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Chapter Six

Your Turn

Part One

It's time - You've got this!

Read Story Instead

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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.

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.

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

Latest News

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

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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)