Seven lessons from seven years of design research with young people

Design research with young people takes courage, creativity and plenty of pizza. Being prepared, authentic and sensitive to the teenage brain is essential. ReachOut Australia and Redrollers Research have collaborated on many projects over the past 7 years and regularly share learnings in between projects. In this presentation, we’ll draw on our design research experience from multiple projects working with young people on the topic of their everyday lives, mental health and wellbeing. We’ll share our successes and failures, and the lessons we’ve learned along the way. We will walk you through 7 key themes: sharing stories; methods; activities and materials.