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Wicked Problems in Africa: A Systematic Literature Review
SAGE Open, 2021 The theory of wicked problems, originating from Western academic discussion, has evolved since the 2000s toward a universal diagnostic of societal challenges. In this article, we employ a systematic literature review to investigate the application of the
Ville-Pekka Niskanen +2 more
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Training wicked scientists for a world of wicked problems
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2021 Humanity faces a number of wicked problems, from global climate change and the coronavirus pandemic to systemic racism and widening economic inequality.
Nicholas C. Kawa +13 more
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Defining wicked problems for public policy: The case of Mexico’s disappearances
Gestión y Análisis de Políticas Públicas, 2020 Wicked problem literature is increasingly popular, but empirical studies about its relation to public policy are scarce. Additionally, there is no consensus on the convenience of Public Administration as policy makers addressing wicked problems by ...
Monica Naime
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International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 2023 We shed light on wicked problems in the German energy transition. Our methods consist of a multiple-case study and multi-criteria analysis, utilising the wicked problems theoretical framework introduced by Horst Rittel and Melvin Webber [1973.
Juliane Biehl +11 more
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Systematic review of the governance of complex issues in government institutions [PDF]
دولتپژوهیOne of the most fundamental topics discussed in the process of public policy is problemology. The mechanism of identifying and prioritizing public issues is one of the essentials of correct and efficient policy making, which frees policymakers from ...
Mahboobeh Askari Bagher Abadi +1 more
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Journal of Moral Theology, 2023 Design thinking is a methodology used by organizations in responding to wicked problems—problems that are complex and difficult to solve, due to a variety of factors.
Stephanie Puen
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Intelligent modes of imperfect governance
Policy & Society, 2019 In this article, we aim to show that the treatment of wicked problems in the literature on public administration approaches is inadequate. We briefly discuss the literature on wicked problems and propose a conceptualization of wicked problems that, we ...
Duco Bannink, Willem Trommel
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Exploring Procedural Decision Support Systems for Wicked Problem Resolution
South African Computer Journal, 2017 Wicked problems are hyper-complex problems that are not solvable via traditional methods. Some common examples of these include issues such as poverty, climate change, business strategy, and general policy development, which all have high stakes and no ...
Carianne Pretorius
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Mathematics, 2023 Because of hyper-complexity, a difficulty to define, multiple stakeholders with conflicting perspectives, and a lack of clear-cut solutions, wicked problems necessitate innovative and adaptive strategies. Operations research (OR) has been a valuable tool
Wenjing Xu +2 more
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