Experience Journey Map: A New Experience Design Tool for Structuring Youth Activities

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This design tool/experience journey map was developed to assist youth professionals in planning engagement, immersion, and absorption activities.

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This design tool/experience journey map was developed to assist youth professionals in planning engagement, immersion, and absorption activities.

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Description of Resource:  This article introduces an experience journey map to youth professionals as an experience design tool to effectively plan different types of activities.

Goals: To aid mentoring programs in designing activities for youth that produce engagement, immersion, absorption, and an overall positive experience for the young person.

Target Population/Eligibility or Target Sites: Mentoring programs of all types and youth of all backgrounds.

Corresponding Elements of Effective Practice: Standard Monitoring and Support

Key Personnel: Mentors, Mentoring Program Coordinator/Managers

Publisher/Source: Journal of Youth Development

Author: Gary D. Ellis, Jingxian Jiang, Darlene Locke, Patti A. Freeman and Kaylee Jorgensen

Date of Publication: 2022

Resource Type: Mentor Guides and Handouts

Evaluation Methodology: Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness

Evaluation Outcomes: Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness

External Validity: Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness

A free version of this toolkit is available at this link.

  • Description of Resource:  This article introduces an experience journey map to youth professionals as an experience design tool to effectively plan different types of activities.

    Goals: To aid mentoring programs in designing activities for youth that produce engagement, immersion, absorption, and an overall positive experience for the young person.

    Target Population/Eligibility or Target Sites: Mentoring programs of all types and youth of all backgrounds.

    Corresponding Elements of Effective Practice: Standard Monitoring and Support

    Key Personnel: Mentors, Mentoring Program Coordinator/Managers

  • Publisher/Source: Journal of Youth Development

    Author: Gary D. Ellis, Jingxian Jiang, Darlene Locke, Patti A. Freeman and Kaylee Jorgensen

    Date of Publication: 2022

    Resource Type: Mentor Guides and Handouts

  • Evaluation Methodology: Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness

    Evaluation Outcomes: Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness

    External Validity: Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness

  • A free version of this toolkit is available at this link.