When you join #ChangeTheNow, you will enter into a global community of virtual changemakers, championing real-life positive social change in their local communities. Your goal will assemble an #ChangeTheNow Innovation Team and then chart your own changemaking journey, in bringing a social innovation idea to life.
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Join us, a community of global Changemakers, working together to create the positive changes we want to see.
An Invitation to Join #ChangeTheNow
In 2018 Georgian College, Canada’s first Ashoka Changemaker College, wanted to know if they could mobilize students from kindergarten to Post Secondary into a movement, effectively building a region of Changemakers. It was from here that #ChangeTheNow began.
Do Good to Do Well
#ChangeTheNow was created on the beliefs that small acts can lead to big change and collaborations can turn into largescale movements. We believe together students’, educators’ and communities’ ideas can spark systems shifts that make will make our communities greener, healthier, safer, stronger and more inclusive!
Will you join us in creating the positive change and contribute to 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals?
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Recent Activity
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Amirpouya Ghasemi posted in "Inclusive Design and Mobility Challenge – SDG #11, Spring 2022" 2022-12-12 06:41:46 -0800 complete_your_changemaker_in_residency_week_reflection_83
🤔 Reflection question
What session inspired you the most during Changemaker in Residency Week, and why?
Amirpouya's Answer
The climate action session was the most inspiring because it talked about issues I found important
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Amirpouya Ghasemi posted in "Inclusive Design and Mobility Challenge – SDG #11, Spring 2022" 2022-12-12 06:41:04 -0800 create_your_team_canvas_83
🤔 Reflection question
What did you personally learn about the process of creating your team canvass?
Amirpouya's Answer
That every team member has their individual strengths and weaknesses
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Amirpouya Ghasemi posted in "Inclusive Design and Mobility Challenge – SDG #11, Spring 2022" 2022-12-12 06:40:36 -0800 complete_your_mobius_strip_reflection_83
🤔 Reflection question
After completing the Mobius Strip exercise, what do you feel are next steps towards contributing to the community you care about?
Amirpouya's Answer
Thinking about my actions in a deliberate way
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Jermy Mariya Rajan posted in "Inclusive Design and Mobility Challenge – SDG #11, Spring 2022" 2022-12-12 01:10:46 -0800 complete_your_me_we_reflection_114
🤔 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?
Jermy Mariya's Answer
The CTN was a fresh and engaging experience. It aided in my understanding that even a tiny effort may help bring about significant societal change. I was better able to comprehend the significance of each system stakeholder. In order to confront a societal issue and come up with solutions, I learned about fresh, creative approaches.Because I worked in a large group, I was able to see how crucial it is to talk and listen to your group members. I learned that everyone's efforts and involvement matter just as much while working in a group as it does when working alone.
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Jermy Mariya Rajan posted in "Inclusive Design and Mobility Challenge – SDG #11, Spring 2022" 2022-12-12 01:08:35 -0800 complete_your_hcdt_stage_pitch_reflection_114
🤔 Reflection question
What did you learn about publicly sharing your ideas that you will carry with you in your future of work?
Jermy Mariya's Answer
By disclosing our ideas to the world, we leave ourselves up to diverse viewpoints, views, and recommendations on the idea. By adding the elements that could have been overlooked, it might aid in further developing the concept. The Pecha-Kucha pitch presentation taught us how to better communicate our ideas via storytelling.
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Jermy Mariya Rajan posted in "Inclusive Design and Mobility Challenge – SDG #11, Spring 2022" 2022-12-12 01:07:01 -0800 complete_your_hcdt_stage_prototype_test_reflection_114
🤔 Reflection question
How might the prototype & test stage help you with overcoming a fear of failure or challenging your assumptions about what is ‘right’?
Jermy Mariya's Answer
Prototyping is required when a notion has to be tested before being put into practise. As a result of the testing, we are aware of their success factors, their roadblocks, and how we could get beyond them to successfully implement a certain idea. The urgency of this issue was further heightened by the current circumstances and the diversity of viewpoints.
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Albin Jomon posted in "Inclusive Design and Mobility Challenge – SDG #11, Spring 2022" 2022-12-11 18:25:26 -0800 complete_your_me_we_reflection_89
🤔 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?
