CONTENTS — Tools for Changing the World

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70 Diagramming 49
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72 Visualizing data 51
73 Trends of key variables 52
74 Correlation 52
75 Mapping geographic data/location/distribution mapping 53
76 Modelling 55
77 Scenarios 58
78 Hierarchical organizing 59
79 Metaphor 60
80 Input/output analysis 61
81 Components/processes 61
82 Resources used/needed/available 62
83 Who does what—organizations/actors 63
84 Impacts and interactions with other areas 63
85 Simulation gaming 64
86 Decision making criteria 65
87 Key indicators 65
88 The unquantifiable 66
89 Resources to draw upon 66

90 Iteration 67

91 Taking the design initiative 67

92 Being guided by moral vision 68

93 Working in teams 69

94 Group methods for developing solutions 70

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96 Group priority setting 70

97 AI as a tool for defining the problem and developing solutions 70

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99 PART 3
100 The Design Science planning process73

101 Recognizing the problem situation/

102 Choosing the problem 78

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104 Moving from Problem to Problem Situation 78
105 Determining the problem #2 79
106 Moving from mess to vision 79
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108 Considerations in choosing the problem 80
109 Functional definitions 81
110 Summary 82

111 Envisioning the Preferred State 82

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113 Defining the goal 82
114 Frames of reference 84
115 Brainstorming 85
116 Refining the Preferred State 85
117 Envisioning the Preferred State with AI assistance 87
118 Summary 87

119 Defining the Problem State 88

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121 Lenses and yardsticks 89
122 Start with the larger system 89
123 Dimensions of the problem 90
124 Defining the Problem State with AI assistance 92
125 Summary 92

126 Defining the Present State 93

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128 Context 94
129 Alternatives 95
130 Evaluating alternatives 96
131 Decision making criteria 97
132 Gap analysis 97
133 Defining the Present State with AI assistance 98
134 Summary 98

135 Designing the strategy for achieving the Preferred State 99

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137 Solution and strategy development: What, how, who, where, when, cost, funding 99
138 Alternative selection 100
139 What makes a compelling design and plan? 101
140 Identifying the resources required to implement our strategy 102
141 Physical resources 102
142 Human resources 102
143 Financial/legal resources 102
144 Financial resources and whole system costs/benefits 103
145 Initiating a larger planning process 104
146 Process Summary 105
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148 Explaining our strategy 106

149 Developing the Strategy for reaching the Preferred State with AI assistance 106

150 Summary 107

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152 PART 4
153 IMPLEMENTATION—TAKING THE INITIATIVE109

154 Design Implementation 111

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156 Developing the artifact 112
157 Developing the tools or artifacts—further details 114
158 Target date for realizing the Preferred State 115
159 Actions needed to implement the strategy for achieving the Preferred State 115
160 Test/Proof-of-concept phase 115
161 Scale-up—The implementation timeline 116
162 Critical Path 117
163 Documenting the process/Communicating the plan 118
164 The communications plan 119
165 Developing the Implementation Plan with AI assistance 121
166 Summary 121
167 Conclusion and next steps:
168 Taking the initiative—Where we go from here123
169 Appendices

170 APPENDIX 1 Global Solutions Lab 129

171 APPENDIX 2 Global statistical data sources and data analysis tools 133

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173 United Nations 133
174 World Bank 138
175 Other international and regional organizations 140
176 Other 141
177 Economist Intelligence Unit (not free) 145
178 United States Government 145
179 Data analysis tools 147