Week 2- Tommy Thomson Park and More

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            In our second week of the final project and we are starting to feel the pressure. We have had a pretty packed week. One thing we did was go to Tommy Thomson Park as a class and try to figure out what the real problem is and how we can solve it. We have also started our second drafts for causal models and system maps. So far everything is on time, and we are moving ahead without any delays.

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