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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Wicked Problem"”.
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Storytelling failure in the Vale of Leven: How a bacterial outbreak became a wicked problem
… which grounded the outbreak in local problems of practice, infrastructure, and culture, citizens and inquiry officials worked to rhetorically re-articulate the Vale of Leven Hospital outbreak as a wicked problem and, thus, a much larger and more complex matter of concern. In doing so, …
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The 'wicked' problem of employability development in HE degree programmes: Experiences, Understandings and Peceptions of Lecturers and Students
… development in HE faces, to date it remains a ‘wicked’ problem for higher education.Through a close up research framework, this study explored and examined the experiences, understandings and perceptions of lecturers, and students from two English Post 92 degree programmes, in an educational …
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E-book usage in academic libraries: does the research indicate it is a tame solution or wicked problem ?
Many academic libraries around the world are allocating large portions of their budget to the provision of electronic books (e-books). While circulation statistics provided by the e-book vendors indicate that the e-books are being used, they do not inform the libraries of the reasons behind use, …
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The Cost-Effectiveness Of Devils Lake Flood Decision-Making: An Economic Case Study Of A Climate Driven Wicked Problem
… making Devils Lake flooding a multi-definitional problem for policy makers on every political level. The economic, environmental, legal, and social ramifications of the State's response, combined with the Lake's unique hydrological features, systematic uncertainty, climactic fluctuation, and …
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Lawfare and legitimacy: The wicked problem of judicial resilience at a time of judicialisation of politics in South Africa
… Lawfare and legitimacy is identified as a wicked problem that demands expanding boundaries to observe the courts influence on the political environment, and the political environment's influence on the judicial role and its legitimacy. Through advancing a multi-dimensional paradigm of …
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Relational reinvention : writing, engagement, and mapping as wicked response
… articulates a sustainable, agile approach to “wicked problems.” These complex, definition-resistant, interlocking problems (such as racism or climate change) aren’t ultimately solvable; rather than wicked problems being “acted upon,” they can only be creatively and rigorously “responded to” by …
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Defining and coping with wicked problems : the case of Fort Ord building removal
… have given rise to a new type of problem-some call them "wicked". Wicked problems are confounding experts in many disciplines of study. They are inherent to policy and strategic planning issues in civilian and military settings. The traditional, linear methods of problem solving …
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A WickEd Leadership Approach to Democratizing STEM Education
… It serves as a driving force to address the wicked problem of inequity in the global education landscape by reframing the organization’s mission, vision, and business practices to democratize access to STEM education for underrepresented groups. To do this, SC is embarking on an …
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Dismantling Education’s “Wicked” Problems
… of targeting three key, foundational problems within K-12 education. Designing solutions for policy or systemic problems requires more than just creativity. Since public education faces a myriad of crises, it falls under the term “wicked problem” first coined by Horst W.J. Rittel and …
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Exploring stakeholder participation in nonprofit collaboration
In the face of large-scale societal or “wicked” problems, organizations are encouraged to engage in network approaches to achieve impacts at a systems level. Collective impact initiatives present numerous challenges in the coordination of resources and activities across organizations and sectors, …
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Barriers to Career Advancement in the Music Products Industry: Experiences and Reflections of Women
… Workplace gender inequity was identified as a wicked problem, and a framework was proposed to help an organization define and work to change their hierarchical workplace culture into a more inclusive, learning culture that can reduce barriers to career advancement and lead to stronger …
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Designing purposeful action among divergent stakeholders: A 'being-doing' Approach
… of concern is an increasingly perplexing problem. Industry, government and academia operate in siloes, make decisions at different speeds, have disparate worldviews and value sets, and do not share the same priorities and concerns. Whilst meetings between these stakeholders are not …
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How Did COVID-19 Influence Women's Participation in the Labor Force?
… study explored how the pandemic amplified the wicked problem of cultural and occupational barriers faced by women with children and examined the conditions and practices that influenced women’s decisions regarding continued participation in the labor force. Six mothers were interviewed. Their …
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Considerations for Contemporary Design and Land Use Within Existing Historical Context
… historical context. This is inherently a wicked problem that is becoming increasingly important to designers in the 21st century. Wicked problems, as the connotation implies, are those that are multi-faceted, unique, and with innumerable possible solutions (Rittel, Webber 1973). Each …
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Fostering food security through local culture: Insights from Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan
Food insecurity has become a wicked problem and a global challenge, raising the concerns of farmers, consumers, and world leaders. Against the common opinion that food insecurity exists only in developing nations, research has shown that food insecurity is also experienced in developed countries …
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Climate Change and Potential Economic Impacts in Ireland: The Case for Adaptation
… the idea of climate change as a so called “wicked problem”, and in turn investigates uncertainty, the importance of ethics in economic valuation, and the complexities associated with creating economic assessments, formulating policy and carrying out appropriate action. Drawing on …
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At the Intersection of International, Neurodiverse, and "Different": Making Space for Inclusion and Belonging in Hong Kong
… intersect—creating a perfect storm for a “wicked problem.” Through application of a transformative leadership approach and Stroh’s four-stage change process, this endeavour to improve students’ sense of belonging and dignity commits to deeply engaging the school’s partner collaborators, …
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Understanding outer-urban governance: a case study of local government administration in Melbourne's north-west
… reaches the conclusion that the concept of wicked problems is applicable to the management of the case study and other complex problems created as a result of amalgamation. The wicked problem context of this thesis cites decision making as the major focus. Through decisions about authority, …
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Understanding and Addressing Barriers to Indigenous Learners in Business and Accounting Studies
… the study. It concludes that the nature of the problem may best be understood as a “wicked problem” and that collaborative approaches are likely the most suited to addressing the identified barriers. A conceptual co-evolutionary framework is proposed to relate the various barriers, structural …
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Soil and Water Management Practices in Cocoa Production in Ghana and Ecuador
… contribution towards addressing the ‘super wicked’ problem of climate change and facilitating a transition towards sustainability benefitting both cocoa farmers and the global cocoa economy.
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