[Retirement activities: wish or reality?]

The discrepancy between the potential and the reality of productive aging is very substantial. We have to deal with a structural gap. The individual productivity of aging is much more developed than the options of society for productive aging. Two ways of overcome the structural discrepancy are discussed. First options for post-retiremental activities are described. They follow the aim to enrich the role activities of elderly people by job options and honorary work. Second the model "Aktion 55" is discussed as an innovative initiative for new post-retirement activities. Future interventions have to follow demographic changes by developing age-integrated social roles and to leave age-differentiated activities and roles.