Category Archives: Youth

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 technology designers and the Youth Design Team – hosted in partnership with In Tandem – features 20 teens from 10 states in 10th through 12th grades. Throughout the spring, youth designers have participated in panel discussions and workshops to share their experiences and perspectives, and to ask big questions to…

In this episode of ‘Into the Digital Future,’ hosts Laura Higgins and Jordan Shapiro welcome Lucy Thomas, co-founder and CEO of Project Rockit. Discover how Lucy and her team address bullying, hate, and prejudice, amplifying youth voices to create safer online spaces. Learn about Project Rockit’s unique approaches and the importance of involving young people in tech and social development. Whether you’re a parent, educator, or tech professional, this conversation offers invaluable insights into building a kind and inclusive digital…

In January 2024, the Cooney Center announced 10 fellows in our inaugural Well-being By Design cohort. Since then, the fellows have been meeting regularly to learn about the frameworks and approaches that can help media and technology companies integrate well-being principles deeply into their products for children. During this period, the fellows have had opportunities to workshop their emerging insights with a parallel cohort of teenagers in the Cooney Center’s Youth Design Team. With representation from across three US time…