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Wicked Problems Primer - UAWC - Coggle Diagram
Wicked Problems Primer - UAWC
Horst Rittel and Melvin Webber "Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning"
1960's-1970's
"Scientific method is inadequate to solve societal problems" p.1
Difficult to define
Difficult to identify actions to change the system
Wicked problems
Difficult to describe
Results are disputable
Subject to perspective
No definitive answers
Planning problems are inherently wicked
No definitive formulation --> no problem statement p.1
No stopping rule --> infinite and dynamic p.1
Solutions are not true / false --> good / bad p.1
No immediate / ultimate test to solutions p.2
All solutions are "one shot" bc they're all going to have a significant impact p.2
No way to consider all potential solutions p.2
All wicked problems are unique p.2
All wicked problems are symptoms of other problems p.2
Wicked problems can be explained in numerous ways, most important factor is the person doing the analysis p.2
The strategist/planner has no right to be wrong. p.2