Hi Ken,
Thanks for your reply. I didn't comment about the example you gave because I
thought it obviously fitted what I described. I'll be on the road for the
next 24 hours and I'll explain when I get back.
I think you will find that all wicked problems you envisage fit the
description I gave. In other words, I'm suggesting there isn't another class
of wicked problems....
The detail is in the details...
Best wishes,
Terry
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research in Design [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ken
Friedman
Sent: Saturday, 11 February 2012 4:56 PM
To: Dr Terence Love
Subject: Re: Wicked Problems
Hi, Terry,
Thanks for your reply. I see your perspective with respect to those
categories of wicked problems that take the form of complex adaptive
systems.
It's my view that some wicked problems do, indeed, fit Rittel and Webber's
criteria without necessarily involving feedback loops. The problem I
described is such a problem -- three parties attempting to make a choice
when none of the three accepts the preferences of the other two. While the
example (dinner, a movie, etc.) is a model or a toy world problem, the
problem is genuine and wicked. Other kinds of wicked problems may entail
choices of medical treatment, land allocation in urban planning in a
politically contestable environment, and so on. Few of these involve complex
adaptive systems and some do not involve feedback loops.
As I see it, the world involves many such problems. Designers of all kinds
work with these kinds of problems -- including the politicians and planners
to whom Rittel and Webber addressed their work, along with physicians,
managers, economists, and others.
Many wicked problems take the form of complex adaptive systems and other
dynamic systems as you state. I suggest that there exist wicked problems of
other kinds as well.
Best regards,
Ken
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