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Chapter Six

Your Turn

Part One

It's time - You've got this!

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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 Work in a Group

Why it's important to know how to work in a group Achieving goals: Working in a group can help you achieve goals that would be...

Mentorship

Need a mentor? Or several? Follow this guide to find the perfect mentor. What Is a Mentor? A mentor is someone who informally helps support you...

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 Deal with Conflict

Disagreements and conflict are a part of life. Whether you disagree with someone because of your beliefs, habits, personality, communication style, ambitions or priorities,...

How to Solve a Problem

Analyzing a problem and finding a solution can be challenging. From figuring out how to fix your phone, to determining how to sustain biodiversity...

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

Alberta’s Referendum: What It Means

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced that on October 19th, 2026, the province will hold a referendum with multiple questions, including one about whether...

Happy International Day for Biological Diversity!

Think biodiversity is only about exotic animals in faraway places? Think again! Your backyard might already be hosting its own tiny nature documentary. There...

Alberta & Ottawa

There’s been a lot of discussion about Alberta in the news lately. If you’re looking for context and a deeper understanding of the issues...

Resources From the Curated Library

Insights from one of the most successful interviews in TV news history

Insights from one of the most successful interviews in TV news history Sub-Category: Prototyping Source: Katie Curic File Type: Video Overview: Insights from one of the most successful interviews in TV news...

What is prototyping?

What is prototyping? Sub-Category: Prototyping Source: Innovation Foundation File Type: Video Overview: What prototyping is

Khan Academy: A Case Study in Scaling a Start-Up

Bias: Centre/Right Source: Khan Academy File Type: Case Study Overview: Khan Academy: A Case Study in Scaling a Start-Up Web Link: https://hbr.org/podcast/2024/11/khan-academy-a-case-study-in-scaling-a-start-up

Attend to your own nuts

Bias: Centre/Right Source: The Line File Type: Essay Overview: Attend to your own nuts: We’re prepared by attribution biases to see the “wackos” in the orbit of an out-group as typical...

Is Canada Broken? The country seems more polarized than ever. Here’s what that means...

Bias: Left Sub-Category: Polarization Source: The Walrus File Type: Essay/Analysis Overview: Is Canada broken? How do we overcome growing polarization Web Link: https://thewalrus.ca/democracy-is-canada-broken/

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...
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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)