youth

Highlights from the 2026 Youth Design Team

by Colin Angevine
May 4, 2026

This spring, we wrapped up our third annual Youth Design Team. Hosted in partnership with In Tandem, this cohort of 10 teenagers from across the country engaged with our 2026

What Makes Play Meaningful?

by Jen Chiou
April 22, 2026

“You see a Stone Lion blocking your path.”At SXSW Edu, a room full of educators leaned in as they approached the first NPC (nonplayer character) of the game. “Wait… what do

Many Futures on the Bett Floor

by Michael Preston
January 27, 2026

Reflecting on my first Bett UK experience on the flight home, I found myself holding two very different impressions in my head at once. On one hand, the sheer scale

Designing Safe Online Communities to Promote Digital Thriving

by Catherine Jhee
December 15, 2025

What do kids have to do with the 500 billion dollar video game industry?Here at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, we recognize that for so many young people, online play

We’re Not The Anxious Generation

by Maximilian Milovidov
November 6, 2025

In his best-selling book, The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt argues that smartphones have “rewired” childhood and broken a generation. He calls Gen-Z the least flourishing generation in modern history and

SXSW EDU 2026: It’s Panel Picker Time!

by Catherine Jhee
August 5, 2025

Each March, the brightest minds in education, technology, and media gather in Austin, TX for SXSW EDU to explore what’s next in learning. Here at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center,

The 2025 WBxD Fellows Take Their Show on the Road

by Sarah Jacobstein
July 31, 2025

What did our 2025 Well-Being by Design Fellows learn about designing tech with kids’ well-being in mind? A lot, it turns out!During the intensive five-month program, the 12 mid-career designers

Webinar: Launching the Voice of the Child

by Administrator
July 2, 2025

The Voice of the Child toolkit is an evidence-based resource designed for researchers, service providers, clinicians and others keen to involve children and young people in their work – whether

Highlights from the 2025 Youth Design Team

by Colin Angevine
May 5, 2025

The 2025 cohorts of the Well-Being by Design Fellowship and the Youth Design Team have been an amazing success! Our Fellowship program brings together a group of children’s media and

The Career Game Loop: Equipping a New Generation for Career Resilience through Play

by Jessica Lindl
May 1, 2025

In a world where career paths are no longer linear, how can we prepare young people to thrive amid constant change? At Unity Technologies, and through my book The Career

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