Christina's #ChangeTheNow Passport

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Christina McNaughton

Hello, I am Christina and I am a first year student at Georgian studying Early Childhood Education.
Georgian
Early Childhood Education
I want to be a Changemaker because...

I want to be able to contribute to change in our world, and inspire others to be changemakers too. 

My Changemaker Pathway

Empathizer iconI am an Empathizer

I want to connect with people, so I can really understand what they are facing.

My UN Sustainable Development Goal
Climate Action

As part of #ChangeTheNow, I’m working on solving UN Sustainable Development Goal 13: taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

My Passport Stamps

#ChangeTheNow participants must complete modules centered around the Design Thinking process. Passport stamps are awarded as modules are completed.
My Mobius Module Completed
Team Canvass Module Completed
Changemaker in Residency Week Completed
Empathize Module Completed
Define Module Completed
Ideate Module Completed
Prototype & Test Module Completed
Pitch Module Completed
ME=WE Module Completed

Recent Activity

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    posted in "Reducing Food Miles & Waste Challenge - SDG #13, Winter 2023" 2023-04-19 10:29:45 -0700 complete_your_me_we_reflection_1035

    🤔 Reflection question

    After completing CTN, what new awareness do you have for yourself (ME) and your community (WE) and what is one action you might take to continue to explore it?

    Christina's Answer

    I would like to continue to practice how i can reduce my food waste, and also influence my family and friends to do the same. For my next placement i would like to incoperate this aswell.

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    posted in "Reducing Food Miles & Waste Challenge - SDG #13, Winter 2023" 2023-04-17 06:25:19 -0700 complete_your_changemaker_in_residency_week_reflection_1035

    🤔 Reflection question

    What session inspired you the most during Changemaker in Residency Week, and why?

    Christina's Answer

    All the sessions were very helpful, especially the climate change one.

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    posted in "Reducing Food Miles & Waste Challenge - SDG #13, Winter 2023" 2023-04-17 06:24:10 -0700 complete_your_hcdt_stage_pitch_reflection_1035

    🤔 Reflection question

    What did you learn about publicly sharing your ideas that you will carry with you in your future of work?

    Christina's Answer

    I learned that publicly sharing ideas can help you expand your thoughts, and you are able to receive helpful feedback that could improve your thoughts and ideas.

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    posted in "Reducing Food Miles & Waste Challenge - SDG #13, Winter 2023" 2023-04-03 06:20:56 -0700 complete_your_hcdt_stage_prototype_test_reflection_1035

    🤔 Reflection question

    How might the prototype & test stage help you with overcoming a fear of failure or challenging your assumptions about what is ‘right’?

    Christina's Answer

    The prototype stage is helping me overcome my fear of failing because you cant get a prototype wrong and fail completely. You can add more to it or take something away to be successful,

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    posted in "Reducing Food Miles & Waste Challenge - SDG #13, Winter 2023" 2023-03-27 06:13:00 -0700 complete_your_hcdt_stage_ideate_reflection_1035

    🤔 Reflection question

    How might ideation help you develop your active listening skills to brainstorm and reflect on ideas effectively with your team?

    Christina's Answer

    forming an idea as a team, and brainstorming together to understand the concepts.

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    posted in "Reducing Food Miles & Waste Challenge - SDG #13, Winter 2023" 2023-03-21 06:39:08 -0700 complete_your_hcdt_stage_empathize_reflection_1035

    🤔 Reflection question

    After learning about how to empathize with the people affected by your SDG’s social issue, how you might apply empathy to working with the members on your CTN Innovation Team?

    Christina's Answer

    Empathy allows us to think deeper, and connect with the members in our teams.

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    posted in "Reducing Food Miles & Waste Challenge - SDG #13, Winter 2023" 2023-03-21 06:21:55 -0700 complete_your_hcdt_stage_define_reflection_1035

    🤔 Reflection question

    How might you explain the value of you having a systems-thinking mindset when attempting to define and understand a complex problem?

    Christina's Answer

    The value of having a system thinking mindset while trying to understand a complex problem is being able to take apart the situation, and analyze each piece to get a better understanding. When you analyze each part you are gaining more information and experience with the complex issues.

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    posted in "Reducing Food Miles & Waste Challenge - SDG #13, Winter 2023" 2023-03-20 07:31:16 -0700 create_your_team_canvas_1035

    🤔 Reflection question

    What did you personally learn about the process of creating your team canvass?

    Christina's Answer

    The team canvas was a fantastic way to get together with my team, have good conversations, and truly understand the importance of our innovation project.

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    posted in "Reducing Food Miles & Waste Challenge - SDG #13, Winter 2023" 2023-03-20 07:29:21 -0700 complete_your_mobius_strip_reflection_1035

    🤔 Reflection question

    After completing the Mobius Strip exercise, what do you feel are next steps towards contributing to the community you care about?

    Christina's Answer

    My next step in contributing to the community I care about is sharing my knowledge with others. This activity gave me an opportunity to bet a better understanding of ME=WE

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