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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.
"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 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 [https://gccollab.ca/profile/Derek.Alton GCcollab Account.]
Derek is an active writer. You can read many of his short thought pieces on his [https://gccollab.ca/profile/Derek.Alton GCcollab Account.]
Education:
<u>Education:</u>
* University of Guelph: Undergraduate Degree in Political Science
Summary: Derek's research has focused on how individuals and societies transform their structures and behaviours.
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* University of Guelph: Undergraduate Degree in Political Science (2011)
* University of Guelph: Certificate in Leadership
** ''<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 Waterloo: Graduate Certificate in Social Innovation
* University of Guelph: Certificate in Leadership (2011)
* University of Wilfrid Laurier: Master's in Community Psychology
* 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''']