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What is Wicked Problem

Chapter 7
Handbook of Research on Using Global Collective Intelligence and Creativity to Solve Wicked Problems
This type of problem is complex and difficult to solve and has multiple potential causes, jurisdictions, stakeholders and regulators or implications. Every wicked problem is unique, can be considered to be a symptom of another problem, is difficult to define and there is no immediate or ultimate test of a solution to a wicked problem. Every solution to a wicked problem is a “one-shot operation” because there is no opportunity to learn by trial and error, and every attempt counts significantly.
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Using Collective Creativity and Industry 4.0 Technology to Reduce the Negative Impact of a Pandemic on Entrepreneurs
Ziska Fields (University of Johannesburg, South Africa), Zainab Mahammad Abdullah (University of Johannesburg, South Africa), Aidah Nakayiwa Musisi (University of Johannesburg, South Africa), and Nadine Kirsten Mitchley (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2385-8.ch007
Abstract
Across many domains, research has shown that a gap in knowledge exists on exploring the relationship between concepts such as collective creativity combined with the fourth industrial revolution. Furthermore, limited conceptual knowledge of how they may aid entrepreneurs when faced with a crisis of disruption trade due to external forces such as a pandemic. The primary objective of this study is to explain how collective creativity and Industry 4.0 technology can be used to reduce the negative effects of COVID-19 on local entrepreneurial enterprises by developing a framework of preparedness. A qualitative study, based on one-on-one interviews pertaining to local entrepreneurs located in Gauteng, South Africa. The results of the primary study and conclusion are yet to be established.
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Chapter 22
A Nemetic Model for Transmedia Organizational Literacy
A problem that is difficult or impossible to solve, because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are difficult to define, identify, or recognize. It often involves stakeholders who have radically different worldviews. In addition, complex interdependencies make it so that the effort to solve one aspect of a wicked problem may reveal or create new problems.
Published in Chapter: A Nemetic Model for Transmedia Organizational Literacy; From: Encyclopedia of Organizational Knowledge, Administration, and Technology
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Chapter 2
(Re)constructing Leadership: Complexity and Flexibility
A wicked problem is a novel problem which is often intractable. There is no obvious solutions or end point to the problem. The COVID-19 pandemic is an example of a wicked problem.
Published in Chapter: (Re)constructing Leadership: Complexity and Flexibility; From: Leadership and Followership in an Organizational Change Context
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Chapter 7
Design Thinking in Educational Leadership
Refers to the seemingly impossibly issues that Rittel and Webber mentioned in their 1973 paper. The factors involved in these problems are often incomplete, in flux, constantly changing, and difficult to identify.
Published in Chapter: Design Thinking in Educational Leadership; From: Handbook of Research on Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
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Chapter 3
Evaluating Collective and Creative Problem-Solving Approaches and Tools for Wicked Problems
This type of problem is complex and difficult to solve and has multiple potential causes, jurisdictions, stakeholders and regulators or implications. Every wicked problem is unique, can be considered to be a symptom of another problem, is difficult to define and there is no immediate or ultimate test of a solution to a wicked problem. Every solution to a wicked problem is a “one-shot operation”; because there is no opportunity to learn by trial-and-error, and every attempt counts significantly.
Published in Chapter: Evaluating Collective and Creative Problem-Solving Approaches and Tools for Wicked Problems; From: Handbook of Research on Using Global Collective Intelligence and Creativity to Solve Wicked Problems
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Chapter 14
Developing Urgent Writing Pedagogies in Teacher Education: Portraits of Practice From an Inquiry Into Water Justice
A wicked problem is a social or cultural problem that's difficult or impossible to solve because of its complex and interconnected nature.
Published in Chapter: Developing Urgent Writing Pedagogies in Teacher Education: Portraits of Practice From an Inquiry Into Water Justice; From: Handbook of Research on Teacher Practices for Diverse Writing Instruction
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Transmedia and Transliteracy in Nemetical Analysis
A problem that is difficult or impossible to solve, because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are difficult to define, identify, or recognize. It often involves stakeholders who have radically different worldviews. In addition, complex interdependencies make it so that the effort to solve one aspect of a wicked problem may reveal or create new problems.
Published in Chapter: Transmedia and Transliteracy in Nemetical Analysis; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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Chapter 17
Understanding the Context of Design for Social Innovations: A Methodological Case Study
A multifactorial challenge where it is difficult to define its cause, and commonly experienced as design problems.
Published in Chapter: Understanding the Context of Design for Social Innovations: A Methodological Case Study; From: Handbook of Research on Ergonomics and Product Design
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Resolving Wicked Problems through Collaboration
a tangled social situation that is too costly to stay in and too intransigent to get out of. See also mess.
Published in Chapter: Resolving Wicked Problems through Collaboration; From: Handbook of Research on Socio-Technical Design and Social Networking Systems
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Chapter 10
Problem Solving at the Edge of Disciplines
A wicked problem is a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize. The use of term “wicked” here has come to denote resistance to resolution, rather than evil.
Published in Chapter: Problem Solving at the Edge of Disciplines; From: Handbook of Research on Creative Problem-Solving Skill Development in Higher Education
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