Gen Change: Youth's Potential for Societal Contributions

In this episode, Wouter van den Bos, Associate Professor at the Programme group Developmental Psychology at University of Amsterdam, and Frederiek Nabben, Theater producer at PodiumT and Creative director of the Time Out Foundation, delve into how technology can empower youth impact and how youth are important for shaping technological developments for societal change.  
 
This podcast was recorded during the Healthy Start Transformative Research Meeting, organized by Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB) (SYNC Lab EUR), The Healthy Start Convergence, and University of California Berkeley. 

During this event, scientists and practitioners grabbed the mic to explore how adolescents can be active changemakers rather than bystanders when it comes to shaping their future. 

https://rethinkingdevelopment.nl/ 

https://convergence.nl/healthy-start/ 

https://www.berkeley.edu/ 

 

What is Gen Change: Youth's Potential for Societal Contributions?

In this podcast, scientists and practitioners sit down for a conversation on how youth can become game changers for 21st-century societal challenges.

What societal challenges do adolescents face? Why are they equipped to make contributions? What do they need to contribute? How can we leverage technology? And how can youth become politically engaged?

The podcast-recordings took place during the Healthy Start Transformative Research Meeting. The podcast as well as the research meeting were organized by scientists from Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Healthy Start Convergence, and the University of California Berkeley.

https://rethinkingdevelopment.nl/
https://convergence.nl/healthy-start/
https://www.berkeley.edu

This podcast is an M&G production: The episodes were hosted and produced by Nadia Mentzel and the audio by Alessia Gebauer.