Headstream
Collab Lab 2021

Through Collab Lab, Headstream broke down barriers between young individuals and adults, uniting six young talents with tech professionals from the largest social media and gaming companies like YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook. In this two-month program, they collaborated to create a safer online space, exploring innovative co-creation practices that can be applied across various organizations within the tech sector.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Authentic
co-creation

Collab-Lab sparked authentic co-creation, where youth professionals  and tech experts collaboratively designed solutions that promoted positive and meaningful online experiences for young people and that can be replicated in other companies. Through four youth-led workshops, participants:

  • Engaged in meaningful discussions and activities focused on building collective principles of digital wellbeing
  • Translated youth stories into product co-creation
  • Applied digital well-being principles to real-world digital use cases
  • Brought the spirit of youth voices back to their respective social tech companies.

OUTCOMES

Youth Digital Well-being Principles [YDWP]:

Participants harnessed their collective insights into a video series around youth digital wellness. These videos represent the essence of youth perspectives and collaborative efforts, playing a pivotal role in advancing YDWP and promoting an inclusive, innovative approach to digital product development.

Watch the Video Series Here

Youth Digital Well-being Principles

1. Safety as a Foundation for Digital Well-being

In this video, Headstream introduces the Youth Digital Well-being Principles. Safety is the foundational principle of digital wellbeing and it means different things to different people, especially for youth. Learn more about what safety looks like for youth and why it is important to design with their perspective in mind.

Youth Co-Creation in Action

This video will explore the importance of young people as co-creators when building social technologies.

Meet Our Participants

Youth Professionals

Arielle Geismar

Tech Practitioners

Angela Hession
VP Trust and Safety,
Twitch