Homework: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Length: 5 pages.
As we discussed in class, the United Nations has developed 17 sustainable development goals in 2015 with a projected goal for 2030 to build a better, more sustainable future for us all. For this homework, please choose the sustainable development goal that interests you most. To quickly review the list of SDGs please revisit our course canvas page: "Social Entrepreneurship in Action". Once you've chosen 1 SDG on which to focus, use some of the tools you've learned earlier in the course to address the following points. It may be necessary to examine the goal you have chosen a little more closely.
i. In your introduction, identify which SDG you have chosen giving both the number and name of the goal. According to the United Nations, in how many countries can this challenge be found? How many people would be influenced if this goal were to be successfully addressed? Does the problem exist here in the United States? In your state, in your county? Are there historical, political, or cultural events and situations that have made it difficult to eradicate the problem? What changes would help in the facilitation of achieving this goal. Explain.
ii. Conduct further research on your SDG. What work has already been done or is being done to address the SDG you have chosen? Give 3 examples. Describe the people who are implementing the program? Describe the people who will benefit from the program? Are any of the people on the implementation side apart of the population who will benefit? If so, what is the significance of this relationship?
iii. In this course we learned about DESIGN THINKING as a creative method of designing a solution to every-day problems using empathy. We also discussed at great length the use of stimuli to familiarize ourselves with the focal phenomenon (ie. Coffee mug, observing people drinking coffee). If you were an entrepreneur or idea generator with the goal of helping to eradicate an issue associated with your chosen SDG for this homework, what would you use as a stimulus or stimuli? What resources do you have access to that would allow you to use empathy to understand the problem better? What resources do you lack? If you lack resources or access needed to help solve the problem, who would you need to connect with to gain access to those resources?
iv. Most entrepreneurs work in teams. If you were to assemble a team to work with (consider the team box from your idea napkin), what would be the profile of the group of people you think would be most helpful in helping you create a solution in the form of an invention or innovation?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.