Digital Detox

Digital Detox: Balancing Screen and Green is a youth exchange that brought together 24 young people aged 15–26 from across Europe from June 2–11, 2024, to rediscover life beyond screens.

Topics

• Digital wellbeing and balance
• Digital competence
• Mindful technology use

Activities

• Nature walks and trust falls
• Workshops on digital competence
• Intercultural evening
• Phone-free living — face-to-face connections

Result

Jointly produced digital-wellbeing videos and posters (e.g. "Less Screen, More Green"). Watch all the videos and posters. Feedback from participants was overwhelmingly positive — though some initially struggled to fully engage with the "digital detox" concept itself, which highlighted just how deep-rooted digital habits are among young people today.