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title: "Shaped with young people | Socialheads"
url: https://socialheads.co.uk/blog/shaped-with-young-people/
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Co-design 22 June 2026 Jeremy

# Shaped with young people

Before a single screen becomes real, the people who will actually use Socialheads get the first say.

**Building in public. Three weeks in, thirteen to go.**

Crucially, we are taking the guesswork out of how Socialheads gets built.

With the designs ready, a handful of the key screens are going straight to young people. They tell us what feels clear, what feels calm, and what feels like it is for them. It is simple, private, and pseudonymous: a nickname and a few honest reactions, nothing more.

## Why this matters

A safe space for young people works best when it is shaped with young people. So the people who will actually use Socialheads get the first say, while it is still a design and easy to change. Their reactions point us straight at what to keep and what to rethink, well before any of it reaches someone for real.

## What’s next

Thirteen weeks to go. The feedback loop is open, the early reactions are coming in, and the coming sprints turn these screens into something young people helped shape.

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**About Socialheads:** We're a UK social enterprise creating a purpose-built messaging platform for care, co-designed with practitioners, young people and organisations.

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Written by Jeremy

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