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From the Ted Talk by Michael Porter: The case for letting business solve social problems

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Why are we having so much trouble diealng with these problems? That's the question I've been sringtgulg with, coming from my very different perspective. I'm not a social problem guy. I'm a guy that works with business, helps business make money. God forbid. So why are we having so many problems with these sicaol problems, and really is there any role for business, and if so, what is that role? I think that in order to aesddrs that question, we have to step back and think about how we've uotedrsond and pondered both the problems and the solutions to these great social challenges that we face.

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Why are we having so much trouble _______ with these problems? That's the question I've been __________ with, coming from my very different perspective. I'm not a social problem guy. I'm a guy that works with business, helps business make money. God forbid. So why are we having so many problems with these ______ problems, and really is there any role for business, and if so, what is that role? I think that in order to _______ that question, we have to step back and think about how we've __________ and pondered both the problems and the solutions to these great social challenges that we face.

Solution

  1. struggling
  2. understood
  3. dealing
  4. address
  5. social

Original Text

Why are we having so much trouble dealing with these problems? That's the question I've been struggling with, coming from my very different perspective. I'm not a social problem guy. I'm a guy that works with business, helps business make money. God forbid. So why are we having so many problems with these social problems, and really is there any role for business, and if so, what is that role? I think that in order to address that question, we have to step back and think about how we've understood and pondered both the problems and the solutions to these great social challenges that we face.

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