Creating Places. Engaging Minds.
We are creating meaningful ways for youth to shape equitable and sustainable cities.
What We Do
Strategy + DesignWe are experts at engaging youth in the consultation and design phases of youth-facing projects and services for public and non-profit organizations.
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WorkshopsWe deliver city-building workshops for schools and youth organizations that focus on empathy.
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1UP ProgramWe enable high school students to lead their own community design-build projects by providing inspiration, leadership training, and project mentorship.
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News & Views
Our latest youth engagement events and stories.
Going Beyond 15 Seconds: Getting Youth's Attention Outside the World of TikTok
TikTok’s success in having high engagement rates teaches us how to enhance youth engagement.
Written by Urban Minds Enosh Chen and Ryan Lo
Adapting to the Impact of Online Learning
I’m sharing some resources and experiences that I have found helpful, in the hopes that it will help you through the school year too.
Written by 1UP Youth
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Video Games and Urban Planning
Minecraft and Cities: Skylines show that there are video games that can help youth develop their own ideas, and be a creative tool to understand what it’s like in certain fields of study, such as urban planning.
Written by Urban Minds Co-op Student, Andy Fang
Transportation “re-envisioned” by the greatest inventor of our century
A look at Elon Musk's aspirations to create an underground transportation system, and how this system (such as the Las Vegas Loop) will impact urban planning and the future of public transportation.
Written by 1UP Youth
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2020: Can't Stop, Won't Stop
How do you even begin to unpack everything that happened in 2020?
Written by Urban Minds Co-Founder, Ryan Lo
Youth Engagement in the Age of COVID
How we got youth to help shape a future downtown, online, in 90 minutes.
Written by Urban Minds Co-Founder, Ryan Lo
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