We convene an exclusive, handpicked team of smart people with a track record of success, a thirst for significance and the audacity to “unpack” wicked problems and identify potential market-based solutions. By design, these aggregated groups offer participating entrepreneurs frictionless access to unique resources. This prompts entrepreneurs to identify an “unfair advantage” – something they need to find and create a sustainable business and the leverage point within a complex system that might allow their business to survive and thrive despite the system’s tendency to ignore or even eliminate the proposed solution.

Past wicked problems tackled by the entrepreneurs in the 1O.1O.1O programs span water, health and infrastructure, and are also found in food, learning, energy, security, climate change and waste. Some wicked problems include:

• Lack of access to water data and actionable information

• Lack of data liquidity in health care

• Difficulty in bridging health care to the community

• Inability to harness data for use in meeting city needs

• Misaligned incentives: pay for care not for health

• Lack of screening tools or ways to identify kids from ages 5-10 who have behavioral health issues

• Lack of affordable real estate: increasing home and commercial real estate is a barrier to economic security and better health

We’re eager to learn what you think is a wicked problem and we’ll consider it for a future program. Click here to propose your wicked problem.