Mission

Our mission is to empower children and teenagers by strengthening their abilities and social skills and by involving them in the process of building society. We aspire to gear them with essential tools to help them thrive in a dynamic, interconnected and fast-paced world. We empower them by sparking:

  • positive and caring interactions

  • listening and empathy

  • curiosity and critical thinking

  • imagination and creativity

  • confidence, collaboration and autonomy

We facilitate the development of their abilities and social skills by putting them into practice. By the same token, we consider these assets as driving forces to actively build society. Imagineo gives children and teenagers the opportunity to get involved as of today by:

  • offering them creative spaces to express themselves collectively

  • making their views and ideas visible

  • facilitating their relationship with local stakeholders

  • supporting the implementation of their ideas

Approach

Our approach is human-centred, based on 8 core values.

  • It is essential to listen both to oneself and to others.

  • A safe and caring environment catalyzes self-development.

  • We can all activate our creativity in order to express ourselves, act and experience positive emotions.

  • Diversity is a resource leading to meaningful and significant co-creation.

  • Nature is a source of inspiration.

  • Everything is possible if we trust ourselves and others.

  • Sincere and respectful communication establishes a common dynamic.

  • An inclusive, participatory and transparent dynamic nurtures the participation of every individual.

All our programmes have been designed to bring about the conditions that are necessary for creative expression. Our pedagogical approach is therefore based on 4 principles:

Safe and caring environment

Our programmes are designed to grant a safe and caring environment that allow getting all participants involved. A positive group dynamic is essential in our workshops as it empowers participants to take creative risks and to build opinions based on all participants’ point of view.

Enjoyment and free expression ensure an adventure that stimulates intellectual, social and experimenting skills.

Bottom-up approach

Our bottom-up approach invites children and teenagers to explore their abilities to imagine, innovate and co-create. Our activities provide a framework that triggers their own ideas and helps them exchange among peers.

Working on a topic through active involvement raises sharp awareness among the participants and guarantees sustainable learning.

Design Thinking

Our method follows the phases of the Design Thinking innovation process: inspiration, ideation and implementation. We have added a mutualisation phase to acknowledge the participants’ work and give them the opportunity to share their ideas.

The principle of experimentation suggests to consider failure as a means to move forward (“fail forward”). The bias towards action that characterises Design Thinking approach is essential in helping children and teenagers realize that they can have an impact by taking action.

Collective intelligence

Tools designed by Imagineo rely on the key principles of the collective intelligence concept, enabling everyone to better understand each other and thrive through collaboration.

Our tools fuel the Design Thinking phases by facilitating the communication and collaboration within the group. They give the participants the opportunity to share their observations and their ideas, to put them into action towards a common goal and to help each other create innovative solutions.