What Is Harder Than It Should Be

Help us understand what is difficult, why it continues, and what a meaningful solution should accomplish. There are no right or wrong answers.

Black Economy Solutions is looking for real problems worth solving. Your experience may reveal opportunities for stronger services, businesses, programs, or community solutions.

You do not need a finished idea. What is difficult is enough to start.

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Part 1: Find the problem

1. What is something in your life, business, or community that is harder than it should be?

2. Who is most affected by this problem?

3. What does this problem cause people to lose? (optional, choose any)

Time Money or income Energy or confidence Opportunities Relationships or trust Something else

Part 2: A real experience

4. Tell us about the last time you experienced or observed this problem.

5. How often does it happen?

Part 3: Understand the context

6. Why do you believe this problem exists? (optional)

7. What seems to be connected to the problem? (optional, choose any)

Money or affordability Information or education Access or availability Trust or relationships Culture or past experiences Rules, policies, or systems Something else

8. What might an outsider misunderstand about this problem? (optional)

Part 4: Existing solutions

9. What have you or others already tried? (optional)

10. What is missing from the solutions currently available?

Part 5: Measure the importance

11. How serious is this problem?

12. How likely are people to take action or pay for a better solution?

13. What happens if this problem is never solved? (optional)

Part 6: Imagine a better solution

14. If this problem were solved, what would be different?

15. What must a good solution do to be useful and trusted?

16. What type of solution might work best? (optional)

Part 7: Hidden opportunity

17. What knowledge, skills, people, or resources already exist that could help solve this problem? (optional)

18. Could solving this create a business, jobs, income, or another community opportunity? Please explain. (optional)

19. What important question have people failed to ask about this problem? (optional)

20. Would you like to participate further? (optional, choose any)

A deeper conversation or interview Future BES surveys Join the BES Network Help explore or develop a solution No follow-up at this time

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