Participation Playbook

Prototyping Creative Methods for Youth-led Culture

Photo: Peter Rossner / Chemnitz 2025 gGmbH

How can youth participation in cultural projects be organised creatively and sustainably? The Participation Playbook brings together methods, experiences and results from the Erasmus+ youth exchange programme C the Unseen in Chemnitz. It shows in a practical way how cultural institutions can build trust, develop ideas and co-creatively realise projects together with young people.

↷ Participation Playbook (PDF download)

Erasmus+ Youth Exchange C the Unseen

42 young people from six countries used the Design Thinking and Theory U methods to develop five prototypes for new forms of youth participation - from apps and toolkits to branding and mindfulness concepts. They documented the process and their results.

↷ Documentation Erasmus+ Youth Exchange C the Unseen

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