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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.

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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.

Design Thinking

“I encourage the conversation to move away from either/or, but/and, and if/that and really start thinking about what are the motivating factors and how...

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...

How to Make Better Decisions

Why it's important to make better decisions Achieving goals: Good decisions are often the foundation for achieving personal or professional goals. Better decisions can help...

Reflections

Do a quick reflection on your understanding of the concepts covered in this lesson. What was the goal of this lesson?What was the most...

Learning from Podcasts

We don't need to tell you that podcasts are huge right now. Heck, we even feature over 100 of them on Nature Labs! Podcasts...

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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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 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

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

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

Why communication is essential for great leaders

Bias: Centre Right Sub-Category: Communications Source: The Globe and Mail File Type: Article Overview: Why communication is critical to leadership in business and beyond Web Link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/why-communication-is-essential-for-great-leaders/article4098019/

Canada’s research code of conduct

Canada's research code of conduct Sub-Category: Research & Reference Source: Government of Canada File Type: Guide Overview: Canada's research code of conduct Web Link: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/corporate/values-ethics/code-conduct

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)