The ambulance / hospital referral system for pregnant women / others could improve in developing countries
Electric power lines could be protected from dangerous theft
Low-cost, rapid, point-of-care, diagnostic health tests could save millions of lives
Traffic could be improved in Lagos, Nigeria / Bogotá, Colombia, etc.
Students could teach themselves, in groups, with computers
Development could focus on the middle-class / higher education to build sustainable democracies
Better / drier seed storage could prevent food loss
Religious missionaries / groups could affect LGBTIQA+ rights in Africa / worldwide
Post-harvest losses from smallholder farmers could be reduced with moisture testing / hermetic bags / threshing services / warehouses
Silos / food storage in schools could prevent food waste / malnutrition in developing countries
Girls could have leadership / empowerment / menstruation / afterschool programs and clubs
Latin American prisons could prevent the growth of drug cartels / gangs through rehabilitation / separation / workforce training
Beneficial gut bacteria / foods / supplements could help starving / malnourished children
Focusing solely on green energy finance could be detrimental / alienating to developing countries
Palestine's "pay to slay" scheme could end
Humanitarian food assistance could not be diverted / stolen
China's 5G network in developing countries could influence them / create authoritarian governments
Pakistan could spend less on defense / spending could be more accountable
Marginalized groups could access community paralegals / volunteers to protect rights
Girl afterschool programs / peer circles / mentorship / financial literacy / clubs could create positive outcomes
Girls could have access to / play sports
Rural water systems could be monitored with sensors
Organizations could improve gender and diversity equality / advancement / inclusion with software / data analysis
USAID could improve its workforce operations
USAID / international development aid government contracting could improve
Abandoned bikes could go to the poor / developing countries
Smallholder farmers could have a greenhouse-in-a-box
Porta-potties could make waste collection / conversion easy, provide jobs, and include handwashing stations
Bribes could not be required to access government services
Taxes could be collected in developing countries
Legislatures could learn from democratic lawmakers in other countries
Adopting could be quicker, cheaper, less hurdled by bureaucracy, legal / safe, and open to more (single people / LGBTQ+) to prevent millions of abandoned / vulnerable children worldwide
Countries could be prevented from taking on crippling debt / having public financial mismanagement
Cookstoves could be solar / satellite dishes
Social enterprises / nonprofits could have financing during disruptive events
Mental health care systems could improve in developing countries
Highly fertile, fast growing, and disease-resistant chickens could be available in developing countries
Working / living temperatures could be cooler or warmer with roofs / fans in developing countries
Government operations could be paperless / automated
Customized solar power could be provided in developing countries
Solving indoor air pollution could prevent around 4 million deaths a year
Engineering companies could have divisions to address global challenges
Sustainable forestry and fishing practices could become viable livelihoods
Developing countries could "leapfrog" developed countries
Fridges could be powered by solar energy
Blockchain could create secure and transportable identification, health, land, education, financial, voting, and employment records
Mobile phones / smartphones could help with wildlife / nature conservation, disaster relief, disease outbreaks, education, election monitoring, financial inclusion, etc.
Free smartphones / solar chargers could be provided to poor, rural women using an advertising-based revenue model
Bridges could help those in rural villages
ProZorro could improve government contracting / corruption
Royalties to landowners / development levies to communities could be paid by foreign direct investment projects in developing countries
Development aid / charity could not have as much overhead and go to the country's citizens, government, and/or businesses/nonprofits
Local NGOs / local employees could be developed to replace international NGOs
Foreign policy could be non-interventionist except to prevent genocide/wars/terrorism
Foreign aid effectiveness in fragile states could improve
Permanent NGOs with local professionals could be established in countries to encourage peace and democracy
Free trade / bilateral trade agreements could have negative effects on labor / environment
International development / aid could be reimagined / audited to show positive results for developing countries
Commodity prices could be regulated to not negatively affect developing countries
Developing countries could have less financial outflows than inflows
Social protections could be ringfenced against fiscal adjustment in developing countries
Short-term program impact, long term outcome effects, and potential waste of international development programs could be evaluated / transparent
Economic development could or could not lead to democracy
Democracies could not have ethnic/tribal/religious political parties
Advanced analytics with door-to-door community engagement could enroll more girls / kids in school
Companies / people could not bribe, give donations, and/or gifts to government officials
Offshore banking / dark money could be reformed to prevent corruption / crime / terrorism / human trafficking / tax evasion / wars / repressive and corrupt governments
Authoritarian states could or could not create economic growth
Corporations could have service corps
Decentralization could or could not lead to better government
Travel could be ethical and sustainable
Meritocratic recruitment/rewards/wages/benefits, smaller government, intrinsic motivation, decentralization, and performance monitoring/auditing/feedback could improve governments
International aid could prevent civil service reform
Mother tongue instruction, teacher support and professional development, school food programs, school construction/distance, educating parents, edtech, charter schools, and/or school fee elimination could improve global education
Sack gardening could be used for nutrition, preventing desertification, and food security
Clinical knowledge, health workers' absenteeism rates, corruption/bribes/theft, power outages, and drug/medical supply availability / counterfeit medications could be improved in global health
