Political forces maintaining status

Students will , typed page answers to the following three sets of questions and create a visual map, which are due on the last day of regular classes. Also be sure to include a bibliography with your paper. We will discuss this assignment in more depth on the dates below in red.

Challenge Mapping: What is the social or environmental challenge that causes human

suffering that you wish to understand? What is its history and what are the social,

economic, corporate, environmental, cultural and the status

quo? Who is affected by it? What is the size and scope of the impact? What is the

relationship of this challenge to other areas of concern or opportunity? Draw on readings

and lectures in formulating your answers. (3 pages)

Solution Mapping: Who is already working to solve this problem? What

are they doing? What efforts have been tried or are being tried and what are the

? What has worked, what hasnt? How are some of these

efforts linked to one another? What networks & resources exist that could further the

solutions landscape? What has happened in the past, and what could happen in the

future? Draw on readings and lectures in formulating your answers. (3 pages)

Impact Gaps: What is missing from the solutions landscape? ,

information sharing/behavior change efforts, movement building, research, market

opportunities, missing links, or other actionable responses. What role do you see for

future private, public, and social sector interventions or collaborations? What are the

lessons you have learned from researching this issue? Where were your assumptions

challenged? If you had more time, what would you research next? Draw on readings and

lectures in formulating your answers. (3 pages)

Also don’t worry about where it says a visual map needs to be created. I will take care of that!