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Chapter Six

Your Turn

Part One

It's time - You've got this!

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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.

Did this story leave you with a question? 

The best questions will be answered by Environment and Climate Change Canada’s scientists on video just for you! Make sure you include your name and school.

Your Project

What's your better idea?

Your Project: Outline

View your final project. You got this!

Project: Part One

Create a rapid prototype

Test your prototype

Rapid prototype your idea.

Project: Part Three

Re-adjust your idea and go for it!

How To

Guides to help you figure things out.

What is Systems Change

Systems change is a process that seeks to reconstruct or evolve an entire system, impacting everyone and everything connected to it. Systems change often...

What is Context

What is it? Context refers to the circumstances, environment, background or setting that surrounds and influences a particular situation, event or communication. It's the information...

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...

Interview Skills

Interview skills matter, right? Right. But in case you need a refresher as to why interview skills matter: Job interviews: This one is obvious: interview skills...

Creating a Podcast

By now, you've probably consumed a few podcasts, in this class or on your own time. Now it's time to learn how to produce...

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

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

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/

6 Reasons Why You Should Prototype Your Idea Before Developing It

Sub-Category: Prototyping Source: Entrepreneur File Type: Article Overview: Why you should always prototype an idea before developing it Web Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/322320

How To Go From Idea To Prototype In One Day

Bias: Centre Right Sub-Category: Prototyping Source: Fast Company File Type: Article Overview: How to take an idea and create a prototype in one day Web Link: https://www.fastcompany.com/3045934/how-to-go-from-idea-to-prototype-in-one-day

The age of not even half-talking: If the first question about a meeting is...

Bias: Centre Source: Paul Wells File Type: Essay Overview: The age of not even half-talking: If the first question about a meeting is "Which side will lose?" you\'re doing it wrong Web...

A management professor explains why you should stop explaining everything

Bias: Centre Source: Fast Company File Type: Essay Overview: A management professor explains why you should stop explaining everything Web Link: https://www.fastcompany.com/91257031/a-management-professor-explains-why-you-should-stop-explaining-everything

5 Reasons You Need Marketing Skills (Even if You’re Not a Marketer)

5 Reasons You Need Marketing Skills (Even if You’re Not a Marketer) Sub-Category: Marketing Source: Muse File Type: Article Overview: Why marketing is valuable to everyone Web Link: https://www.themuse.com/advice/5-reasons-you-need-marketing-skills-even-if-youre-not-a-marketer

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)