---
id: "worksheets:exercise/use-generic-solution"
type: "Solving Public Problems worksheet"
title: "Use a Generic Solution"
url: "https://worksheets.solvingpublicproblems.org/exercise/use-generic-solution"
date: "2024-07-11"
summary: "The search for solutions should begin by considering “generic” solution types, going down a list of traditional and more contemporary solutions that work in..."
source: "Solving Public Problems worksheets (worksheets.solvingpublicproblems.org), The GovLab and the Burnes Center for Social Change"
licence: "none stated"
---

# Use a Generic Solution

Exercise group: Fast Field Scanning · Recommended exercise

## About this worksheet

The search for solutions should begin by considering “generic” solution types, going down a list of traditional and more contemporary solutions that work in other domains to consider if they are promising approaches to tackle your problem. The review of this catalog of approaches can be done collaboratively.Examples of Traditional Tools:Budgets ContractsExecutive actionsGrantsLegislationLoansRegulationSubsidiesTaxesExamples of New SolutionsCreate a websiteBuild an appBuild a chatbotBuild a coalition or partnershipCreate a prizeCreate innovative rolesDevelop digital platforms and appsEstablish a data collaborativeEstablish a public labExperiment with algorithmsHire people with new skillsIntroduce advance market mechanismsOffer trainingUse behavioral sciencesUse open dataDesign a market mechanism

## Questions

1. Is there one or more generic approaches you can use?

## PDF version

https://directus.theburnescenter.org/assets/1636a50f-5f79-4680-a094-4cb2506a0349

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