Teen Co-Design is Teen Learning: The Story of The Porcelain Child

Through GDS, the teens behind The Porcelain Child turned truth into play. What they built–participatory skills, trust, care—shows co-design is deep learning. Read More

Using SEL Tech in Classrooms? Five Questions Every Educator Should Ask

Discover tips for choosing SEL tech that builds connections, fosters inclusivity, and empowers student learning for a stronger, more engaging classroom. Read More

iThrive Sim: A Game-Changing Tool for Adolescent Research

Discover what makes iThrive Sim, our award-winning game engine, an ideal tool for studying the complexities of adolescent development and social interactions. Read More

Turning FEMA’s Lifeline Info Into an Immersive Game with iThrive Sim

FEMA’s Disaster Mind, co-designed with iThrive on iThrive Sim, supports teens where they are, fostering disaster preparedness and resilience through play. Read More

What is Power, and How Do We Get to Peace? Global Youth Have Answers.

Over the last year, alongside SMEs and genius youth co-designers, we’ve been creating a Cold War LX powered by play, inquiry, and project-based learning. Read More

Our Year of Knowledge-Building, Knowledge-Sharing & Play

This year was connection-rich, filled with play, co-design, and co-creation, and carried by partnership and joy. Explore our favorite moments from 2023. Read More

Teen-Centered Co-Design Gets Us To a Playful Solution to Online Extremism

With SMEs and teens, we're developing a game that helps teens resist radicalization. Its co-design affirms how we create is as important as what we make. Read More

Making Civic Learning Meaningful With and For Young People

Our Game Design Studio model set the scene for impactful co-creation at a recent co-design workshop that merged teens with many in the civic learning ecosystem. Read More

FEMA’s New Game, Built on iThrive Sim, Preps Teens for Natural Disasters

FEMA's Disaster Mind, built on iThrive Sim, is a readiness and resilience-building simulation game that supports disaster preparedness skills. Read More

New One Love Game Uses SEL to Help Young People Learn to Love Better

Cadence Ford helps teens learn of the unhealthy behaviors that may surface in relationships and practice how to intervene if they see a friend navigating them. Read More