The Ecosystem of Wicked Problems – ECOSYSTEMATIC
A wicked problem is one where there are a plethora of ways to work towards the vision with multiple parties, people, systems, processes, and interactions that may impact or be impacted by the solution.
Exploring the problem space: a guide to building the right solution
Jay Matthews added
Because of the nature of the ‘wicked’ challenges now faced by societies worldwide—and almost all urban challenges are wicked—there is no state of perfect understanding.
Patrick Tanguay • Conscientious Urban Technology
Keely Adler added
in mapping the historical evolution of a wicked problem, we must identify the events, beliefs, attitudes, innovations and norms within the landscape, regime and niche levels, but we must also learn to understand the complex systems dynamics at work within the whole.
Historical Evolution of Wicked Problems – Transition Design Seminar CMU
Sarah Wong added
The roots of many wicked problems are connected to relations of conflict and power imbalances among stakeholder groups. These complex stakeholder relations are also barriers to societal/organizational transitions
Social Relations – Transition Design Seminar CMU
Sarah Wong added
- 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
Course Introduction – Transition Design Seminar CMU
Sarah Wong added
The biggest and most-discussed problems of our era — the current pandemic, climate change, political and ideological polarization, racial and income inequality, global supply chains, among others — can only be understood and engaged with as systems of interrelated phenomena and actions.
Medium • The Ecosystem Hypothesis
Keely Adler added
- What are some of the dominant narratives and frames that are connected to wicked problems in your country, region or city? In what ways are they contributing to/exacerbating the problem or keeping it entrenched?
- Can you think of counternarratives and frames that might destabilize the problem and help to resolve it?
- Can you think of ways in which narr
Designing Systems Interventions – Transition Design Seminar CMU
Sarah Wong added
Finally, it is almost impossible for social groups to anticipate exactly what will bring about appropriate system change, especially because of the ‘wickedness’ of problems. There are often no elegant solutions. While groups seek to innovate projects of change, it is hard to ensure that intended outcomes will occur.