10 problem statements

Ismail
3 min readOct 15, 2023

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As a part of my course task, I would like to share some problem statements here.

A Problem statement is defined as, “A brief and precise description of the problem you are solving and what you are trying to achieve.”

It may not be perfect because I’m still in the learning phase. Let’s get started!

  1. LinkedIn job alerts
    Problem: Getting irrelevant job notifications to the profile
    Possible Solution: The Algorithm may be set to show perfect job notifications based on previous applications and prioritize a minimum number of applicants.
  2. Vegetables and fruits
    Problem: Not able to spend time and travel to buy veg. & fruits in remote areas.
    Possible Solution: eCommerce/online orders and frequent delivery services can be expanded into tier 2 and 3 cities.
  3. Study/tuition
    Problem: Kids are still struggling to adapt the studies with current syllabus, even after the pandemic.
    Possible Solution: Teachers or coaching centers may concentrate on such kids to make them strong in the fundamentals and complete the syllabus.
  4. Micro-loans
    Problem: Due to inflation and various tax systems, people struggle to manage their expenses with the salary.
    Possible Solution: For emergency or urgent money, banks or govt. financial centers can provide interest-free micro-loans for valid customers with the restriction of the quick repayment rule.
  5. Hybrid work model
    Problem: People who work in hybrid model find it difficult to travel every week.
    Possible Solution: Companies could be flexible for outstation employees, like a monthly one-time visit to the office.
  6. Health Monitor
    Problem: After 5–10 years of service in corporate companies, employees get affected by health issues.
    Possible Solution: Companies can provide special attention to senior employees and advice them to take medical tests and relax their workloads.
  7. Digital gadgets
    Problem: From kids to adults, we become slaves to the digital gadgets and electronic entertainment.
    Possible Solution: To get out of these, schools (for students) and offices (for employees), public welfare unions can conduct periodic gatherings and events for real-world connections.
  8. Medical expenses
    Problem: Because of so many distractions, global pollution, and technical advancements, we are facing health issues and spending a lot of money on medical bills (especially for kids).
    Possible Solution: Connect with older people and get valuable suggestions for, easy medications to boost immunity. Family adults and neighboring elderly people are to be connected for such support to the younger generation and to avoid frequent hospital visits.
  9. Married women
    Problem: After marriage and giving birth, women struggled to restart their careers.
    Possible Solution: Companies or job providers can consider women employees, especially those who want to restart their journey. You can also create a particular reservation for such people.
  10. Room/accommodation
    Problem: After the pandemic, many people prefer the work from home model and are adapting hybrid model. So corporate employees start to come back to the office and need to travel and stay. Such people find it difficult to find rooms for short stays in the cities.
    Possible Solution: PGs/hostels can block rooms for such people, particularly for short stays at an affordable cost.

Thanks for reading!

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