Adara Hagman
Futurist | Researcher | Writer | Artist
17 y/o on a mission 🚀
Adara Hagman is a 17 y/o with a passion for the environment and exploration (marine, space, and terrestrial). Adara is on a mission to help create a more sustainable future through closed-loop systems research and SDG action. She's the co-founder of Futureshot Factory a project working on the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Adara is currently focused on SDG #13 with her project Klimate Kelp to rehabilitate sea kelp to increase blue carbon sinks and Carbovore a deep dive into climate with the goal of creating an implementable climate action framework and plan. In the past, Adara worked on Photome Labs and insect alternative protein research.
Adara is an explorer-at-heart, scientist-in-training, part-time researcher, and aspiring astronaut. She is going into her third-year of The Knowledge Society. In the past, Adara has spoken at Think Tank, Maple Leaf Foods, Wattpad, and more. In Summer 2019, Adara interned at Elevate Tech Festival (now the UN SDG HQ in Canada). Outside of technology, Adara has delegated at the Women's Forum + Bridge The Gap Forum, was on the Markham Mayor's Youth Council for two years, wrote recommendations as part of the Minister of Education's Youth Council Cohort 10, and was in Cohort 1 of the Me to We Social Entrepreneurship Program. Adara loves learning just about anything and adventuring outdoors.
To learn about what Adara is up to at the moment, check out her now page
What I'm Up to Now
This is my now page. It gives an overview into how I'm spending my time at the moment. Was inspired by Sivers to make this page.
Current Focuses
🦄In-Training at TKS - In my third-year of changemaker training at The Knowledge Society. I'm in the activator stream. Currently, learning quantum computing and diving into the proptech industry at the moment.
🌍Deep diving into the energy space. Learning root-cause analysis + other problem-solving frameworks and understanding how different alternative energy sources (solar, fusion, piezoelectricity...) work. The goal - identify root causes + existing solutions to rolling out alternative energy and find possible solutions to energy problems.
🚀Working on sdg action + consulting @ futureshot factory w/ organizations like IBM, UN Women, Girl Up, Bridging The Gap...
🤓Finishing my last year of online high school.
⚡Working on training my skill of the month: Videography
🐶Training my puppy Aurora. She's a 4-month old golden retriever.
Let's Connect
To collaborate, ask questions, or for any other inquiries, please contact me at the email below. Sign up here to receive my monthly updates in your inbox.
📍Based in Toronto, Ontario
📞Available upon request.
📧astronautadara@gmail.com