What’s happening
Populations are aging in most developed countries, and interest in longevity, fitness and preventive health is surging. Most financial, housing and work systems still assume a traditional life path.
Timing: LATER — roughly 5–15 years before this becomes structural.
Why it matters
A longer healthy life means longer careers, multiple career changes, new retirement models and new markets for older consumers.
What would make it real
- Employers design careers for workers in their 60s and 70s
- Financial products built for longer, more varied lives
- Evidence-based treatments that extend healthy years
What would kill it
- Healthy lifespan gains stall or reverse
- Rising healthcare costs overwhelm the benefits
- Inequality means only some people benefit