Chapter 15 of 17
Think

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Change-makers' personal recommendations

"Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World" (book)

By Adam Grant (Louise Mabulo's recommendation)

Read about original thinking and get an insider's view on how some projects succeed, how some projects fail, and what determining factors play into the reasoning behind their successes and pitfalls.

"Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future" (book)

By Bill McKibben (Sam Teicher's recommendation)

Read about the idea of pursuing prosperity in a more local direction, with cities and regions producing their own food, energy, culture and entertainment.

"How I built this" (podcast)

By Guy Raz (Kisum Chan's recommendation)

Listen to this podcast about the dark side of entrepreneurship to learn about the journey of innovators, entrepreneurs, and idealists and the movements they have built.

"The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Business" (book)

By Eric Ries (Omar Itani's recommendation)

Read about how to make better and faster business decisions in order to take risks and succeed in the business landscape.

"Fantastic Fungi" (film)

Directed by Louie Schwartzberg (Tom Szaky's recommendation)

Learn about the properties of, and solutions offered by, the fungi kingdom in response to some of the most pressing medical, therapeutic and environmental challenges. Directed by The Earth Prize Ambassador Louie Schwatzberg. Available on Netflix and other streaming platforms.

"Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash" (book)

By Edward Humes (Benjamin Stern's recommendation)

Read about the major environmental and socio-economic dilemma around waste while questioning who we are and where we are headed as a society.

Further inspirational resources
"Want to be more creative? Go for a walk." (TED Talk)

By Marily Oppezzo

Getting up and going for a walk might be all that is needed to get your creative juices flowing to help you brainstorm ideas.

Watch it here.

"Design Thinking: Get started with Prototyping" (article)

By Rikke Friis Dam and Teo Yu Siang, Interaction Design Foundation

Prototyping is an integral part of design thinking and allows you to test and improve your ideas quickly.

Read it here.

"Three simple tips for making better decisions" (BBC video)

By Dr. Radha Modgil, BBC

When you are faced with a big decision, it can be difficult to know how to start. Here are three simple tips for making better decisions.

Watch it here.

"How to think, not what to think" (TED Talk)

By Jesse Richardson

The key to engaging future generations is to teach them how, and not what, to think.

Watch it here.

SubjectToClimate (resource library)

A free online connector for K-12 teachers of all subjects to find credible, unbiased, and engaging materials on climate change. Students can also utilize this resource library!

SubjectToClimate

Startup school by Y-Combinator

A free online program which provides a step-by-step guide on how to build a successful startup with the help of the world’s top startup accelerator - Y-Combinator.

Startup School

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