Team Work - UX Research
Youth Violence In North America
How Might We Create A Safer Environment For Our Next Generation?
Type of project: Group
Tech: Adobe Illustrator , Photoshop, InDesign,
Process: Resreach, Brainstorm,Design , Collabration, layout, documentation
Role: Group leader, Research, sketching layout, design the Infographic, editing images and designing a magazine layout.
From the perspectives of Communities, schools and society, through primary research and secondary research, should provide more help to make teenagers play an active role in helping Toronto maintain the safe city title.
This project is on youth violence in Canada, understanding the causes behind these violent issues and exploring the potentialneeds of these young people from both social and government assistance.
Project Statement
Canada has been called as one of the safest countries in the world for decades, and Toronto is also often voted as one of the safest cities in the world. But behind the glamorous rankings, youth violence has been plaguing Canadian parents, Governments and Society for a long time.
The problem of youth violence in Canada has been around for a long time. The root of this problem is not only about young people themselves, but every teenager is also good.The root of the problem comes from the society.
The government has the responsibility to let our next generation grow up in a safe environment. Nowadays, News about gun violence and youth gangs have become more frequently than before. Many people think that the current generation of young people isthe “lost” generation, but in fact, these teenagers need the help and understanding from the society the most.
To maintain the safe city title, there are still many things we need to do. Communities,schools and society, should provide more help to make teenagers play an active role in helping Toronto maintain the safe city title. This assignment focuses on youth violence in Canada, understanding the causes behind these violent issues and exploring the potential needs of these young people from both social and government assistance.
These years, more and more youth gangs start to appear in Toronto’s communities, along with more school violence and other serious violence problems. Many teenagers’ lives have totally changed after they joined the gangs.
Segun Akinsanya wrote a story about himself, telling how a kid who won prizes at school gradually became a murderer after joining the gangs. A true story that happened in Toronto.
Growing Youth Gangs...
Various Ways Of Bullying...
With the development of the Internet and technology, the way of bullying has also become various, from physical to online. Nowadays Internet bullying has become the mainstream bullying method, and the consequences have become more serious than before, also tracing the perpetrators has become more difficult than before..
Objectives
Communication Objectives
To communicate the factors that cause youth violence, and the possible methods to decline youth crime
To communicate what youth need during their growth, and what parents, schools, and society could do to make them grow healthier and safer
Experiential Objectives
To build a safer community for Canadians
To reduce bullying between peers
To build a stronger connection between the teenagers and the community
To increase the influence of law enforcement agencies among teenagers
Minister Of Families, Children And Social Development Mandate Letter
Dear Mr. Duclos:
I am honoured that you have agreed to serve Canadians as Minister of Families, Children and Social Development.
Work with the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs to launch consultations with provinces and territories and Indigenous Peoples on a National Early Learning and Childcare Framework as a first step towards delivering affordable, high-quality, flexible and fully inclusive child care.
Lead the development of a Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy that would set targets to reduce poverty and measure and publicly report on our progress, in collaboration with the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour. Our strategy will align with and support existing provincial and municipal poverty reduction strategies.
I am deeply grateful to have this opportunity to serve with you as we build an even greater country. Together, we will work tirelessly to honour the trust Canadians have given us.
Yours sincerely,
Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada
Minister Of Employment, Workforce Development And Labour Mandate Letter
Dear Ms. Hajdu:
I am honoured that you have agreed to serve Canadians as Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour. You will be part of a strong team of ministers led by the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development.
Increase the number of good quality, permanent jobs for younger workers. This includes:
increasing our investment in our Youth Employment Strategy and improving the strategy’s impact;
working with me, the Minister of Finance and other relevant ministers to respond to the recommendations of the Expert Panel on Youth Employment;
working with provinces, territories, and post-secondary institutions to develop or expand Pre-Apprenticeship Training Programs;
and working with me and the Minister of International Development and La Francophonie to develop and implement a Youth Service Program.
I am deeply grateful to have this opportunity to serve with you as we build an even greater country. Together, we will work tirelessly to honour the trust Canadians have given us.
Sincerely,
Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P.
Prime Minister of Canada
PRIMARY & SECONDARY RESEARCH
Jouney Map
Trends, Drivers & Signals
Empathy Map
Value Proposition Canvas
Interventions & Deliverables
Government
Government plays the leading role of the tripartite organization. It could send more police and security around the school, provides psychological counselling to the family which needs help. Reinforce the control over guns and drugs, strengthen the supervision of cyberspace. Also, establish a foundation within the organization, and it grants incentives to the families whose kids perform well at the school or the community.
Family
The community could observe the family situation regularly, check if the family needs help and provide protection and help in time. Take certain necessary and appropriate measures to ensure security and safeguard law, such as install cameras and deploying security guards for more frequent patrol. Give lectures about youth violence in the community, let people be aware of the problem and give more focus on it. Promoting scientific parenting method, and tell the importance of being accompanied with their children.
School
Young people spend most of their time in school. Schools could provide various activities to make them get involved. As well as provide the relative psychological course and opportunities for students to talk with the psychologist, which could help them to solve their problems in time. Moreover, schools could pay more attention to the students who have some issues, and report their situation to the government.
Implementation Plan & Timeline
Reflection
My main role in this group is the Group Leader, by convening a meeting of the group members, and assigning tasks to them to complete this assignment.
Through this group assignment, I learned the practical application of UX research and the importance of understanding user needs.
In this group assignment, two of the team members had a little conflict, but under my mediation, the conflict was resolved.
When one of the team members returned to China due to an accident at home, we immediately activated the backup plan and changed the original need the in person interview was changed to a questionnaire, and in the end this assignment got a high score.