Global Sustainability Challenge 2026-27: Opportunity Discovery Workshop

How can you discover an opportunity to make a meaningful difference? A promising sustainability opportunity starts with understanding what keeps the challenge in place. A visible problem may be shaped by patterns and underlying conditions that are easy to miss. ​In this workshop, Prof. Praewa Satutum (Stanford University) introduces an Opportunity Discovery approach grounded in systems thinking. She explores how using the Iceberg Model allows researchers to look beneath visible events to identify recurring patterns and the conditions that shape them.