BONUS GROUP: What If - Finding Solutions

America’s problems are very complex and interrelated with other issues. Problems such as homelessness, hunger, poverty, affordable healthcare, affordable housing, low-incomes, and poor educational outcomes seem impossible to mitigate. They are not. OLLI members have discussed many interesting “What if” solutions to these problems. Northwestern is filled with subject matter experts who can help determine if our ideas have merit. Solutions to complex problems impact many different areas, so evaluating the impacts of our ideas requires many different inputs (social, economic, political). OLLI can help with the needed collaborations by asking different faculty members for brief written evaluations of our “What If” ideas from different points of view. By collecting, discussing, and posting these evaluations to an OLLI Canvas site, over time, we may illuminate solutions that can help mitigate some of America's biggest problems. Together, we will put our minds and ideas toward solutions to issues of healthcare, income, education, and housing. Meets March, 27, April 24, and May 22.