Understand an opportunity to use resources differently.
How can I think clearly about an AI opportunity?
A resource-matching idea needs people, constraints, and evidence—not just a directory. 5WH makes those questions easier to discuss.
- Define the practical need
Help people find potentially reusable materials; do not assume every match is useful.
- Respect constraints
Quantity, condition, ownership, location, and timing shape suitability.
- Distinguish a match from impact
A suggested connection is not evidence of completed reuse or emissions reduction.
Amina considers a directory for surplus event materials. She uses six questions to explore what it would help organizers do and what would need human agreement.
Amina and every example here are prepared learning material, not a real case or an AI-generated result.
My 5WH clarity map
- Map the practical possibility
Use six questions to identify the need, people, setting, timing, reason, and limited exploration.
- Identify constraints and assumptions
Separate potential benefits from evidence of actual reuse or service improvement.
- Choose one question to clarify next
For example, identify how people would confirm suitability and arrangements before any real exchange.
Look for what a suggested match does not prove.
Explore the six answers, then think about the difference between a promising connection and an observed outcome.
Two fictional listings match. What remains unknown?
Every option has an explanation. Open as many as you like — nothing is recorded or scored.
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