Congratulations to the first-place team in the Humber College Map the System competition to Natsuki Kyokane, Shannon O'Connor and Hannah Zalaa-Uul (International Development Studies, Faculty of Business) on their winning submission, “Food Insecurity in Toronto.” The team will represent Humber College in the Canadian semi-finals next week. Please help wish them good luck and congratulations on this notable achievement.

There were many excellent submissions in this year’s competition and some exemplary models of systems thinking. We’d like to extend our congratulations to all the top finalists: 

2nd place: Ontario Postsecondary Student Mental Health: A Canadian Context. Chartsiri Klinpibul (Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand), Samantha Groover (Humber) and Kristian Iversen (Via University College, Demark)

3rd place: Assessing the Challenge and Global Implications of Mobile Phone e-Waste. Valeria Contreras (Humber College), Evan Reid (Humber College), Angus Lewry (Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand) and Toni Linington, (Otago Polytechnic New Zealand)

Honourable mention: Underemployment Crisis and the Gig Economy in Toronto. Emily Akerman and Ana Patricia Yanes.

The Map the System Canadian Finals are on May 7 at 3 p.m. (EST). If you are interested in attending, you can register here.