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Designing for Children's Best
by D4CR Association
All about designing what is best for children. Ethical, enabling design discussed by design industry and academia stars. A show curated by D4CR - Designing for Children's Rights International Association - designingforchildrensrights.orgHave a look at the D4CR Design Guide - https://childrensdesignguide.org/ *** Acknowledgments ***Podcast team - Leyla Nasib & Polina Lulu,D4CR logo by Anna Puura,Podcast visual by Alona Lazarenko, Podcast music by Daniel Fokin
Episodes
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After what kids think: visiting Harriet, 13, in Sweden
Our next stop: Stockholm, where Harriet, 13, turns the tables—reflecting on what it's like to watch adults try to understand teenagers! We talk about creative freedom, complexity in games, representation, and unethical monetization strategies. Harriet is intelligent, funny, sharp, and a wonderful...
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After what kids think: visiting Alex, 11, in England
We're staying in England for one more conversation,—this time with Alex, 11, Wren's brother. We talk about motivation, choices, bias, interactive boards, Shakespeare’s spelling skills, the fast pace of modern childhood and—as our guest beautifully sums it—“cultural developments of life”. Alex is...
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After what kids think: visiting Wren, 8, in England
Our next stop: England — meet Wren, 8, who has a lot to say about what child-friendly really means. We talk about safety, freedom in learning, digital experiences, and how creativity evolves through exploration. Wren shares which platforms she avoids and why. Her insights are sharp and…
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After what kids think: visiting Sarah, 16, in Pakistan
In this season, we’re on a journey of exploring how kids understand design, children’s rights, and what we can learn from their unique insights, context, and perspectives. Hope these conversations spark ideas and action, amplifying the impact of youth voices in the world we’re designing together....
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Crafting equitable play spaces
Are you ready to enrich your understanding of play and spaces that allow equitable child experiences? In this episode we are joined by Marie Williams to reflect on the urgency of prioritizing play and moving beyond conventional ideas and aesthetics of play tools. Emphasizing the importance of…
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Play, physicality and AI
What is play, playfulness, and physicality? What are their practical sides and applications in the AI Era? What boundaries should we set to ensure AI is sensitive to children's playful minds? In this episode, we are joined by Yesim Kunter, play expert and futurist, to discuss these serious...
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Building a Positive Digital Future for Kids, with Kids—Together
Peek into the Joan Ganz Cooney Center’s approach for prioritizing children’s best interests, leveraging their unique insights, and positively impacting the work of children’s tech and media creators. In this episode, Michael Preston, Executive Director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame...
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Children and fashion: learning through clothes
What can children tell us through their interactions with everyday clothes? And what can they learn about themselves and others through clothing? Why and how can young people inspire a more ethical fashion industry driven by D4CR principles? It takes no less than three experts to address these...
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Strategies for using the D4CR principles in diverse contexts
Get inspired by how the D4CR principles are being applied in various organizations and academia. From inclusivity to the impact of digital technology, we explore the challenges and opportunities in different industries. As an expert in play and designing for children and a co-founder of D4CR,...
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Co-creating with children in public space as design activism
250 children wrote a 40 meters long message saying “WE HAVE RIGHTS, WE DESIGN THE FUTURE” expressing with chalk their thoughts, opinions, and feelings. What a fantastic way to celebrate Children's day! In this episode we talk with Clara Vieira Rodrigues, the leader of D4CR Porto Chapter, about…
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Play in the New Children's Hospital in Copenhagen
This episode is about systemic integration of play and playfulness into Denmark’s New Children’s Hospital - Mary Elizabeth’s Hospital in Copenhagen. One of the D4CR co-founders, Caser Mathiesen is the lead play designer of the hospital’s internal design team. Casper describes the systemic…
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Applying children’s rights for better business and design
Applying children's rights in design for kids is a win-win-win, for the company, for the product and for the children. It’s the smartest thing to do from a business perspective. This is the culture today. Millennial parents really care about ethical design. You can see that in different parts of...
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Speculative Design & the future of Children’s Rights in digital products
In this episode we talk about the use of Speculative Design in exploration of the future of Children’s Rights in digital products. Michelle Bruce, a star designer from D4CR’s Berlin local chapter walks us through the methods and the outputs of the workshops they have been running with both adults...
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What's (age) appropriate?
Age appropriate is a trendy and widely used term in designing for children. This term is also sometimes unfortunately, overused or even abused, both intentionally and unintentionally. In this episode, we'll learn from and with a special guest who is my go-to expert on the topic. We'll dive into...
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Design for kids - design for impact
Welcome to Designing for Children’s Best, a podcast about how to turn our best intentions into outstanding child experiences. In this very first episode we are introducing Designing for Children’s Rights association that is behind this podcast, our mission statement, as well as taking an in-depth...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
All about designing what is best for children. Ethical, enabling design discussed by design industry and academia stars. A show curated by D4CR - Designing for Children's Rights International Association - designingforchildrensrights.orgHave a look at the D4CR Design Guide - https://childrensdesignguide.org/ *** Acknowledgments ***Podcast team - Leyla Nasib & Polina Lulu,D4CR logo by Anna Puura,Podcast visual by Alona Lazarenko, Podcast music by Daniel Fokin
HOSTED BY
D4CR Association
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