European Academy on Youth Work (EAYW) 2026
Navigating change in youth work: A new Companion for innovation and futures thinking
Slovenia
My clients request was for me to design a companion in the forms of a booklet and a card deck. Nearly each page and every card contains a detail of a visual summary that I have created during the last six years of the Academy for earlier publications.
Each entry follows a simple structure:
- Chapter – main thematic categories
- Topics
- Message – a clear statement that sets the tone and direction
- Description – a short narrative that connects the message to youth work realities
- Question – an invitation for reflection, dialogue, and collective sense-making
The messages are meant to be used to stimulate thinking, support collective reflection, and help organisations and systems clarify what they want to strengthen, safeguard, transform, or let go.
THE COMPANION BOOKLET
HOW TO USE IT?
The Companion can be used in team meetings, training contexts, organisational reflection and development, and youth policy dialogue to open conversations, provoke debate, question assumptions, and explore whether there is a common understanding of the role, values, and future directions of youth work.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Language: English
- Dimensions: A5
PROJECT GALLERY
THE COMPANION CARDS
HOW TO USE IT?
The Companion can be used in team meetings, training contexts, organisational reflection and development, and youth policy dialogue to open conversations, provoke debate, question assumptions, and explore whether there is a common understanding of the role, values, and future directions of youth work.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Language: English
- Dimensions: B5
PROJECT GALLERY
Project team
- Sonja Mitter Škulj, Academy coordinator
- Olga Kyriakidou, co-author
- Gisèle Evrard, co-author
- Darko Marković, co-author
- Mireille van Bremen, graphic designer/illustrator
Click HERE to read more about the Companion 2026.
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