Handpicked, ripe cherries could produce the best coffee
Traffic could be improved in Lagos, Nigeria / Bogotá, Colombia, etc.
Small towns could be turned into tourist destinations
Women / girls could more easily obtain bank accounts / loans / savings
Abandoned bikes could go to the poor / developing countries
Spices could be single-origin, fresh, and beneficial for farmers
Products / local industries could have an "economic nutrition label"
Algae could become biofertilizer, bioplastic, pollution control (sewage and fertilizers), food / vitamins, fuel, fish and mushroom feed, and dyes/stabilizers
Quail eggs with juice could be breakfast / other food
Trash could become cash / rewards in developing countries
Cow milk production / breeding could improve in developing countries
Healthy school meals could be provided to children
Working / living temperatures could be cooler or warmer with roofs / fans in developing countries
Developing countries could have less "brain drain" and/or create incentives for returning
Mobile e-commerce could be brought to developing country consumers
Architecture could have airflow, beauty, be community-focused, and create jobs
Smallholder cooperative agriculture could be opportunity for unemployed youth
Good jobs / education could prevent gang recruitment / terrorism / drug cartels
Sustainable forestry and fishing practices could become viable livelihoods
Fridges could be powered by solar energy
Minimum balance, banking fees, accessibility / location, lack of public education / financial literacy outreach could be deterrents to financial inclusion
Technology could formalize property rights in developing countries
Bridges could help those in rural villages
Beekeeping could be an industry that protects environments and provides livelihoods
Royalties to landowners / development levies to communities could be paid by foreign direct investment projects in developing countries
Women entrepreneurs could deliver solar power
Free trade / bilateral trade agreements could have negative effects on labor / environment
Economic development could or could not lead to democracy
Authoritarian states could or could not create economic growth
Cities / towns / states / countries could pay people to work remotely
Entrepreneurs/small business owners could have mentors
Infrastructure could be built more quickly by learning from China
Women / girls access to education / family planning could have a big effect on climate change, health, and development
Broadband internet infrastructure could be accessible for people
Seaweed farming could fight against climate change / regenerate marine ecosystems / create new businesses
Stock buybacks could be price-sensitive or not be done to go to R&D / rainy day funds / increasing employee pay / M&A instead
Investing in public stocks could earn as much as private equity returns
Governments could show the impact of economic development subsidies / corporate incentives and tax breaks
Startups and businesses could be copied
Government audits of public resources could reduce corruption
Selective U.S. universities could expand and establish satellite locations
Private equity could be regulated more
Businesses could have more opportunities to borrow capital
Community beautification could create economic development, lower crime, and raise quality of life
Venture capital could reach entrepreneurs in diverse areas to create economic opportunities
Moving to jobs could be easier for low-income people
Tax-free investments could revitalize distressed economic areas
Businesses / nonprofits could be worker-owned cooperatives
People could open in-home daycares
Job training could be done by apprenticeships or internships
Job training vouchers could be distributed by companies
Community colleges could be free
Federal funding could go towards people-based programs, rather than place-based economic development
Identification systems / digital IDs could be built for citizens
