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Chapter Six

Your Turn

Lesson Media
  • Watch video (overview of concepts in this chapter)
  • Reflect (activities and discussions)
Your Project
  • Introduction to your final project
  • Create, test and adjust your idea

Part One: Your Turn

It's time - You've got this!

Read Story Instead

Prefer reading instead? Here's the text version of your lesson.

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?

Your Project: Outline

View your final project. You got this!

Project: Part One

Create a rapid prototype

Project: Part Two

Test your prototype

Project: Part Three

Re-adjust your idea and go for it!

How To

Guides to help you figure things out.

The Perfect Pitch

A pitch refers to a persuasive message or presentation that is designed to convince someone to buy a product or service, invest in a...

How To Use AI

Part One Write down a few ideas you have for creating a better balance between people and nature. Take your notes and paste them into Chat...

How to Measure Outcomes

We all want to see PROOF that our work makes a difference, however small. Investors and donors want to see it. Volunteers want to...

Leadership

Leadership is the ability to influence and inspire others towards a common goal or vision. A leader is someone who can guide, motivate and...

How to Create a Press Release

A press release, also known as a news release or media release, is a written statement issued by an organization to announce news or...

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

The Year We Lived, The Future We Saw

At the start of the year, you may have examined major global and national events and made predictions about what might come next with...

List of Nature Labs Topics Covered in the 2025/26 School Year

Predicting Our Year Ahead (summary and activity) National Wildlife Day Inflation and the Economy: Rate Cuts (summary and analysis) National Tree Day World Rivers Day World News Day Truth and...

Canada’s New Governor General – Louise Arbour

Canada has a new Governor General! Today, former Supreme Court justice and human rights advocate Louise Arbour was installed as Canada’s 31st Governor General,...

Resources From the Curated Library

6 Ways To Make A Team Of Rivals Work

Bias: Centre Right Sub-Category: Collaboration Source: Forbes File Type: Opinion Overview: How to make a team of rivals work in today's workforce Web Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sebastianbailey/2012/10/04/6-ways-to-make-a-team-of-rivals-work/#56b81a576bd0

Khan Academy: A Case Study in Scaling a Start-Up

Bias: Centre/Right Source: Khan Academy File Type: Case Study Overview: Khan Academy: A Case Study in Scaling a Start-Up Web Link: https://hbr.org/podcast/2024/11/khan-academy-a-case-study-in-scaling-a-start-up

Prototyping in Policy — What For?!

Prototyping in Policy — What For?! Sub-Category: Prototyping Source: Medium File Type: Essay/Analysis Overview: Does prototyping work in policy-making? Web Link: https://medium.com/legal-design-and-innovation/prototyping-in-policy-what-for-c7c567d922ec

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/

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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Chapters

Chapter One

The System of Things

Chapter Five

Here’s How

Chapter Nine

Own Your Hypocrisy

Chapter Two

The Context of It All

Chapter Six

Your Turn

Chapter Ten

Keep Going

Chapter Three

We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know

Chapter Seven

Dig Deeper

Chapter Eleven

One Last Thing

Chapter Four

Hard Stuff is Hard

Chapter Eight

Be Better

Chapter Twelve

The End (of the Beginning)