Youth as the Main

Driver of Digital
Innovation
Clemens Paul Graetsch

Community Weaver for Multi-Stakeholder Coalitions

Purpose of this presentation

1. Highlight massive potential of collaborating with youth

2. Insights from the organization of world's largest hackathon in

2019 led by youth

3. Discover how to apply these learnings in city, region or national

level
Experience the Potential in the Room

Apa kekuatan super Anda?

(keterampilan atau kekuatan)

Apa cerita di balik kekuatan super

Anda?

What’s is your superpower?

(skill or strength)

What is the story behind your

superpower?
Experience the Potential in the Room

What’s is your superpower? Apa kekuatan super Anda?

(skill or strength) (keterampilan atau kekuatan)

What is the story behind your Apa cerita di balik kekuatan super
superpower? Anda?

ACTION:

● Sharing in groups of 2 people

● 2 Rounds
● 1 Minute per Person
Sensing the Potential in the Room

What’s is your superpower? Apa kekuatan super Anda?

(skill or strength) (keterampilan atau kekuatan)

What is the story behind your Apa cerita di balik kekuatan super
superpower? Anda?

ACTION:

● Sharing in groups of 2 people

● 2 Rounds
● 1 Minute per Person
What do you see?
 What did you see?

ACTION

● Sharing in groups of 2 people

● 1 Round
● 1 Minute in total
The Potential of a Forest
Unleashing the Potential of Youth in Indonesia
and Worldwide

Indonesia’s 65 million
young people aged 10
to 24 comprise 28% of
the population
UNFPA Indonesia
Youth leading the world’s largest hackathon
organized in one week (Germany 2020)
How: Open Social Innovation Process
Second Version: Digital Governance
Why to Collaborate with Youth?

1. Mobilize a critical mass of citizens for change

2. Increase ownership in the local communities
3. foster self-organization and activation of local
resources
4. learn faster, have fun and create human-centered
services
How to Start?

Test it with your local youth projects:

Hackathon Handbook
Gotong Royong