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Chapter Five

Here’s How

Part One

Trust the process - To process or not to process, that is the question.

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Questions & Activities

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Featured Hot Takes

The process is more important than the outcome. Trust the process. We hear these sayings all the time. But are they accurate? We asked two leaders with very different perspectives to share their process – their story.  

Hal Kvisle is a Canadian business icon who has helped lead numerous corporations, including a run as CEO of what is now known as TC Energy.

Harvey Locke is a globally recognized leader on biodiversity, having founded the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative and the Nature Needs Half movement.

We’re featuring these podcasts 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.

Reflection

Hal Kvisle

  • What did you think of Hal's story and the processes he's used to advance ideas?
  • Do you think Hal's vision for balancing people and nature is the right one?
  • Has Hal given you a better insight into how you can work with business leaders - major corporations - to balance people and nature?
  • Were you surprised by his comments? Did he change your perspective or reaffirm what you already believed?
  • What can you learn from Hal that would help your policy proposal have a better chance of success?
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Harvey Locke

  • What did you think of Harvey's story and the processes he's used to advance ideas?
  • Do you think Harvey's vision for balancing people and nature is the right one?
  • Has Harvey given you a better insight into how environmental movements - advocates - build and run campaigns?
  • Were you surprised by his comments? Did he change your perspective or reaffirm what you already believed?
  • What can you learn from Harvey that would help your policy proposal have a better chance of success?
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Part Two

THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES WILL HELP YOU BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS YOU NEED TO LEARN IN THIS CLASS. YOUR TEACHER WILL SELECT WHICH ACTIVITIES YOU NEED TO COMPLETE BELOW.

Collaboration is Key

Learn how collaboration can help. Work with others to create a plan to promote your policies and reach the right audience.

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Success vs Failure

Learn from those who came before you! Analyze policy proposals that worked and those that very much didn't.

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Nail the Process

It's time to recap everything you've learned to make sure you really do understand how our political process works.

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Process Planning

You have your better question, now how will you find the better answer? It's time to create a plan. * Recommended

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Part Three

HOW DOES THIS CLASS RELATE TO REAL-WORLD ISSUES?

Inquiry Media

Does nature need half?

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Canada at a Crossroads

NEW: Inquiry Media Series

This five-part story will be featured across each of the first five chapters of Nature Labs and will ask students to explore the question of how Canada can protect our economy and sovereignty while still addressing the other challenges of our time.

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Resources From the Curated Library

Is the Process more important than the Product?

Is the Process more important than the Product? Bias: Centre Sub-Category: Advice Source: Future West File Type: Opinion Overview: Why process is more important than the result in conservation Web Link: https://www.future-west.org/is-the-process-more-important-than-the-product/

How your brain works and how it tackles problems

How your brain works and how it tackles problems Sub-Category: Problem Solving Source: Khan Academy File Type: Video Overview: Learn about types of problems and common approaches to solving them. Web Link: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-medicine/executive-systems-of-the-brain/cognition-lesson/v/problem-solving

The Irreplaceable Value of Human Decision-Making in the Age of AI

Bias: none Source: Harvard Business Review File Type: Essay Overview: The Irreplaceable Value of Human Decision-Making in the Age of AI Web Link: https://hbr.org/2024/12/the-irreplaceable-value-of-human-decision-making-in-the-age-of-ai
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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...

How to identify and avoid bias in research

How to identify and avoid bias in research Sub-Category: Research & Reference Source: Medium File Type: Guide Overview: How to identify and avoid bias in research Web Link: https://medium.com/@scottclark/5-research-biases-how-to-identify-and-avoid-them-in-your-research-1ae97bb76d3

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Chapters

Chapter One

The System of Things

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Chapter Five

Here’s How

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Chapter Nine

Own Your Hypocrisy

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Chapter Two

The Context of It All

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Chapter Six

Your Turn

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Chapter Ten

Keep Going

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Chapter Three

We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know

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Chapter Seven

Dig Deeper

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Chapter Eleven

One Last Thing

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Chapter Four

Hard Stuff is Hard

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Chapter Eight

Be Better

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Chapter Twelve

The End (of the Beginning)

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