Part One: Your Turn
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Questions & Activities
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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.
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...
How to Use AI and Chat GPT
Chat GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is an artificial intelligence language model that is designed to generate human-like responses to text input. It's one of...
How to Think Critically
Critical thinking takes your ideas to a new level by reflecting and analyzing your reasoning and that of others. It’s a great skill to...
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...
What is Design Thinking
Design thinking is a problem-solving methodology that focuses on needs and experiences to generate creative solutions. It is a human-centred approach to innovation that...
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
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Happy International Day for Biological Diversity!
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Alberta & Ottawa
There’s been a lot of discussion about Alberta in the news lately. If you’re looking for context and a deeper understanding of the issues...
Resources From the Curated Library
In the perpetual quest for the secret to happiness, scientists butted heads until they...
Bias: Centre
Source: The Globe and Mail
File Type: Essay/Research
Overview: In the perpetual quest for the secret to happiness, scientists butted heads until they found an answer
Web Link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-scientists-pursuit-of-happiness-debate/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Morning%20Update&utm_content=2024-10-11_6&utm_term=Morning%20Update%3A%20Playing%20nice%20this%20Thanksgiving&utm_campaign=newsletter&cu_id=bZnKMoBYEqn1yUkTzfoe4%2BPSvjxFhJPIuOC0qZ57Bs0%3D
8 remarkable social innovation prototyping methods and tools
8 remarkable social innovation prototyping methods and tools
Bias: Centre Left
Sub-Category: Prototyping
Source: Social Innovation Academy
File Type: Resource
Overview: Tools and strategies to apply to prototyping
Web Link: http://www.socialinnovationacademy.eu/8-remarkable-social-innovation-prototyping-methods-tools/
Working Prototypes Vs. Ideas: Which Should Entrepreneurs Pitch?
Working Prototypes Vs. Ideas: Which Should Entrepreneurs Pitch?
Bias: Centre Right
Sub-Category: Pitches
Source: Forbes
File Type: Article
Overview: First idea or prototype: which should you pitch?
Web Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2016/04/06/working-prototypes-vs-ideas-which-should-entrepreneurs-pitch/#7357cbbd5df8
What is prototyping?
What is prototyping?
Sub-Category: Prototyping
Source: Innovation Foundation
File Type: Video
Overview: What prototyping is
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
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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