Influencers of modern ageing
If you want the power to influence the future of ageing, The Plug-in offers you the opportunity to work alongside industry, government and researchers to share your lived experience and improve, services and products that will better meet the diverse needs of older people.
Join The Plug-in to contribute your insights to the areas that matter most to you and other older South Australians.
- Participate in workshops, surveys and interviews
- Opportunities to share your lived experience with tailored support and training
- Input into product testing, service design and development
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Have your say
Visit the projects page on The Plug-in website for all the latest opportunities to contribute your lived experience in workshops, surveys and interviews.
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It’s nice to know that by contributing, you’re helping other people.
Helen, Member of The Plug-in Community
Contribute to the areas that matter most! If you’re aged 50+ we invite you to join our Plug-in community.

Tap into our network of influencers
If you’re from an organisation that wants to gain valuable insights and understand your older customers at a deeper level, then connect with us — we’re ready to partner with you to transform your product or service offering to meet the changing and diverse needs of people aged 50+.
The Plug-in offers support and guidance through:
- Full-service research activities, including surveys, workshops, focus groups and interviews complete with actionable insights reporting.
- Participant recruitment and relationship management of people aged 50+ placed into your own research project (including clinical trials).
- Recruiting people aged 50+ with lived experience, including niche segments for committees and advisory boards.
- Advice, support and development of community engagement strategies and public policy.
- Customer satisfaction, including benchmarking and tracking.
- Tailored research translation services including consumer facing resources and research summary videos.
You do some seriously amazing work with a community that clearly love being involved.
Sean Greely, Founder and CEO, Care-Konnect