• In planning and policy, a wicked problem is a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements...
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  • adequate for the complexity of wicked problems. Rather than accept the problem as given, designers explore the given problem and its context and may re-interpret...
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  • Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West is an American novel published in 1995, written by Gregory Maguire with illustrations by Douglas...
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  • university professor. He is best known for popularizing the concept of wicked problem, but his influence on design theory and practice was much wider. His...
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    Pyrrhic victory Self-reference Social trap Strange loop Vicious circle Wicked problem Zugzwang Largest Idioms Dictionary, The Idioms. "Catch 22 meaning"....
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    Socio-technical systems Stakeholder analysis Strategic planning TRIZ Wicked problem Ritchey, T. (1998). General Morphological Analysis: A general method...
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    process Troubleshooting – Form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes Wicked problem – Problem that is difficult or impossible...
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  • Look up wicked or wickedness in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wicked may refer to: Wicked (Maguire novel), a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired...
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  • products and open source projects). Software architecture design is a wicked problem, therefore architectural decisions are difficult to get right. Often...
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    Loophole Kobayashi Maru Ouroboros Sovereignty Trefoil knot Yoke and arrows Wicked problem World riddle (German: Welträtsel) The ox-cart is often depicted in works...
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  • Problem structuring methods Research question Simon, Herbert Soar (cognitive architecture) Thought Transdisciplinarity TRIZ Troubleshooting Wicked problem...
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    Odds algorithm – Method of computing optimal strategies for last-success problems Topological combinatorics Truth table – Mathematical table used in logic...
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  • Transdisciplinarity TRIZ Troubleshooting Wicked problem Marconi, Janice (1998). "ARIZ : The Algorithm for Inventive Problem Solving". The Triz Journal. v t e...
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    Geovisualization List of concept- and mind-mapping software Olog Ontology (philosophy) Problem structuring methods Semantic Web Treemapping Wicked problem v t e...
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  • 19th Century Arctic Shipwreck Tell Us About the 21st Century's Most Wicked Problem? The Diane Rehm Show; Hampton Sides: “In the Kingdom of Ice”. Weekend...
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  • Decidability (logic) Entscheidungsproblem Proof of impossibility Unknowability Wicked problem This means that there exists an algorithm that halts eventually when...
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  • The Wicked Years is a series of novels by Gregory Maguire that present a revisionist take on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, its 1939 film...
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  • Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz, or simply Wicked, is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman....
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    these situations have changed in such a way that the problem can be called solved. Wicked problems (or messes or adaptive challenges) have multiple interacting...
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  • kinds of problems in closed predictable environments like a chess game or playing music, the modern world is characterized by wicked problems which requires...
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    in particular, to link basic reasoning problems to other fundamental problems in computer science (e.g., problems concerning conjunctive queries in relational...
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  • design and planning problems as wicked problems, un-amenable to the techniques of science and engineering, which deal with "tame" problems. The criticisms...
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    design Slow design STEAM fields Unintelligent design Visualization Wicked problem Design attributes brief change classic competition architectural student...
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    two dominant but different views of the design process: as a rational problem-solving process and as a process of reflection-in-action. They suggested...
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  • nationsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Wicked problem – Problem that is difficult or impossible to solve World Community Grid –...
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  • Animation: The Illusion of Life, a considerable work of the genre. The problem faced is that inexperienced animators may "over-animate" in their works...
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    anthropologist Carla Martin described issues around cocoa production as a wicked problem. She said that the crisis highlighted what she saw as the question of...
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    methods of working. Using design methods and design thinking to resolve problems and create new solutions are the most important aspects of being a designer...
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