Albin's Answer
CTN helped me to develop my social skills and it's a new platform to develop and contribute to society. Everyone's contributions and involvement are equally crucial while working in a group to achieve a good outcome. The necessity for collaboration became increasingly apparent when firms began to consider their employees' need for communication and human touch, growing awareness of the higher motivating value of discussion and mutual support in a team.
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Albin Jomon posted in "Inclusive Design and Mobility Challenge – SDG #11, Spring 2022" 2022-12-11 18:19:05 -0800 complete_your_hcdt_stage_pitch_reflection_89
🤔 Reflection question
What did you learn about publicly sharing your ideas that you will carry with you in your future of work?
Albin's Answer
It is wonderful to get the opportunity to showcase our views. It also helps us improve our communication skills, and most significantly, it allows us to share our views and ideas on a public platform. It aids in the comprehension of various ideas and points of view, which eventually aids in the comprehension of the subject matter.
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Jithin John Paul posted in "Inclusive Design and Mobility Challenge – SDG #11, Spring 2022" 2022-12-11 18:18:13 -0800 complete_your_me_we_reflection_86
🤔 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?
Jithin's Answer
A novel and intriguing experience was CTN. It aided in my realisation that even a small effort can contribute to significant social change. It aided in my comprehension of the significance of each system stakeholder. I gained knowledge of fresh, creative approaches to tackling social problems and came up with solutions.
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Jithin John Paul posted in "Inclusive Design and Mobility Challenge – SDG #11, Spring 2022" 2022-12-11 18:15:45 -0800 complete_your_hcdt_stage_pitch_reflection_86
🤔 Reflection question
What did you learn about publicly sharing your ideas that you will carry with you in your future of work?
Jithin's Answer
By disclosing our ideas to the public, we leave ourselves open to a variety of reactions, suggestions, and criticisms. By adding the elements that might have been overlooked, it can help the idea become even better. We learned how to tell stories to more effectively communicate our ideas through the Pecha-Kucha pitch presentation.
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shinto Anto posted in "Inclusive Design and Mobility Challenge – SDG #11, Spring 2022" 2022-12-10 14:07:37 -0800 complete_your_hcdt_stage_pitch_reflection_90
🤔 Reflection question
What did you learn about publicly sharing your ideas that you will carry with you in your future of work?
shinto's Answer
About its presentation, I gained a lot of knowledge. These are incredibly practical tips for academic work as well as upcoming employment. We also get a lot of feedback whenever we share our ideas on a public platform, which I believe is crucial for everyone to know their weaknesses and strengths. The above feedback is also crucial for every SSW going forward. It also helps us get better at communicating, and most importantly, it helps us improve our teamwork. Realizing some concepts might be extremely hard at times. But, in my view, everyone can appreciate our thoughts if they are stated quickly and clearly.
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Wing Yi Chan posted in "Inclusive Design and Mobility Challenge – SDG #11, Spring 2022" 2022-12-10 06:36:50 -0800 complete_your_hcdt_stage_pitch_reflection_82
🤔 Reflection question
What did you learn about publicly sharing your ideas that you will carry with you in your future of work?
Wing Yi's Answer
I learned a lot about how to present a product. For example, the font, the pictures, and the length of the presentation. These are very useful tips, for school works/ future work as well.
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Wing Yi Chan posted in "Inclusive Design and Mobility Challenge – SDG #11, Spring 2022" 2022-12-10 06:32:53 -0800 complete_your_hcdt_stage_prototype_test_reflection_82
🤔 Reflection question
How might the prototype & test stage help you with overcoming a fear of failure or challenging your assumptions about what is ‘right’?
Wing Yi's Answer
this stage is very important to our project, we made a prototype, and we test it over and over agin. Testing it help us to discover the product weakness and help us to create a better product.
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Wing Yi Chan posted in "Inclusive Design and Mobility Challenge – SDG #11, Spring 2022" 2022-12-10 06:30:07 -0800 _complete_your_hcdt_stage_ideate_reflection_82
🤔 Reflection question
How might ideation help you develop your active listening skills to brainstorm and reflect on ideas effectively with your team?
Wing Yi's Answer
The ideate stage we sharing lots of ideas. Our team is very diverse, so we came up with so many ideas, and see things from different perspective. Active listening is very important while working in a group, I think we did a very good job on listening to each other.
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