'Nothing About Us Without Us': Youth People and The Youth & Innovation Project

The Youth & Innovation Project, a research project based at the University of Waterloo, aims to understand and amplify the positive social, environmental and economic impact young people, 15 to 25 years old, have on organizations, communities and systems. In this presentation, Ilona Dougherty, Managing Director of the Youth & Innovation Project, alongside a member of our Youth Advisory Council will share how young people are involved in the Youth & Innovation Project. The presenters will share the challenges they have faced along the way and how their thinking has evolved around meaningful youth engagement, shaping the future direction of their youth-engaged research work.