Center for Digital Thriving

We are so thrilled to announce our collaboration with?In Tandem?to support youth in shaping the future of tech! Follow the link below to learn more about what's ahead ...?? #DigitalThriving

Join us today, Oct. 15, at 4:15 p.m. EST for our latest Open Lab where we'll discuss all things Grind Report related. Whether you've read the new?report?or this info is completely new to you, all are welcome (and encouraged!) to join. We'll be sharing our leading findings on what young people told us, including how to best support them through these pressures. Hope to see you there (RSVP below)! ??? #DigitalThriving?#GrindReport Registration: https://lnkd.in/g8YF5wf3 Report: https://lnkd.in/griKwAKj

Let’s face it: Teens today are navigating a ???full of pressures. From personal relationships to future plans, teens must juggle expectations from friends, family, teachers, and even social media. We are so thrilled to release a new report in collaboration with Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and Common Sense Media: Unpacking Grind Culture in American Teens: Pressure, Burnout, and the Role of Social Media. ? Of the young people we surveyed, 81% told us they feel negative pressure, and more than 1?? in 4?? are feeling burned out. Social media plays a role here — helping reduce some pressures and amplify others — but it is only part of a broader story that includes pressure from adults, peers and even internal pressures. Young peoples’ voices are key in this conversation, so let’s listen to and learn from them! Take a look at the report to learn more: https://lnkd.in/griKwAKj ???? Researchers: Emily Weinstein, EdD, Executive Director, Center for Digital Thriving Sara Konrath, PhD, Associate Professor, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Eduardo Lara, BA, Research Specialist, Center for Digital Thriving Beck Tench, PhD, Researcher and Designer, Center for Digital Thriving Carrie James, PhD, Managing Director, Center for Digital Thriving Supreet Mann, PhD, Director of Research, Common Sense Media Amanda Lenhart, MA, Head of Research, Common Sense Media #DigitalThriving #YouthVoice #GrindCulture

The Call for Applications for the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop's Well-Being by Design Fellowship is now open! This five-month, virtual professional development program is open to all mid-career designers of young peoples' interactive media and tech. Learn more about the program here, and please share with youth tech product professionals in your networks:?https://lnkd.in/gVBRHUW4

Spread the word! The deadline for Young Futures Org's Under Pressure Funding Challenge has been extended to this Thursday, October 3. If you are a grant seeker with solutions to help ease the pressures of growing up in a digital world, this challenge is for you. Apply at: https://lnkd.in/dP3fDCNe #UnderPressureChallenge?

For scholars, designers, educators and other practitioners, and policy makers who are passionate about?#DigitalWellbeing?and #YouthMentalHealth, Carrie James and Mizuko Ito would love to hear from you! The review period ends September 30. You can read Youth Wellbeing in a Technology-Rich World here: https://lnkd.in/g9cE8eqF ?

?? Hot off the [digital] press ?? Today, the Hopelab and Center for Digital Thriving research teams release two case studies to illustrate that youth-engaged research is both possible and incredibly rewarding! Check out the case studies for practical insights and lessons learned: https://lnkd.in/dKbxUnnA #youthvoice #youthengagement #research

Are you looking for a way to elevate youth voices and meaningfully build youth voice into your work, but not sure where to start? We’ve just released our Youth Voice Playbook to help. It’s a free, interactive resource collaboratively produced by Hopelab, Character Lab, In Tandem, and our team at the Center for Digital Thriving. We want to help build a future where all young people can thrive. To make that happen, young people need their voices heard, their experiences understood, and their ideas elevated. Take a look at the link below to access the Playbook for guidance on planning, recruitment, and our favorite activities for exploring young people’s perspectives and then making sense of what they’ve shared. It features a collection of usable resources, honest insights, and real stories from various projects. ?? #DigitalThriving #DigitalAgency #YouthVoices #SocialImpact https://lnkd.in/gkBDGac7

Announcing the Center for Digital Thriving's inaugural cohort of Fellows: Alija Blackwell, Adrienne Joe, Chrystal Koech, & Molly Josephs! We are excited to be supporting their innovative projects: - Partnering with youth to redress negative impacts of school monitoring software and surveillance technologies and design healthy, #youthcentered digital ecosystems - Building an app that promotes positive #digitalhabits, agency, self-awareness, and resilience - Developing frameworks for tech product design aimed at #youthwellbeing and agency - Curating a youth podcast series focused on digital thriving and the qualities of #digitalhavens Head to our website to learn more about our Fellows! https://lnkd.in/gmxU5Zmf #digitalthriving #digitalagency ????

Our team is so excited to collaborate with Young Futures Org on its Under Pressure Funding Challenge. This challenge is a funding call to create helpful solutions to ease the many pressure teens face while growing up in a digital world. Learn more about the challenge and apply by October 1st: https://lnkd.in/gfXhf3tX. We are honored to help uplift youth engaged research and develop this RFP with the YF team. Also stay tuned for more youth voice research from the CDT, coming soon... ????