7A-Testing the Hypothesis, Part 1

1) My opportunity is: The economic change of increasing food prices due to climate change.

2) Who: This opportunity affects really everyone who eats, but on a noticeable level greatly affects          restaurants and supermarkets since they purchase food in large quantities
    What: Climate changes like increasing global temperatures have resulted in an increased price for      the foods provided by common agricultural practices
    Why: Rising temperatures negatively affect the yield of important crops like corn and soybeans

3) Testing the who: Who do you think will share this need?

 Testing the What: Does this affect most products you buy or just some? Does it affect none at all?

 Testing the Why: Do they even believe in climate change? would they attribute this issue to                  something else?

4) Interviews

Dorrian Bridges (age 24)
-Who: I believe this issue affects almost everyone considering the widespread use of crops like corn and soy which aren't just used in foods, but as sweeteners with things like corn syrup, and substitutes for vegetarians and vegans
-What: I believe this would affect me since I am vegetarian, and my diet consists of a lot of those crops mentioned in this article.
-Why: I consider climate change to be a serious issue, and it is not surprising to me that it is coming up in big ways like this. The why here is clearly due to the lack of care we've taken in ensuring our activities don't have adverse effects on the environment

Payal Majmundar (age 21)
-Who: This problem would be big for things like supermarkets since they're the middleman between the farmer and the people
-What: This affects some of the products I buy, but it might not make a big enough difference for people like me to notice
-Why: Climate change is at fault here for sure, if we want to reduce the effect of the problem, some mitigatory action is necessary

Christopher Torres (age 22)
-Who: This issue affects all of the people who consume corn crops in any form
-What: This affects most of the products I buy since I use a lot of substitutes
-Why: I don't necessarily know if climate change is all the way to blame for this one. It might be a natural famine by the fluctuation of temperatures

Caitlyn Shay (age 19)
-Who: This problem would affect restaurants like the one I work in since corn is a big part of many of our dishes and soybeans are in things like our butter substitutes
-What: It doesn't affect very much of what I buy personally but I still think these changes will have a profound effect.
-Why: This seems to be a result of climate change based on what I know about it, hopefully, the measures we take in reducing our carbon footprint can reduce some of these effects

Paulina Alzate (age 21)
-Who: Everyone will share this need together and it is our responsibility as a whole to tackle it together
-What: This affects most things from the food I regularly purchase to family dishes I know from home
-Why: I think this is because of global warming and should be addressed as a crisis caused by it

Write-Up: I think this assignment helped me gain perspective on some of the people in my community, particularly people like Caitlyn who work in a restaurant that uses these crops often, and people like Paulina who use these crops for homemade dishes. Although it won't affect everyone the same way, I think this opportunity has a far enough reach for a solution to be desirable to potential customers.