A DANISH QUESTIONAIRE Vitale villages with active seniors

Headlines of questionaire 1. Which are the common visions among young and seniors? 2. Available educational training on the market today and wishes for the future? 3. How does young and seniors communicate together? 4. What stimulates debate and activities across age diffences? 5. How to empower young and seniors in the continuity and development of the villages?

Focus group Rural volunteers from Mariagerfjord Municipality Representatives from the Community centers in the Northern Jutland

Preliminary results Does young people and seniors have the same visions of how their society may develop? 57/57 Common vision

Preliminary results How often do you meet to discuss new initiatives / visions for your community? 48/57 More often than every six months Between ones every six months and a year Rarer Never Don’t know Common vision

Preliminary results Which are the common visions among young and seniors? 37/57 Who participates at these meetings? Representing an association Not representing an association Others Common vision

Preliminary results What more could you do in your community to strengthen the development of new ideas and visions? 1. More meetings 2. More cooperation among associations 3. The Municipality has to do more… 4. Digital exchange between citizens – idea bank 5. Ask the children and let them 27/57 Common vision

Preliminary results Why is it that there is no common vision between young people and seniors in your community? Evening school classes 44/57 Courses done by local associationsCourses for the actives in associations Education

Preliminary results What type of courses would you like to see locally in the future? 1. Rural districts politics and village development 2. First aid, language, sports, food, IT, music, dance etc. 3. Association governance and economy 4. Creative thinking, communication and body language 5. Entrepreneurship – also for young people 33/57 Education

Preliminary results When was the last time you spoke about a project/activity? Communication Young people seniors Seniors young people Within the last couple of days Within the last week Within the last month Within the last 3 month Later Never Don’t know 15/5725/57

Preliminary results What would it take for young and seniors to improve their communication? 12/57 Communication Young people seniors Seniors young people A place to meet and a initiative Activities aimed at both groups Cooperation between associations That the seniors let go of “how it’s always been” Home work café More common activities What do young people and seniors want to do together? 20/57

Preliminary results What motivates you to enter a dialogue with the seniors? 12/57 Communication The young people about themselves Seniors beliefs about younger people It’s the only opportunity to change for delopment The seniors have the knowledge of the past – a lot to give Only if we listen to them If we can be of any help to them – they are too busy Only if it can benefit them (sarcastic answers) If we can create common activities 20/57

Preliminary results What do you think motivates the counterpart? 17/57 Communication The seniors about the young peopleYounger people beliefs about seniors That we listen to the young people and take their input seriously If we can solve a problem for them (young people don’t have the time) That we together intergenerational can implement projects Their interest for the local society Energy is contagious Maintain the past as it has always been They are often “just” attending, but at the end they say “it’s not for us” They can learn something from the young people 9/57

Preliminary results Which are the greatest challenges in communication with the counterpart? 12/57 Communication The young people about the seniorsThe seniors about the young people To take the initiative – little time, hard to reach and don’t meet at the same activities The lack of common language and intergenerational understanding Inertia towards change Their lack of time and that we don’t meet and have common activities Making them talk about their wishes for the future – they don’t show any interest We need a new common digital forum 17/57

Preliminary results When was the last time you involved yourself in a local activity? Involvement Young people Seniors Within the last couple of days Within the last week Within the last month Within the last 3 month Later Never Don’t know 12/5723/57

Preliminary results What would motivate your own age group to do more? Involvement Young people Seniors They must have the offer Personal invitation They need a specific tast Temted with coffee and cake That they can gain something out of it Don’t know 12/5723/57

Preliminary results What do you think motivate your counterpart to do more? 10/57 Involvement The young people’s answerThe seniors’ answer That they feel that their contribution makes a difference Maintaining the network They need to be invited personally and tempted with coffee and social activities They need the offer – a specific task Desire, community feeling and that their contribution makes a difference That they feel an obligation That other young people contact them A carrot for example concert tickets etc. 17/57