Teaching wicked problems in higher education: ways of thinking and practising
Teaching in Higher Education, 2021 This paper reports on teachers’ perspectives on preparing students for working with ‘wicked’ problems (Rittel and Webber [1973]. ‘Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning.’ Policy Sciences 4 (2): 155–169.).
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A Decision Theory Perspective on Wicked Problems, SDGs and Stakeholders: The Case of Deforestation
Journal of Business Ethics, 2022 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an opportunity to address major social and environmental challenges. As a widely agreed framework they offer a potential way to mobilise stakeholders on a global scale. The manner in which the goals, with time-
Anthony Alexander, H. Walker, I. Delabre
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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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Methodological Challenges in Sustainability Science: A Call for Method Plurality, Procedural Rigor and Longitudinal Research [PDF]
, 2017 Sustainability science encompasses a unique field that is defined through its purpose, the problem it addresses, and its solution-oriented agenda. However, this orientation creates significant methodological challenges.
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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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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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From humble inquiry to humble intelligence: Confronting wicked problems and augmenting public relations [PDF]
, 2015 This study seeks to upgrade the concept of humble inquiry into humble intelligence (HI) to address a particular set of seemingly intractable challenges known as wicked problems.
Willis, P
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Are wicked problems really so wicked? Perceptions of policy problems
Policy & Society, 2019 The concept of wicked problems has become widely used in policy analysis. The popularity of the concept has led to its overuse, and has produced significant conceptual stretching. This paper investigates the extent to which this stretching has led to the
B. Guy Peters, Matthew Tarpey
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Wicked Problems in Architectural Research: The Role of Research by Design
ARENA Journal of Architectural Research, 2022 PhD students working in the field of architectural design often miss the reference to a consistent theoretical framework and a proper system of inquiry while working with the research design of their projects.
Krystyna Pietrzyk
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The wicked and complex in education: developing a transdisciplinary perspective for policy formulation, implementation and professional practice [PDF]
, 2009 The concept of 'wicked issues', originally developed in the field of urban planning, has been taken up by design educators, architects and public health academics where the means for handling 'wicked issues' has been developed through 'reflective ...
Bore, Anne, Wright, Nigel
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