What we do

Empowering youth voice, transforming ideas.


In Tandem bridges the gap between youth and organizations, fostering collaboration to create impactful, youth-centered solutions.

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Seamless, secure, and genuine youth engagement

We make it easy.

We handle the logistics of cultivating a community of young people, from coordinating sessions to managing parental consents and proctoring sessions. Our comprehensive support allows you to focus on what matters most: creating impactful products for youth.

We make it safe.

Safety and privacy are our top priorities.

We secure all personally identifiable information (PII) and are equipped to respond to any issues that may arise during sessions, such as identifying youth who may be at risk.

We facilitate authentic engagement.

In Tandem prepares both youth and organizations for authentic participation. We guide you through engaging youth at various stages of research and development, ensuring their voices shape the outcomes.

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Youth-centered research & development cycle

In Tandem integrates seamlessly with your organization’s R&D cycle so you can infuse your existing processes with dynamic youth perspectives.

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Ideation

Engage youth to decide which problem to solve and/or develop a hypothesis for how to solve it.

Validation

Ask youth to help validate or reject your hypothesis about the problem to solve and/or how to solve it.

Prototyping

Co-design a simple mockup of your proposed solution and/or engage youth in trying it to learn how they experience it.

Development

Co-create your MVP and/or have youth engage with your MVP so you can learn how they experience it.


Launch

Develop a launch plan and keep a pulse on how it's going with ongoing youth input.

Iteration

Collect feedback in context from youth who fit your target audience to learn about how well it’s delivering the impact you anticipated.

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How we help youth and organizations collaborate

We work alongside you to design engagements that deliver the insights required to maximize your impact.

Co-design projects Interviews and focus groups Asynchronous engagements Mixed engagements
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Co-design projects

We facilitate co-design engagements where our partners create solutions alongside young people—because when you engage youth from the beginning, the solutions are more likely to resonate.

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Interviews and focus groups

We can set up interviews with 1–2 Youth Partners or larger focus groups, tailoring Youth Partner involvement to best fit your needs.

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Asynchronous engagements

Our Youth Partners will respond to written feedback requests. Share surveys or in-progress documents and get the input you need to improve your product or service.

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Mixed engagements

Use a combination of written requests, interviews and focus groups for your project. We’ll support your team in deciding which is the best fit for your project based on Youth Partner interest and availability.

How we facilitate youth engagement

The In Tandem Youth Voice Fellowship is a remote, year-round program designed for youth ages 13–18 who want to shape the programs and products that impact their lives.


Strengthen design thinking skills

Gain valuable skills in research methodologies, behavioral science, and inclusive design.


Learn from the pros

Engage with experienced product designers and research teams to gain real-world insights.


Connect with peers 

Network with other Youth Partners and Peer Mentors at exclusive virtual events and development trainings.


Earn while you learn

Receive a scholarship for your contributions.

 

“Contrary to popular belief, teenagers definitely have good ideas. [This] is a really good space where teenagers are taken seriously and their input is taken seriously. It’s just a good space for that to happen, and a safe space.”

Manuela C., 9th grade

“Young people have so much lived experience and wisdom to share. Including their perspectives in our recent national surveys helped us identify priority topics that we otherwise might have missed, use language that resonated with youth participants, and uncover additional context related to our findings that helped us make sense of what we were seeing.”

Amy Green, Hopelab

“It is a great honor to provide feedback and have a voice in research studies. I find it fun to answer questions that can potentially help other students my age”

Marwa Z., 11th grade

“Involving youth in research design is valuable because it gives young people agency and a voice in topics that matter to them. In my experiences, this leads to greater impact for youth in developing effective interventions that are relevant and resonate with their lived experiences and expertise”

Eduardo Lara, Center for Digital Thriving

“I liked that we got to provide feedback on studies that I never knew existed. It felt like we were an important part of the study, and that we could make a difference.”

Lynda N., 12th grade

 

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