Young people. Adulthood. The journey between the two.
Café Brainwaves is a free knowledge mobilisation platform that helps knowledge travel across people, professions and systems through thoughtful, accessible and evidence-informed writing.
What brings us here?
The journey into adulthood is one of the most significant transitions in a young person’s life. It is shaped not only by individual strengths and aspirations, but also by the quality of the relationships, opportunities and systems that surround them.
Every young person’s journey into adulthood is unique. Shaped by diverse backgrounds, strengths, aspirations and developmental profiles, it often spans education, healthcare, social care, employment and community life. However, no single profession, organisation or discipline holds all the knowledge needed to support it well.
Café Brainwaves exists as a space to connect these different efforts and perspectives. Here, research meets practice, policy meets lived experience, and curiosity drives thoughtful conversations about how we can create better pathways into adulthood.
Rather than searching for perfect answers, this space asks better questions; questions that help us understand how young people, regardless of their background, can move into adult life with greater confidence, belonging and opportunity.
Meaningful adulthood is not built by one service. It is built through connected systems, relationships and opportunities.
Understanding the Journey into Adulthood Through Four Interacting Domains
People
Who is transitioning?
Practice
What do we do?
Systems
How are services organised and governed?
Context
What wider circumstances influence the process?
Featured Reflection
Singapore’s Desired Outcomes of Education
Domain: Cognitive Development, Curriculum & Policy
In this video, I explore Singapore’s Desired Outcomes of Education and how policy, curriculum, and school culture align to support young people’s journey into adulthood.
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