Branding a Youth-Centered Model of Care


By Catherine Wieczorek, Visual Communications Designer, Ci3 Design Thinking Lab How do you create a youth-facing brand for adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) education and awareness? This summer, during four workshops Ci3’s Design Thinking Lab did just that. During the spring, we invited 14 young people from several neighborhoods on Chicago’s South Side to … Continue reading Branding a Youth-Centered Model of Care

Making Contraceptive Choices Tangible For Youth


By Catherine Wieczorek, Visual Communications Designer, Ci3 Design Thinking Lab How does Ci3’s Design Thinking Lab (DTL) go from a prototype created during a participatory design workshop with young people, to a scalable communication tool? The idea of a tangible birth control counseling tool came directly from young people during our 2017 Summer Design Challenge, … Continue reading Making Contraceptive Choices Tangible For Youth

Co-Designing Adolescent-Centered Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare


By Amanda Geppert, Director, Ci3 Design Thinking Lab Laura Paradis, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Design Lead, Ci3 Design Thinking Lab The Ci3 Design Thinking Lab (DTL) works with young people and providers to understand how sexual and reproductive healthcare could work better for youth and young adults. Recognizing that young people face challenges in … Continue reading Co-Designing Adolescent-Centered Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Quality Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare in the Justice System


By Lee Hasselbacher, J.D. Sr. Policy Researcher The Mobile Health Unit, one of Ci3’s Design Thinking Lab projects, seeks to find new ways to meet young people where they are and provide the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care they desire. We believe that through designing new systems of delivery in partnership with communities and … Continue reading Quality Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare in the Justice System