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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.
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How To
Guides to help you figure things out.
How to Create a Brand
A brand is a unique name, symbol, design or combination of these elements that identifies and distinguishes an individual, campaign, product, service or company....
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...
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...
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...
25 Tools for Building a Successful Movement
A movement is a group of people who come together to work towards a shared goal or cause. Movements can take many different forms...
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 Exploration
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One Week Later: Holding Space for Grief, Finding Strength Together
It’s been a week since the tragic shooting in Tumbler Ridge, and the community is still holding space for shock, grief, and the many...
A Community Shattered: Tragedy in Tumbler Ridge
Yesterday, the tight-knit community of Tumbler Ridge - a small community found in the northeast corner of BC - experienced a heartbreaking tragedy that will leave...
Canada at a Crossroads: Decision-Making, Democracy, and the Cost of Inaction (Lesson)
Based on the story Canada at a Crossroads: Chapter 4
Grade Level: 9–12
Time Required: 80-120 minutes
Big Idea: Indecision has consequences. In a democracy, making fair,...
Resources From the Curated Library
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/
How to ask the better question
How to ask the better question
Sub-Category: Interviews
Source: TED
File Type: Video
Overview: How to ask the better question
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 the evolution of storytelling brought us to modern data visualization tools
How the evolution of storytelling brought us to modern data visualization tools
Sub-Category: Marketing
Source: Tableau
File Type: Essay
Overview: How the evolution of storytelling brought us to modern data visualization tools
Web...
What does research say about how to effectively communicate about science?
Bias: Centre
Sub-Category: Communications
Source: The Conversation
File Type: Essay/Analysis
Overview: What research says about effective communication
Web Link: https://theconversation.com/what-does-research-say-about-how-to-effectively-communicate-about-science-70244
How context impacts marketing: lessons to apply in life and for your project
How context impacts marketing: lessons to apply in life and for your project
Bias: Centre Right
Sub-Category: Marketing
Source: Forbes
File Type: Question and Answer
Overview: What good sourcing looks like
Web Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultalbot/2019/03/25/why-context-matters-more-than-ever-for-marketers/#2e7757b54256
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
- The Writing Project
- Writing for Research
- The Writing Reader
- Writing Explained
- Report Writing
- Academic Report Outline
- Basic for Format APA Style References
- How to Cite MLA Format
- Using the RAFT Writing Strategy
- iamthatenglishteacher
- elatalks
- mrthomasenglish
- Research Paper Scaffold
- The Creative Process: An Overview
- MediaSmarts: Media Issues
- What is cultural appropriation?
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