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© 2018 International Youth Foundation

Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit

9.27.18

UX is Youth Engagement

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Goal: To equip young people with key skills to help them stay

in school, find employment, and succeed in life

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© 2017 International Youth Foundation

Improved key soft

skills

including communication,

teamwork, and conflict

management skills80%

Retention rate

for IYF/Passport to

Success® participants96%

Promoted

since completing

IYF/Passport to Success®40%

https://www.iyfnet.org/blog/survey-confirms-dramatic-effects-life-skills-training-employees

HILTON CASE STUDY

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To Date

• Baltimore, MD

• Nashville, TN

• Bangalore, India

• Bihar, India

• New Delhi, India

• New Orleans, LA

• New York City, NY

• Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Guadalajara and

Mexico City, Mexico

• Chicago, IL

Upcoming

• Burlington, VT

• Washington, DC

• Johannesburg and

Cape Town, South

Africa

• Virtual TBD

YOUTH CENTRIC DESIGN AND USABILITY TESTING

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Paper Prototype

PERSONA

DEVON20 |Male | African American| Chicago, IL| Android User

o Has his GED and currently in a technical training program

o Passionate about social and civil justice after early clashes with the law

o Inconsistent work options – underemployed or unemployed

o Lives with his mom, aunt, and grandmothero Role models: His mom, President Obama and

pro athletes

GOALS

o Learn interview skills and workplace expectations

o Get a stable job with predictable income and living wage

o Move forward,“get out” and support his mom

Devon comes from a tight knit family where everything is shared. He is an ardent supporter of racial equality and occasionally attends local rallies and community events. He has a ton of hometown pride and follows local sports religiously.

“I want to move up in the world. ”

His family has always been lower middle-class and with a (limited) record he has issues finding stable work. He relies on the El to get to his training, odd jobs and occasional part-time employment opportunities. He wants to contribute more to the family expenses and have money of his own.

ONLINE BEHAVIOR

o Online music streamingo Job sites and Craigslist o ESPN and sports coverageo Uses YouTube for everythingo Has completed some online training

for various part-time jobs and his GED program

o Dating Apps: Tindero Inconsistent Wi-Fi at home

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Social Media Pulse Polling

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Testing the Color Palette

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Results

Narrative Concept: Travel

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Travel the world to exciting new

places as you learn about new jobs

and build your career skills. Become

a global citizen: meet new people,

try out professions, and jet set to

different countries. For each place

you visit you can earn another stamp

on your Passport to Success.

Narrative Concept

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UX Focus in Agile Development

UX is youth engagement!

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Meaningful Participation

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Lara Henneman

Director of Product Development

l.henneman@iyfnet.org

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