Fall 2021
City Idea Lab allows post-secondary students to work directly with faculty and city staff to co-design solutions to local issues through knowledge transfer, dialogue, and experimentation. Each semester, students work on unique city-identified challenge questions.
Students focused on the following challenge questions. Click on the link for more information.
How might the City of Oshawa support a more holistic approach to Mental Health initiatives through intergenerational opportunities specific to older adults who may not have the financial resources and/or ability to use digital technology?
How can the city collaborate with journalism students to tell good stories about local government?
What initiative could the City of Oshawa take on to help address employment supply in a post-COVID recovery environment?
What are the strategies and best practices that municipalities can use for engaging a wide range of citizens in issues of planning and decision-making, with a focus on the inclusion of marginalized and low-income households?
How might students assist the City of Oshawa in creating a robust second Youth Friendly Community application that will include research and data gathering?