Human-Centred Design Lab

Maria Montano, Danny Nhu, Jed Looker (Mayanna Holness and Aviana Ruel not pictured) at CRC Rideau-Rockcliffe CRC last night testing the board game we co-designed with our youth team. For the next several weeks we will be working together to iterate gameplay and produce a polished version they will facilitate with youth in their communities. As they play participants will define their unique pathway to independence and ideate solutions to challenges that emerge. We will then use data from gameplay to develop services and supports for . A massive thanks to Embark Student Foundation for supporting this important initiative. Algonquin College

Meet Maddie, team lead for food initiatives at CRC Rideau-Rockcliffe CRC and program officer for Social Harvest Ottawa, a not-for-profit that aims to educate, feed and empower our through urban farming, food literacy and engagement. Here she is with the worm compost that provides nutrient-rich soil for the greenhouse and hydroponic farms that produce greens for the emergency food bank.

Working at CRC Rideau-Rockcliffe CRC every Tuesday we have the privilege of getting to know the incredible people who volunteer their time for our . Like Susie (left) and Shirley (right) who are chopping veggies for the food bank when they're not shredding paper for the worm compost or posting flyers to the bulletin boards or making name tags for an event. And they do this all with the warmest smiles. Algonquin College

A warm welcome for Tzu-Ming Lin (left) and Tsai Te Jung (centre) who are joining the Human-Centred Design Lab this fall as part of the Global Pathfinders Initiative. For the next several months they will be working with Danny Nhu, Maria Montano and Jed Looker (right) to explore pathways to post-secondary for youth not in employment, education or training ( ).

Many thanks to Tracy Lang (right-back) and Ana Huang from the Education Division of the Economic Office in Canada ( ) for their guidance, and to Professor Su Cheng Lee (top) and our colleagues at Algonquin College for welcoming the newest members of our lab to .