2. Social opportunities
Education support for the poor
Empowering women
Baby dumping
Fighting against crime
Intervention of public housing/squatters
Usage reduction of Styrofoam
Usage reduction of plastic bags
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3. Opportunity areas
Education support for the poor
How might we…
Create awareness of the social injustices around education, that a child's
origin determines his or her educational and life outcomes?
Deliver education to remote/rural communities where many qualified
teachers may not be interested in practicing?
Design ways of managing teacher performance that reward strong educators
and reflect student outcomes?
Empower teachers to fulfill a lack of resources in their schools by raising
funds independently?
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4. Opportunity areas
Empowering women
How might we…
Empower women to negotiate healthier relationships with their partners
(e.g. sexual health)?
Reverse stereotypes about the disadvantages of women in the workplace?
Help women gain the confidence required to become entrepreneurs?
Reduce the prevalence of modern forms of chauvinism?
Create safe spaces for women to seek and receive advice?
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5. Opportunity areas
Baby dumping
How might we…
Create a support structure that reduces the burden of care for children
without removing them completely for the parents?
Prevent accidental pregnancies amongst the homeless and drug users?
Develop meaningful ways of enhancing or complementing social services
(which work on a 9-5 basis)?
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6. Opportunity areas
Fighting against crime
How might we…
Reduce the prevalence of snatch theft?
Empower neighbourhoods to better fight against crime?
Build stronger social networks in neighbourhoods to fight against local
crime?
Reduce usage of fake license plates on motorbikes?
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7. H C D
Stage 1: Hear
Identify a design challenge “how might we…”
Recognize existing knowledge
Identify themes and opportunity areas
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