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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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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.

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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.

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...

Collaboration is Key!

Empathy and collaboration are closely intertwined. Empathy establishes the foundation of trust, understanding and effective communication necessary for successful collaboration. Collaboration, in turn, provides...

How to Skim Academic Journals & Texts

Academic texts can be hundreds of pages long yet contain only a few points that you actually need for your research. It's not necessary...

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...

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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Remembrance Day

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Understanding COP30 and Canada’s Role in Global Climate Action (Lesson)

COP30 is the 30th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (Conference of the Parties), taking place in November 2025 in Belém, Brazil, in the...

The Budget

You’ve probably heard: The government just released its new budget – the first in a while – and it’s the talk of the nation....

Resources From the Curated Library

Don’t Fall In Love With Your First Ideas

Don't Fall In Love With Your First Ideas Sub-Category: Prototyping Source: Strategyzer File Type: Resource Overview: Why it's important to not fall in love with your first idea Web Link: https://www.strategyzer.com/blog/posts/2014/7/31/dont-fall-in-love-with-your-first-idea

Why are collaboration and compromise important in business?

Why are collaboration and compromise important in business? Bias: Centre Right Sub-Category: Collaboration Source: Virgin File Type: Opinion Overview: Why collaboration and compromise are critical in business Web Link: https://www.virgin.com/entrepreneur/why-are-collaboration-and-compromise-important-business

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 smart leaders use storytelling

How smart leaders use storytelling to drive business success: lessons for project leadership Via: Templar Advisors Resource: Article Web Link: https://templaradvisors.com/blog/how-smart-leaders-use-storytelling

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

What does research say about how to effectively communicate about science?

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

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)