EPISODE · Feb 26, 2025 · 8 MIN
1374 || what is a "wicked problem" + how do we solve them!?
from Make Your Damn Bed
Horst and Webber's examples of wicked problems: There is no definitive formulation of a wicked problem.Wicked problems are often ongoing.Solutions to wicked problems are not true or false, good or bad.There is no immediate and no ultimate test of a solution to a wicked problem.All attempts to find solutions have effects that may not be reversable.Wicked problems do not have a set of solutions.Every wicked problem is essentially unique.Every wicked problem can be considered to be a symptom of another problem.There are many explanations for wicked problems.There are no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answers.The wicked problems article: https://commonslibrary.org/what-are-wicked-problems/More information on wicked problems: https://uq.pressbooks.pub/publicinterestcomm/chapter/wicked-problems/#term_53_357The UN's 2030 Agenda example: https://sdgs.un.org/2030agendaDonate to Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund::www.pcrf.netDonate to Mutual Aid Funds: https://www.folxhealth.com/library/mutual-aid-fundsGET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.comTUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM FOR COOL CONTENT: www.instagram.com/mydbpodcastOR BE A REAL GEM + TUNE IN ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/MYDBpodcastOR WATCH ON YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/juliemerica The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Horst and Webber's examples of wicked problems: There is no definitive formulation of a wicked problem.Wicked problems are often ongoing.Solutions to wicked problems are not true or false, good or bad.There is no immediate and no ultimate test of a solution to a wicked problem.All attempts to find solutions have effects that may not be reversable.Wicked problems do not have a set of solutions.Every wicked problem is essentially unique.Every wicked problem can be considered to be a symptom of another problem.There are many explanations for wicked problems.There are no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answers.The wicked problems article: https://commonslibrary.org/what-are-wicked-problems/More information on wicked problems: https://uq.pressbooks.pub/publicinterestcomm/chapter/wicked-problems/#term_53_357The UN's 2030 Agenda example: https://sdgs.un.org/2030agendaDonate to Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund::www.pcrf.netDonate to Mutual Aid Funds: https://www.folxhealth.com/library/mutual-aid-fundsGET AN OCCASIONAL PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME: www.makeyourdamnbedpodcast.comTUNE IN ON INSTAGRAM FOR COOL CONTENT: www.instagram.com/mydbpodcastOR BE A REAL GEM + TUNE IN ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/MYDBpodcastOR WATCH ON YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/juliemerica The opinions expressed by Julie Merica and Make Your Damn Bed Podcast are intended for entertainment purposes only. Make Your Damn Bed podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/make-your-damn-bed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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