Historical Evolution of Wicked Problems – Transition Design Seminar CMU

The need to create “ecologies of synergistic interventions” (solutions) that are connected to each other and the long-term vision as a strategy for transitioning entire societies toward a desirable, long-term futures.

The need to think and work for long horizons of time. Resolving wicked problems and transitioning entire societies toward sustainabl

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The Transition Design Approach Emphasizes:

The need to frame problems within radically large, spatio-temporal contexts that include the past (how the problem evolved over long periods of time), present (how the problem manifests at different levels of scale) and future (visions of the long-term future in which the problem has been resolved).

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Two: Create Meaningful Change According to Peter Senge, most problems we face today are a result of yesterday's solutions. When we look at the big picture and see how it all fits together, we can identify opportunities that make sense for the whole. A Theory of Change is a framework for thinking about change interventions. We need to analyze the pa... See more

At what level of scale will the intervention be situated? • How does this project connect and amplify with the others? • How does the intervention connect to both the long-term vision and the near-term milestone(s) ? • Does it represent changes in material (artifacts/processes/ technology/policy etc) or non-material factors (attitudes/beliefs/ valu... See more