Part One: Your Turn
It's time - You've got this!
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Questions & Activities
Reflect on your lesson with short activities, or by exploring referenced articles, featured podcasts, term definitions, and more!
Featured Hot Take
Putting something that’s uniquely yours into the world isn’t easy. Don’t panic! Every innovator and leader and changemaker had to start somewhere and though the path always looks daunting when we take our first step, it’s easier than we assume.
We spoke with Story Warren, an award-winning rising leader and community builder, to find out what it’s like to start a movement as a teenager, and what advice she has for those who want to follow in her footsteps.
We’re featuring this podcast across all five Nature Labs subjects. You might not like art, or science, or English, or social studies, but they are all related and by listening to this podcast, hopefully you’ll better understand why.
Part Two: Your Project
What's your better idea?

How To
Guides to help you figure things out.
Giving and Taking Constructive Criticism
A critique is an evaluation or assessment of something, such as a political statement or public policy, a work of art, literature or an...
Social Media How To
Social media is a great tool to advance your ideas. It allows for quick and clear communication, better connectivity, creates more awareness across a...
Failure and Resiliency
Resiliency is the ability to bounce back from difficult or stressful situations, to cope with adversity and to adapt to change. It's an essential...
How to Make Better Decisions
Why it's important to make better decisions
Achieving goals: Good decisions are often the foundation for achieving personal or professional goals. Better decisions can help...
Stories from rising leaders
Young people can change the world. You can make a difference for people and nature today. But the path isn’t always as obvious or as easy as we...
Design Thinking with Michael Kennedy
So, you’ve got a great idea for a class project; to launch a new business; to improve a community service; to change the world...
Selecting Your Topic
Choosing a good topic for a project can be challenging, but here are some steps to make the decision just a bit less overwhelming.
Identify...
Further Expoloration
Latest News
Iran War Briefing
The Iran war, which started February 28th with US-Israeli strikes that killed Iran's Supreme Leader amid nuclear and missile tensions, is a high stakes...
How Floor Crossings Might Impact Canadian Politics
As we’ve discussed previously in Nature Labs, floor crossing involves Members of Parliament switching party allegiance mid-term, shaking up government stability. And in recent...
International Women’s Day
Happy International Women's Day! Today is a day to recognize the strength, resilience, intelligence, and leadership of women around the world.
From classrooms to communities, from science...
Resources From the Curated Library
Why are collaboration and compromise important in business?
Why are collaboration and compromise important in business?
Bias: Centre Right
Sub-Category: Collaboration
Source: Virgin
File Type: Opinion
Overview: Why collaboration and compromise are critical in business
Web Link: https://www.virgin.com/entrepreneur/why-are-collaboration-and-compromise-important-business
How Sci-Fi prototyping works to enhance science projects
How Sci-Fi prototyping works to enhance science projects
Sub-Category: Prototyping
Source: Computer Society
File Type: Video
Overview: How Sci-Fi prototyping works to enhance science projects
The Importance of Prototyping for People & Culture
The Importance of Prototyping for People & Culture
Sub-Category: Prototyping
Source: Mind the Product
File Type: Video
Overview: How prototyping can help address complex societal debates
Web Link: https://www.mindtheproduct.com/importance-prototyping-people-culture/
Understanding How Design Thinking, Lean and Agile Work Together
Understanding How Design Thinking, Lean and Agile Work Together
Bias: Centre Right
Sub-Category: Peer Review
Source: Mind the Product
File Type: Guide
Overview: From problem to solution assessment: process breakdown
Web Link: https://www.mindtheproduct.com/understanding-design-thinking-lean-agile-work-together/
Great Questions Lead to Great Design – A Guide to the Design Thinking Process
Great Questions Lead to Great Design – A Guide to the Design Thinking Process
Bias: Centre Right
Sub-Category: Interviews
Source: Design (Business)
File Type: Guide
Overview: Asking the better question gets the better answer
Web...
Reflections
Michael Kennedy
So, you’ve got a great idea for a class project; to launch a new business; to improve a community service; to change the world...
Further Considerations
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