In our challenging economic climate, young people will need to develop the skills and understanding to pursue and develop innovative solutions in both their own lives and for the organisations they join and create as the UK seeks new opportunities to meet the future.
There has been little systematic analysis however of how and where young people innovate, or of how that innovation can be best supported and developed.
This research offers proposals for encouraging more young people to take part in youth-led innovation, which were developed with focus groups of young innovators and organisations that work with them.
Alongside this research, the National Youth Agency and Changemakers have produced a NESTA guide for practitioners on youth-led innovation and illustrative case studies.
Published
July 2009
Author
Judy Sebba, Vivienne Griffiths, Barry Luckock, Frances Hunt, Carol Robinson - University of Sussex and Steve Flowers - University of Brighton.
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