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| − | [ | + | [[File:Profile Picture.jpg|thumb|This is a picture of Derek Alton from a retreat on reconciliation in 2016 held by 4R's Youth Movement at a YMCA Camp near Banff. |
| + | Photo Credit: Fatin Chowdhury | ||
| + | Derek Adam (Weber) Alton | ||
| + | Born: October 29, 1988 | ||
| + | London, Ontario | ||
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| + | "Is more of a lover than a fighter but is also a fighter so look out" ~ from a Beer Commercial some where. | ||
| − | '' | + | Derek Alton is an environmental and democracy activist, a community organizer and currently a public servant for the Government of Canada. His core passion is transforming the way Canada's democracies works to empower citizens and enable people to effectively create a more just society while tackling the great challenges of our time. Derek has a background in social innovation, human behaviour change and movement building. |
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| + | Derek is an active writer. You can read many of his short thought pieces on his [https://gccollab.ca/profile/Derek.Alton GCcollab Account.] | ||
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| + | <u>Education:</u> | ||
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| + | Summary: Derek's research has focused on how individuals and societies transform their structures and behaviours. | ||
| + | * University of Guelph: Undergraduate Degree in Political Science (2011) | ||
| + | ** ''<small>THESIS: Leadership and Social Change - End of Apartheid and the Fall of the Soviet Union</small>'' | ||
| + | ** ''<small>MAJOR PAPER: Culture and Stability in Botswana</small>'' | ||
| + | * University of Guelph: Certificate in Leadership (2011) | ||
| + | * University of Waterloo: Graduate Certificate in Social Innovation (2014) | ||
| + | ** <small>''SUMMATIVE PAPER: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByH7wmq4z9MRQ1RrZmNYcVAtS0E/view?usp=sharing Change Labs: Taking Bold Risk's But Not Alone]''</small> | ||
| + | *** <small>An Examination into the role of Labs as a way of fostering social innovation in governments</small> | ||
| + | * University of Wilfrid Laurier: Master's in Community Psychology (2017) | ||
| + | ** ''<small>THESIS: [https://gccollab.ca/file/view/270774/nurturing-close-friendship-in-the-21st-century-thesis Enabling a Sense of Community]</small>'' | ||
| + | *** ''<small>An examination into the regular behaviours that emerging adults use to deepen their close friendships (How do we bridge the intention-behaviour gap?)</small>'' | ||
| + | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oG5O3gvEu858CbzhFMpj9y8gnkCinpMi/view?usp=sharing '''Derek's CV'''] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:37, 21 January 2019
"Is more of a lover than a fighter but is also a fighter so look out" ~ from a Beer Commercial some where.
Derek Alton is an environmental and democracy activist, a community organizer and currently a public servant for the Government of Canada. His core passion is transforming the way Canada's democracies works to empower citizens and enable people to effectively create a more just society while tackling the great challenges of our time. Derek has a background in social innovation, human behaviour change and movement building.
Derek is an active writer. You can read many of his short thought pieces on his GCcollab Account.
Education:
Summary: Derek's research has focused on how individuals and societies transform their structures and behaviours.
- University of Guelph: Undergraduate Degree in Political Science (2011)
- THESIS: Leadership and Social Change - End of Apartheid and the Fall of the Soviet Union
- MAJOR PAPER: Culture and Stability in Botswana
- University of Guelph: Certificate in Leadership (2011)
- University of Waterloo: Graduate Certificate in Social Innovation (2014)
- SUMMATIVE PAPER: Change Labs: Taking Bold Risk's But Not Alone
- An Examination into the role of Labs as a way of fostering social innovation in governments
- SUMMATIVE PAPER: Change Labs: Taking Bold Risk's But Not Alone
- University of Wilfrid Laurier: Master's in Community Psychology (2017)
- THESIS: Enabling a Sense of Community
- An examination into the regular behaviours that emerging adults use to deepen their close friendships (How do we bridge the intention-behaviour gap?)
- THESIS: Enabling a Sense of Community
