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- A Social Business Model for Active Ageing:The Case of the Volto Já ProjectPublication . Bernardes De Oliveira, Sandra Margarida; Leal, Susana; Vivas, C.; Nascimento, João; Barradas, Luís Cláudio; Amaral, Marta; Rodrigues, Ana; São João, Ricardo; Santos, Cristina; Passarinho, Aldo; Ferreira, Maria ReginaThis paper presents the social business model of the VOLTO JÁ Project. The project aims to implement a senior social exchange programme in social economy organisations, seeking to promote tourism experiences for the elderly and highlighting active ageing. The business model is based on the sharing of resources to enhance the value proposition and will be supported by an information and communication technologies (ICT) platform. This research followed a two-phase data collection process. In the first phase, two focus groups were conducted with the participation of six social economy organisations (represented by their respective technical director) and ten academics. The goal in this phase was to understand the conditions they can offer and their willingness to have elderly people in the social exchange programme, and to develop key inputs for the social business model design. The model was built on the premise that the creation of social value is based on the sharing of existing resources. In the second phase, a third focus group was conducted with the participation of six social economy organisations (represented by ten professionals) and five academics. In this phase the aim was to validate the business model with relevant stakeholders.
- Designing and evaluating tourism experiences in senior mobility:an application of the OEC frameworkPublication . Amaral, Marta; Rodrigues, Ana Isabel; Diniz, Alice; Bernardes De Oliveira, Sandra Margarida; Leal, SusanaThis research was developed in the frame of the VOLTO JÁ Project, which aims to implement a senior social exchange program in Portugal, among social economy organizations to promote tourism experiences for the elderly. The main goal of the research is to present a three-stage model of designing and evaluating tourism experiences in senior mobility, named as the OEC Model. This model was established based on a set of data collection instruments, which were chosen according to the goals of each stage of the process, in the context of the VOLTO JÁ Project. The results of stage one and three of the model considered as a more integrated approach on designing and evaluating senior tourism experiences are presented. The findings highlight the importance of a pre-stage in what concerns organizing the tourism experience (supply perspective); and a post-stage assessing senior´s perceptions after the experience (demand perspective).