The Healthy Teen Network Podcast
We believe every young person has the right to be who they are and love who they love.
That means living in a world that affirms and celebrates them for who they are. That means having the agency, opportunity, and access to make decisions about their bodies, relationships, and futures. (And feel good doing it!) That includes decisions about if, when, and how to parent—or not.
And we see you—teachers and educators, counselors and clinicians, caring adults—helping them do this. Every day, providing honest, affirming care and education, and empowering the next generation to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.
At Healthy Teen Network, we know you do your best when you’re connected to great opportunities and resources, and with others working in sexual and reproductive health. That’s the magic of the Network—and why we’re here every day to help professionals learn, improve, create, and advocate.
Episodes

Monday Apr 27, 2026
Monday Apr 27, 2026
This podcast describes various brainstorming methods you can use to generate ideas, as well as ways to create low-fidelity prototypes and test them in the field, as part of a human-centered design approach.

Monday Apr 27, 2026
Monday Apr 27, 2026
This podcast introduces the concept of "How Might We" statements—open-ended questions used to frame opportunities for problem-solving and ideation when using human-centered design approaches. Learn how structured "How Might We" statements can help open up possibilities for innovation and how to craft these statements effectively.

Monday Apr 27, 2026
Monday Apr 27, 2026
This short episode summarizes methods for generating and testing your ideas, as part of a human-centered design approach.

Monday Apr 27, 2026
Monday Apr 27, 2026
This podcast explains how to synthesize large amounts of data into themes and insight statements, as part of a human-centered design approach. Insight statements can reveal the tension and motivation behind observations, allowing you to design for the 'why' behind the user's behaviors.

Monday Apr 27, 2026
Monday Apr 27, 2026
This podcast covers the fundamentals of human-centered design (HCD) and explores the six-phase innovation process we use with In/Tend, the Healthy Teen Network Incubator Hub. Learn more about how you can apply this approach to the specific challenges you are tackling, along with tips for practical tools to support each phase of the process.
