Young people make meaningful decisions:

-    Holding decision-making power at each stage

-    Being genuinely involved in city planning, working with and taken seriously by policy makers

-    Seeing their ideas becoming reality and their impact on their community

Young people access new roles & experiences:

-   Working within a team of people with contrasting opinions, abilities and needs

-   Participating in social situations and environments that are new to them

-   Directly experiencing trades, professions and careers that they may not otherwise access

-   Having the space and time to reflect on and celebrate achievements

Young people are trusted & given responsibility:

-    Using construction tools and learning to assess and manage risks

-    Being encouraged to step out of comfort zones when developing and sharing their ideas

-    Being given time and support to find what motivates them within a project

Young people learn by doing:

-   Using design skills, critical thinking & problem solving to overcome challenges on and off site

-   Use of peer-to-peer learning when teaching new skills

-   Exploring inclusion issues as they are encountered (e.g. sexism in construction)

-   Staff facilitate safe spaces for young people to negotiate personal differences and conflict

Building spaces for everyone & involving the whole community:

-   Young people talk to other community members to help shape their design ideas

-   Young people and community members work together during projects (e.g. volunteering days)

-   A welcoming culture on construction sites encourages conversations with passers-by

-   Public openings for young people to ‘hand back’ spaces to their community, and celebrate achievements together