Summary
Designing urban spaces that are safe and beneficial for children requires collaboration between families, businesses, and policymakers. Despite this, children and their caregivers are often left out of the decision-making process. Our goal was to explore how to meaningfully engage families in shaping urban environments while addressing challenges related to accessibility, inclusion, and long-term sustainability.
Through extensive research, stakeholder mapping, and service design principles, we developed Childscape Collective, a community engagement framework that fosters partnerships between local businesses, urban planners, and families. This model introduces hands-on events, workshops, and strategic partnerships to ensure that families play an active role in shaping child-friendly urban spaces.
SPONSOR: Capita.org
ROLE: Lead for Stakeholder Engagement, User Research, Persona Development, Journey Mapping, Workshop Facilitation
Problem Space & Research Goals
How might we engage children and parents in decision-making for climate-resilient urban spaces?
Why is this important?
Climate change’s impact on children & urban design
Lack of participation in decision-making
The benefits of child-centered urban spaces
Research Objectives:
Understand the ecosystem of urban design stakeholders
Identify barriers to family engagement
Explore ways to create meaningful collaboration opportunities
Supporting Visuals: Infographics from your deck (child-centered urban design, problem impact statistics)
