Joshua Lavra
(he/they)
Principal, Youth-Led Innovation / Staff
Josh Lavra is a Creative Lead at Hopelab, where he works with partners and young leaders to design, develop, and distribute tools to support the mental health and well-being of youth and young adults. He was previously at IDEO, helping leaders build creative teams and organizations, and has a background in chemical engineering. In his spare time, you can find Josh sewing, cycling, arguing with AI, and working on his brand, faguette.net.
Content written by Joshua Lavra
Applications are now open for $2.5M of grants for youth and intergenerationally-led 501(c)(3) organizations working in the responsible tech space on topics like AI, mental health and well-being, and climate change.
Recently, while digging a bit deeper into my own connection to human-centered design and inclusivity, I came across a simple yet powerful mantra…