Doing preparatory work before engaging the generations, pre-prep conversations

Community enabler to facilitate the co-creation process, e.g., needs analysis, design the programme properly

Building supportive communities and nurturing healthy relationships

Challenge: Teaching them the skills first,e.g., active listening

Start from the family, engaging your family members first to talk about different things (e.g., media), encourage them to spend time together

Media creating stereotypes, e.g., young have certain stereotypes about older people

Communication should start from the family, go into deeper discussions instead of everyday "gossips" or "chitchats"

Preparing/coaching people on how to communicate in a safe platform, there should be some guiding rules.

e.g., NTUC Health's trial and error success in bring younger kids to work with seniors, polyor universitykids coming to volunteer. Challenge is managing and aligning expectations.

Authenticity is key. Being genuine and honest, willing to open up with our true emotions.

Being Intentional

Regularity plays a role in deepening relationships

Explore informal events, e.g., a short term event or activity done regularly can also have an impact

Win-win collaborations to explore further, good usage of time --> Goes towards the intrinsic motivation of both groups coming together