real life, youth find worth, and older people work again with purpose.
Youth teach AI; older mentors teach business sense and how to treat people.
One or two committed students can start with AI — no heavy capital.
Prototypes go into care homes and community centres, not just slide decks.
A youth gerontech IP bank, so firms can license work and teams can keep going.
Public and students. Try one lecture or workshop free.
Students who pass a contest unlock the year-round programme.
Teams whose prototypes enter field tests lead commercialisation and mentor schools.
Certified Trainer: alumni whose products shipped keep lifelong access, and are asked to return as teaching assistants.
The model — STEAM inquiry plus intergenerational care — is an official 2026 EDU-Port Nippon Supported Project of Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.