Rethinking Social Media Democratically

We are all online, and young people are growing up on the internet. Everyone talks about how this shapes their reality – yet young people themselves rarely get a voice in the conversation. We are taking a different approach: Together with the Education Innovation Lab and the Adenauer Campus, we are inviting young people to a participatory workshop at Fotografiska Berlin, where they can openly reflect on their experiences with social media. The exchange will result in a digital learning journey for the learning platform Digital Sparks. At the same time, their perspectives will become part of the supporting program for an exhibition opening in September at Fotografiska Berlin.

Co-Creation Workshop

During the workshop at Fotografiska Berlin, young people aged 16–21 will explore the topic of social media. They will ask: How do we experience social media? What does social media do to us – and what do we do with social media? Participants will share their experiences and thoughts, using photography, collages, and storytelling to express their perspectives. Fotografiska provides the ideal setting for this: As a meeting place for photography, visual art, and culture, we inspire new perspectives.

The workshop is taking place on 20 June in German. Register here.

Digital Spark Short: Social Media in the Classroom

The workshop results will form the foundation of a digital learning journey about social media.

On the Digital Sparks learning platform, teachers will have free access to a learning journey focused on social media, designed to be integrated into classroom teaching. Students will work independently and reflect in teams on their experiences with social media and digital spaces. At the end, they will create a creative project.

The Digital Spark will be available from the exhibition opening in September 2026.

Teachers’ Conference: Bringing Digital Sparks into Schools

To ensure that digital learning content reaches schools, a teachers’ conference will take place in cooperation with the Berlin Senate in late autumn.

Exhibition as an Educational Program

The exhibition around social media at Fotografiska Berlin is also designed as an educational offering for schools. School classes will receive free admission and can engage on-site with topics related to social media and digital worlds – inspired by the questions and perspectives developed during the workshops. In this way, art becomes part of the classroom experience.

Who Are Our Partners?

The Adenauer Campus is a digital learning platform by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung for learners, educators, and politically engaged individuals. Through free courses, practical materials, and innovative digital formats, they make civic and democracy education accessible to everyone.

The Education Innovation Lab is a think-and-do tank dedicated to fundamentally transforming education systems. In close collaboration with experts, teachers, and students, the Lab creates learning environments that encourage critical thinking and active participation in shaping sustainable futures.