[8] In 1982, he joined a panel created by the Office of Technology Assessment, a think tank for the US Congress, to examine how population aging would impact America in the 21st century.
[1][10] Under Ken Dychtwald, Age Wave has conducted research studies with several Fortune 500 companies, including Edward Jones and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
[13][14] He co-authored, along with Sandra Day O'Connor and Stanley Prusiner, an op-ed, The Age of Alzheimer's, published by The New York Times in 2010.
This was turned into a 12-part podcast, a book, and a 60-minute documentary called Sages of Aging that aired nationally on public television.
[23] Dychtwald also received the Inspire Award from the International Council on Active Aging in 2018, recognizing individuals for their contributions to the active-aging industry.