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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Why some problems seem unsolvable, and how to deal with them nonetheless
“Are [problems] born wicked or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?” There is no solution to climate change. Or, let me rephrase that: There is no one solution to climate change. The issue of climate change, as well as most (if not all) of the associated challenges represent wicked Continue Reading