Creating Places. Engaging Minds.
We are creating new ways for youth to participate in city building.
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.
Would You Rather: A Placemaking Story
It’s been a month since I started staying home for COVID-19, and like many others, I miss going out with friends and hanging out together. Although we have the ability to stay socially connected online, something is still missing. That something is a physical connection to the places where we meet each other.
Written by Urban Minds 
Escape the Never Ending Treadmill: Seek Experiential Learning Opportunities
As I think back to my classes from elementary to secondary school, the classroom environments were indeed quite similar — places where students’ intelligence were measured by standardized tests rather than bold and revolutionary ideas.
Written by 1UP Youth
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Even if you're locked down from COVID-19, you can still explore the city. Here's how
“There is a yearning to reconnect with the places that we miss going to and the people we miss hanging out with,” says Urban Minds founder Ryan Lo. “We hope that through this social media challenge we’ll help bring back some smiles and memories and get us all through these difficult times.”
Written by Shawn Micallef, The Star
Future Cities, Future Us. Will you be a part of building the future?
On November 7th and 8th, 2019, 1UP Toronto attended the Future Cities Canada (FCC) Summit as a part of the special climate action project “Future Cities, Future Us.” With Urban Minds, Evergreen and ENCORE Lab at OISE we hope to build a youth-led, intergenerational exchange of ideas with the goal to create a collective, actionable vision of future cities.
Written by 1UP Youth
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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the 1UP 2020 Conference
On March 7, 2020, 1UP Toronto hosted the fourth annual Youth City Builder’s Conference. Over 60 high school students from across the Greater Toronto Area attended the conference to learn about city building and to put their design skills to the test.
Written by 1UP Youth
"That's lit, fam": Tips on Authentic Youth Messaging
Communicating with youth must be genuine or risk the cringe. Have you ever left a conversation with a 15-year-old with utter confusion? Has your niece looked at you with complete disgust after you said “yasssss”?
Do you use the Urban Dictionary on a weekly basis? If you have answered ‘yes’ to the above questions, this blog is for you. Written by Urban Minds
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