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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"Wicked Problems"”.
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Coordination of wicked problems
The thesis focuses on the inter-departmental coordination of adaptation and mitigation of demographic change in East Germany. All Eastern German States (Länder) have set up inter-departmental committees (IDCs) that are expected to deliver joint strategies to tackle demographic change. IDCs provide …
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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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Defining and coping with wicked problems : the case of Fort Ord building removal
… 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 are inadequate to address …
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The Implications of Wicked Problems for the Legitimacy of European Environmental Policy Development. The case of Environmental Risks from the Pharmaceutical Endocrine Disrupter, 17α-Ethinyl Oestradiol under the European Water Framework Directive
… from the policy sciences, risk governance and wicked problems literature is developed. This framework is employed to determine whether the policy outcome for EE2, and the decision-making processes that preceded it, were legitimate. The research findings in this respect advance understanding of …
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Radio Power: An exploration of agency for the participants of a climate change communication campaign in South Africa
… fails at addressing more complex issues, or “wicked problems”, like as climate change. Inspired by agentic perspectives in development studies and the potential of radio as a critical thinking development, dialogue, and mobilisation tool, I wondered what the potential of communication for …
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Comparing Frontline Managers' Perceptions of Local Capacity for Integrating IWM: A Case Study in Cyanobacteria
… present in Ontarios inland lakes, represent wicked problems. Wicked problems are complex and require sufficient local capacity and collaboration to successfully manage. There is a dearth of literature investigating local capacities to implement IWM successfully. This research used …
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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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Fostering Voice, Inviting Dialogic Transformation: Exploring Emergent Communication Practices in Community Collaboration Efforts
… of contemporary social issues, often termed ‘wicked problems,’ require responses that bring together diverse stakeholders to engage in collaborative solution-building processes. However, entrenched polarization around problems such as firearm violence often hinders the potential for new …
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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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Devising seminars : getting to yesable options in difficult public disputes
… experimenting with different methods to address "wicked problems" - social policy issues that are impossible to define, affect multiple stakeholders, and must be addressed even though they cannot be solved. One challenge with these difficult issues is generating a range of acceptable options to …
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Organizing in times of global displacement and refugee crises
… to one of society’s most pressing global problems, gradually unpacking how current organizational responses form a key part of the problem. The first paper explores the challenges of representing multi-sectoral contexts, as global crisis and grand challenges cut across multiple different …
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Watershed - A Transdisciplinary Social Design Process Applied to an Environmental Issue
Wicked problems are often vast, complex, and difficult to navigate. Often used in dealing with social design issues, the term "wicked" is intended to connote a problem that is difficult to define and solve rather than its moral implications.1 These problems, like watershed maintenance and pollution …
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From idea to implementation : fostering creativity and design maturity in novices
… In a world of messy, ill-definied and "wicked" problems, students must learn how to struggle with and take on these challenges, regardless of the disciplines they choose to pursue in the future. Qualitative and quantitative approaches are taken to observe the efficacy of such methods. …
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Anticipatory Thinking and Sensemaking for Educational Design in an Era of Disruption: General Morphological Analysis Applied to Global Service Learning
… and ambiguous (VUCA) world, educators face ‘wicked problems’—deeply interconnected, value-laden challenges that resist straightforward solutions. Addressing these requires a shift in approach. Anticipatory design thinking, sensemaking, and futures studies offer powerful tools for engaging …
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The role of engaged scholarship and co-production to address urban challenges: a case study of the Cape Town Knowledge Transfer Programme
… is not sufficient to attempt to address the 'wicked problems' associated with environmental change, and that there is a need for collaboration among different knowledge types. This case study considers the value of facilitating an engaged interaction between academics and practitioners in …
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Catholic Sisters: Leaders in the Fight Against Human Trafficking. A Phenomenological Study
… trafficking, pandemic, systems thinking, VUCA, wicked problems.
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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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Climate Adaptation in Out-Of-Hospital Settings: Building Strategic Disaster Resilience in Ambulance Operations
… organizations (HRO) and a complexity lens (i.e., wicked problems) and uses a mixed-methods approach involving interviews, a focus group, and a Likert-scale survey. The data were captured from disasters such as COVID-19, the 2021 British Columbia “heat dome” heatwave, and atmospheric river flooding …
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Ecovillages as models for sustainable urban neighborhoods : design guidelines and methods for understanding, analyzing and designing sustainable communities
… a solution to this, as well as many other 'wicked' problems our society faces-they are blueprints for how communities can live sustainably. This thesis explores the best practices in ecovillage urban design in urbanized and rural settings to improve the design of current and future …
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The Cost-Effectiveness Of Devils Lake Flood Decision-Making: An Economic Case Study Of A Climate Driven Wicked Problem
… make Devils Lake an ideal case study of a Wicked Problem. Wicked Problems Theory is a subcategory of modern policy thought that is useful in assessing unique environmental and socio-political problems that lack a clear optimal solution or stopping point. This is indicative of the main …
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