Question

The most successful innovations tend to come from solutions to problems. Many entrepreneurs get ideas for new products from the needs they have themselves, or from problems they identify when observing or talking to other people. For this assignment, you must generate a list of at least 100 things that really “bug” you. Do not try to solve any of these problems yet – that is not the objective of this exercise.

At this point, you are only looking for problems, not solutions. Do not limit yourself to problems that you can solve. While 100 may seem like a lot, you will find that once you get going, ideation becomes easier.

Also, if you remember from your reading, most early ideas people generate tend to be more mundane and common. In essence, we need to clear out your working memory to get to the more creative ideas. That’s why I want you to shoot for 100 things. You need to work through the more common ones first, to get to the creative ones.

You may think about your own life and your own needs or problems. Think about your activities, your hobbies and your relationships. In particular, think about your “passions” – activities for which you have a great or deep interest. Think about problems you have, or you observe others having in these passion areas. You can list any problem, but try hard to dig into your hobbies and passions for problems you see there. This is where you are likely to find more interesting problems that could generate more fruitful business opportunities. As you list these, please mark any items with a “p” in parenthesis (p) to mark those that come from your areas of passion or from your hobbies (so I know which ones come from your passions or hobbies). Don’t worry too much if you’re not super-passionate about something – still list the problem if you see it. Make a list of all these things (remember, the goal is to generate at least 100, but you do not have to stop there).

Answer 1

Ideas can be implemented to solve various problems related to the following :

1. Traffic on roads
2. Electricity wastage
3. Unemployment
4. Education
5. Child care
6. Healthy food
7. Clean water
8. Public washrooms
9. Economy hotels
10. Transportation
11. Training
12. Learning & development
13. Information Technology
14. Data
15. Career in sports
16. Following passion
17. Guidance
18. Counselling
19. Opportunities for artists
20. Women safety
21. Security
22. Political
23. Poverty
24. Climate change
25. Environmental protection
26. Tobacco
27. Alcohol
28. Drugs
29. Healthcare
30. Welfare
31. Housing
32. Economic freedom
33. Accounting
34. Sanitation
35. Pollution
36. Cyber crime
37. Crime
38. Social media
39. Online dating
40. Relationship management
41. Chatbots
42. Customer service
43. Value for money
44. Stock broking for beginners
45. Gluten
46. Dairy products
47. Jungles
48. Plastic
49. Waste management
50. Carbon footprint
51. Global warming
52. Environmental scanning
53. Risk management
54. Insurance
55. Public goods
56. Effective media
57. Bringing back radio popularity
58. Online gaming
59. Consulting services
60. Freelancer empowerment
61. Entrepreneurship
62. Network marketing
63. Travel
64. Tourism
65. Global connectivity
66. Telecom
67. Tissue papers
68. Recycling
69. Construction
70. Real estate
71. Robots
72. Artificial Intelligence
73. Alarms
74. Fitness
75. e-Wallets
76. Black money
77. Self learning
78. Online education
79. Pharmaceuticals
80. Renewable energy
81. On-demand services
82. Doorstep services
83. Lifesciences
84. Biotechnology
85. Accounting
86. Bookkeeping
87. Reviewing
88. Content development
89. Editing
90. Translation
91. Promotions
92. Cinema
93. Travel planning
94. Celebrity management
95. Event management
96. Disaster management
97. Fire safety
98. Disaster recovery
99. Data protection
100. Cleaning services