Democracy Lab | TED Democracy

About This Project

Summary

Democracy Lab is TED’s one-stop-shop for young people & educators to build skills & take civic action. It houses best-in-class content from TED & other experts along the key themes: Why Democracy, Harnessing Your Power, Beyond the Ballot, Working Across Difference, & Navigating the News. Each customizable lesson module includes a comprehension quiz, an actionable resource bank, & a discussion forum. It was created in partnership with curriculum designer Myra McCormick and 30 young civic leaders.

Goals & Objectives

Shift young people’s narrative around the future of democracy from defensive to optimistic Arm young people + educators with relevant, quality resources + actionable solutions to support robust civic culture and democratic systems Contribute to a more collaborative, global democracy community.

Results & Impact

Democracy Lab launched in April to TED-Ed’s community of 970K+ registered educators on ed.ted.com, 19.4M+ viewers on YouTube, 8.5M+ on Facebook, 1.5M+ newsletter subscribers, and 22K+ student talk groups. Democracy Lab’s bespoke TED video content alone has seen nearly 900k engagements.