Each season of the youth idea implementation program ‘What is good and could be even better?’ gives us an insight into the youth ‘scene’ in the City Incubator. The ideas that young people want to implement to improve their lives and the lives of local communities are like litmus paper, ruthlessly revealing the state of the substance.
What we are finding in the program this time is an increase in ideas that address the mental health of young people, ideas that include art as a (partial) response to the social needs of young people. We are noticing a determination for action and a desire to contribute, which is reflected in ideas about co-creative and co-operational projects, and a need to raise awareness and spread what is important to young people today - for their future.