Countries could have universal healthcare coverage
WASH / environment international development programs could be integrated
Children / girls could be taken to work
China's foreign aid could create unsustainable debt and environmental issues in developing countries
International aid could focus on improving government services and private development
Smallholder farmers could receive training, financial assistance, and delivery access
Aflatoxin could be prevented in developing countries' crops
Judicial systems could be reformed by better case management technology
Waste processing could be turned into biomass fuel and save trees
Plastic bottles could provide lighting
USAID could have climate/health early warning systems, facilitate private capital, create innovations, and partner with FEMA
The Brazilian government could enforce Amazon rainforest protection
Evaporative cooling / refrigeration could reduce food waste
The extractive industry could publish payments to and contracts made with governments
International development / aid could have transparency
ESG / Socially Responsible stock investing could be a less useful than charity donations or impact capital investing
Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) could crowd out the private sector, create debt, underprice risk, change incentive structures for employees, and not sufficiently track impacts on the poor / environment
A "Nation Building Best Practices Model" could be used in international development
Foreign aid could be given based on compacts for reform, results, and be country led
Impact sourcing could help workers gain skills
Glasses could be accessible and low-cost in developing countries
Public ownership registries could eliminate illicit financial schemes and government corruption
Consulting, lobbying, law firms, banks, and public relations companies could not assist authoritarian governments, corruption, organized crime, or have unethical practices
Government audits of public resources could reduce corruption
Motorcycles / bicycles could deliver emergency healthcare more effectively
Fashion could be upcycled
Countries could have open borders
Humanitarian assistance could have consolidation in fragile contexts
Real-time data from smartphones could be collected in developing countries
Playgrounds could happen in different spaces
Governments could have open contracting
Venture capital could reach entrepreneurs in diverse areas to create economic opportunities
A "Friendship Bench" could be a tool for positive mental health
Biochar could be used as fuel in cookstoves
Food crops could be bred to have micronutrients
Birthing / newborn kits could be provided to mothers without hospital or health clinic access
Food, water, drinks, or condiments could be fortified with micronutrients
Guest worker programs could be reformed, expanded, and easier to access for immigrants and companies
Moringa could be added to foods for increased nutrition
Tax-free investments could revitalize distressed economic areas
Graduation programs could be better than just giving cash to aid poverty
Pit latrines could be closed off from open air
Trachoma could be prevented and treated in developing countries
Developed countries could take in more refugees and asylum seekers
RCTs could be a marginal way to inform public policy
Rideshares could be used for emergency ambulances
Microinsurance could be offered to low-income people
Menstrual products could be affordable and accessible for low-income women
Research could be communicated and organized in easy-to-read formats
Local governments could be encouraged and enabled to construct sewage systems
Access to books could be through e-readers and mobile phones
Lead poisoning awareness campaigns and preventative actions could happen across the world
World remittances could be cheaper and easier
Empowerment training courses could decrease rape
Families could lead themselves out of poverty
Corrected vision could be focused on more in international development
Children / adults in developing countries could be dewormed
Clean cookstoves could be used in developing countries
Public policy clearinghouses could be easier to use and more comprehensive
Think tanks and investigative reporting could be strengthened in developing countries
Every location could have an address
Government agencies, schools, hospitals, police, universities, foundations, prisons, workplaces, elections, judiciary systems, and nonprofits could collect, publicize, and use citizen feedback
Children could be registered at birth
Chickens could be used in international development
More humanitarian aid could be given in cash
Medical costs for people in developing countries could be crowdfunded
Public benefits could be deposited directly into savings accounts
Shoes could grow / expand
An iron fish / cast iron cookware / vitamin C could help alleviate anemia
Money could be printed for aid
A portable sleeping bag could be used for hypothermic infants
Banking could be mobile
Citizens could receive a basic / guaranteed income (with restrictions or on a EBT card)
U.S. food aid could be untied and not include monetization
A new global patent structure could modify the WTO TRIPS agreement
Oil-to-cash programs could help to avoid the resource curse
A credit scoring system could be developed for unbanked individuals to qualify for financing
Positive deviance could be used to produce beneficial behavioral change and outcomes
Progressive soap operas, reality TV shows, and other shows could be used to boost human rights / public health / child development
B1G1 organizations could create more development
Microconsignment could be a way to distribute helpful products into the developing world
Clean water initiatives could be financed through carbon credits
MIcro-enriched fertilizers could have benefits for plants, animals and humans
Orphanages could be replaced by providing more support to families, adoption services, or good quality foster care
Portable solar lamps could be used instead of kerosene / battery lamps
Microland ownership or securing land rights for the poor could lead to development, agricultural productivity, women empowerment, and economic security
Cities, countries, and organizations could offer information hotlines, websites, and texting services
Developing countries could enact food stamp programs rather than ration systems
The WTO could have a parliamentary assembly
Microinsurance could be offered to citizens in developing countries
Banks could be easier to access at local shops
International migrant remittances could be easier to obtain
Identification systems / digital IDs could be built for citizens
Foreign aid could be given as stimulus checks to country's citizens
