Follow the connections
A question about access to education can connect to health, equality and economic opportunity. Sustainable development asks us to consider those relationships rather than treat each issue as isolated.
Discuss the trade-offs
A committee proposal may support one priority while creating a challenge elsewhere. Ask who benefits, what resources are required and which voices need to be involved.
Connect the global with the local
Use a global goal to frame a question you can investigate in your own setting. Then return to the evidence: what do people in that setting need, and what could a practical next step contribute?
Further reading: The UN Sustainable Development Goals