A BETTER WORLD designed with YOUNG PEOPLE
Delivering impact
YLab is a social impact organisation dedicated to helping organisations design better services, policies and products with young people.
OUR CLIENTS
Our model
DOUBLE THE IMPACT
We don’t just design better systems, we provide young people with employment and training to lead the work, doubling the impact of our partnerships.
We provide meaningful entry-level employment to young people facing structural barriers to employment.
We re-design systems and services to ensure they better meet young people’s needs and aspirations.
Our work
IMPACT SNAPSHOT
243
8,000+
50c
Of every dollar invested by clients went directly to employing and training young people
Total hours of paid work for young people
Young people trained and coached in 2023 alone
155
95%
Young people employed since YLab began
Of our young people said their skills increased working with YLab
Solving complex problems
THE WORK WE DO
We move beyond conventional problem-solving to explore lasting solutions. We employ the very same young people who engage with our clients’ products, services, policies and programs.
Co-design & facilitation
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Strategic & service design
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Creative & media services
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First Nations co-design
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Research & insights
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Learning & development
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Lived experience advisory
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Youth engagement
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Co-design & facilitation ● Strategic & service design ● Creative & media services ● First Nations co-design ● Research & insights ● Learning & development ● Lived experience advisory ● Youth engagement ●
“Working with YLab is a meaningful, human, connected experience free from many of the factors of consultancy that don't feel genuine or unique to your own work.”
Sue Osmond, Program Delivery Manager, Life Ed Qld
