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New Research from UNICEF Innocenti Tests the RITEC Framework with Kids

by Sarah Jacobstein
April 30, 2024

We are very excited to share new research produced by UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight as part of the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC)

Digital Safety and Well-Being at the PRIVO Children’s Digital Privacy Summit

by Sarah Jacobstein
February 22, 2024

The Cooney Center was honored to be invited to PRIVO’s inaugural Children’s Digital Privacy Summit in Los Angeles in January. We don’t have the opportunity to connect with those in

Announcing the Well-being by Design Fellows

by Allisyn Levy
January 16, 2024

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center is thrilled to announce the 10 fellows who have joined our inaugural Well-being by Design Fellowship, which is supported by Pinterest and foundry10. The fellows

Into the Digital Future: Designing for the Positive Possibilities of Technology with Jaspal Sandhu

by Laura Higgins and Jordan Shapiro
November 14, 2023

In this episode, Jordan and Laura sit down with Jaspal Sandhu, Executive Vice President at Hopelab, a social innovation lab dedicated to supporting the mental health and well-being of young

Expanding a Child’s Network of Learning Opportunities with Design Squad Maker

by Paula Menta Rodriguez
September 20, 2023

Kids had fun using Design Squad Maker, saying they liked “figuring out a problem to solve” and “making something useful with my hands and figuring out how it works and

Well-Being by Design Fellowship: Call for Applications

by Medha Tare
September 13, 2023

The Call for Applications period has closed. Please learn about our Fellows here!The Cooney Center is excited to announce our new Well-being by Design Fellowship, supported by Pinterest. We invite

Designing Digital Play for Well-Being at the 20th Anniversary Games for Change Festival

by Sarah Jacobstein
August 7, 2023

The Cooney Center was thrilled to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Games for Change Festival alongside an incredible community of thoughtful people dedicated to making games and the world

Let Kids Wonder, Question, and Make Mistakes: How the Designers of Children’s Technology Think about Child Well-being

by Rotem Landesman, Jenny Radesky, and Alexis Hiniker
August 1, 2023

Along with rolling heat waves, rising gas prices, and the occasional new social media site, the recent news cycle has been dominated by commentary on the potential risks, harms, and

Designing Digital Play for Well Being at Games for Change 2023: Panel and Workshop

by Administrator
June 28, 2023

Panel: Designing Digital Play for Well-Being at Games for Change 2023 July 18, 2023 at 1:45pm The Times Center | Main StageHow do we define well-being in a digital world

“We would have created our own ‘adult’ version of fun”: Adult co-designers’ perspectives on designing technology with children

by Medha Tare and Mona Leigh Guha
June 22, 2023

What happens when you are trying to design a new technology for kids and things do not go as expected? In the case of the University of Maryland KidsTeam, you

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