Let’s consider again what makes something an innovation, or creating a new product or way of doing things that adds value to the world. They can:

• Improve something that already exists

• Reduce the cost of something that already exists

• Educate by raising awareness and helping to cause changes in people’s behavior

• Apply an existing approach to a new situation, or even

Invent a completely new solution, technology, or way of doing things

Solutions can belong to multiple categories. For example, self-driving cars could be an improvement on something that already exists (normal cars) but is also a completely new technology that has never been able to exist before. Keep these categories in mind as you start to think of problems and solutions.

As you brainstorm solutions, think about the types of innovations that are possible: Improve, Reduce the cost, Educate, Apply, Invent. What type of innovation do you think is needed for your problems from these categories?

Once again, remember these tips for good group brainstorming: