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What are wicked problems?

Posted on 13 November 202516 November 2025 by Tim

The term ‘wicked problems’ was first coined in 1973 by Rittel and Webber, in their article “Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning”. In it, they define planning problems as wicked problems and name ten distinct properties of wicked problems. I will briefly apply each of these rules to the Continue Reading

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