Storytelling

Challenge & Selection

With the advent of technology, people’s need is fulfilling with the click of a button. From online  shopping to online transaction, Computer/ Mobile plays a very important role which the present  generation are very well accustomed with. But when it comes to senior citizen , it becomes very difficult  for them cope up the advanced technology. I have seen people of my grandfather’s age hesitate to do  online transaction as they are not aware of the such technology. In my leisure time I used to talk with  senior citizen people who used to come to park for morning walk. They often used to see me browsing  internet in my phone and say to me “Today’s generation is very fast. They can do all their stuff with help  of mobile”. I have realized that feel outdated . The reason is obvious that there is no school or institution  for them to learn this technology. Their children have not enough time to make them understand this  growing technology. Moreover, they also hesitate to use such technology. I understood their problem  and shared a story telling technique to gain their confidence .

Application

I shared the story of my grandfather. I told them the way they are thinking now , my own grandfather  used to think in the same way. My grandfather hesitates to use smartphone as he was not accustomed  with that technology. So, I have started teaching him how to operate the same. At first, he hesitated to  learn but when I made him realized the importance of the same, he started gaining interest in the same.  I made him realized that these small learning will help him gain interest and will give them confidence  the accustomed with present technology so that he should not feel outdated.

Insight

As I have shared a story of my own grandfather , they can relate them with their own stories. As I come  across all the issue what my grandfather had faced while learning the same, I shared the same other  senior citizen. This works very well. They feel motivated as they have a live example . Also, they know  that if my grandfather can learn the same then they can also learn the same.

Approach

The only problem which they face is that there is no school or institution for them to learn this  technology. Their children may not have not enough time to teach this growing technology. So, I have  decided to open an institution where they can get people to learn such technologies. If they are unable  to come to institution, the teacher can go to their home .

