The UK hosted the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021. The COP26 summit brought countries together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Last Saturday, I joined The Game Changer COP26 Challenge and it's for us students to consider how we can contribute to this important global problem.
During the special edition of Game Changer, we:
- Explored the problem of Climate Change and its impacts
- Analysed the news stories and outcomes of the COP26 Summit
- Understand how Design Thinking was used to generate innovative solutions
- Generated ideas that contribute to tackling the problem of Climate Change
- Created a plan to implement our ideas
- Developed communication and pitching skills
We could form our own groups but I joined students whom I do not know. The challenge made use of Design Thinking principles and a planning method known as Lean Canvas. There were also some guiding questions to structure our presentation. From 2pm, we were left to our own device to brainstorm and executed a video pitch. I introduced my group to the Loom app and we individually recorded our segment and someone did the editing. Our group successfully emailed our group video just by 6pm! What a relief!
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| St Chads organised its own event in conjunction with COP26 |
