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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

Into the Digital Future: Teens, Technology, and Trust with Amanda Lenhart

by Laura Higgins and Jordan Shapiro
February 27, 2025

In this episode of Into the Digital Future, hosts Jordan Shapiro and Laura Higgins sit down with long-time mixed methods researcher Amanda Lenhart to discuss her journey into internet research

Into the Digital Future: Online Safety Through the Eyes of Young People with Lucy Thomas

by Laura Higgins and Jordan Shapiro
December 16, 2024

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

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