Dipped In Creative Engagement (DICE)

Participant Reflection What was it like being part of the DICE team and supporting the Design Lab? Being a DICE Crew member is like a potluck. There's the 'base' i.e. what brings us together, our goal for the time, and each crew member, organiser and person who moves through DICE brings their own ingredients. As we interact and collaborate we all add our ideas, opinions, and we let it simmer. Everyone does their own work behind the scenes and by the end we have our potluck where everyone who...

"Young people do not need to be given a voice. They need meaningful opportunities to use it." - Kianu Glasgow There was a moment towards the end of The WAKEYouth Engagement Pilot project that I’ll remember for a long time. I watched a group of young people debate consultation questions, refine creative activities, allocate facilitation roles and challenge one another’s ideas. They weren’t waiting for direction or approval; they were making decisions together and preparing to lead a...

The DICE Crew Members Training Project The DICE CIC team is currently delivering a youth-led research initiative as part of our DICE Crew Members programme. Funded by the Foundation for Future London and Do It Now Now, The DICE Crew Members Training Project: Research & Podcast Edition is a 3-month programme designed to develop the leadership, research, and communication skills of young adults aged 18–30 across East London. Over the past eight weeks, our cohort of ten emerging community...