Proposed policy for developing social innovations to create value for the aging

Abstract

This paper has its objectives: (1) to study the aging wisdom in terms of arts and crafts, arts of agricultural culture, and education; and (2) to create policy proposals for developing social innovations to create value for the aging. Snowball sampling was used to recruit the target group consisting of 6 senior citizens from Pathum Thani province, together with 10 experts in the development and transmission of aging-related wisdom. The research tools used were unstructured in-depth interviews and a group discussion. The IOC consensus values were from 0.6–1.0. The data analysis applied content analysis. The results showed that: (1) In the field of arts and crafts, there is embroidering Sabai Mon and Mon cloth. Similarly, in the sphere of arts and culture, there are a hundred monks, Lam Pa Khao San, and Loi Krathong festivals. Additionally, in the study of agriculture, there is farming combined with fish farming, and for the education segment, there is educating the children, the youth, and the people. The policy proposal for social innovation development was to create values for the aging consisting of 3 issues: (1) Organizing systems and mechanisms for agencies are roles in strengthening the aging in self-development and ready to transfer wisdom with eight measures; (2) Promoting and developing the potential of people of all ages to be competent by using learning resources and wisdom of the aging with six measures; and (3) Promoting family and community networking for working together for the wisdom for youths with six measures.