1. Define the topic area; 2. Examine its significance to making progress towards sustainable development 3. Analyse the issues that constrain or provide an opportunity to advance action towards sustainable development 4. Reflect on the processes required to bring about change for sustainable development relevant to your topic. These may be recommended in various documents and strategies and some evaluation of their practicality will be warranted; or you may draw from your own reading, experience and creativity to consider ways to stimulate change