1. Think big, but keep it real.
2. Learn about history of the topic.
3. Interest more people in the topic.
4. Invite these people to interest even more.
5. Ask questions, finally you'll ask the right ones.
6. Share your knowledge and metaknowledge with others.
7. Learn about state of the art ideas used to solve the problem.
8. Invite others to share their knowledge and metaknowledge, too.
9. Do some research if you have enough expertise (but be careful).
10. Stay as positive as you can. If you can't, talk to someone about it.
11. Talk to your politicians about the problem and the possible solutions.
12. If you are a politician, talk to other politicians, try to figure out what could help the cause (but be careful).
13. If you want to invest money (fund sth), check what you're investing in (funding), to get the best possible outcome.