Wicked problem (English Wikipedia)

"Tackling Wicked Problems: A Public Policy Perspective". Australian Public Service Commission. 25 October 2007. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2012.

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Ackoff 1974. Ackoff, Russell (1974). ""Systems, Messes, and Interactive Planning" Portions of Chapters 1 and 2". Redesigning the Future. London: Wiley. ISBN 978-0-471-00296-3.
DeGrace & Stahl 1990. DeGrace, Peter; Stahl, L. Hulet (1990). Wicked Problems, Righteous Solutions: A Catalog of Modern Engineering Paradigms. Yourdon Press. ISBN 978-0-13-590126-7.

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Rittel 1972. Rittel, H. (1972). "On the Planning Crisis: Systems Analysis of the 'First and Second Generations" (PDF). Bedriftskonomen. 8.

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Lewis, Hugh (5 August 2015). "Trouble in orbit: the growing problem of space junk". BBC News. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

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Hulme 2009. Hulme, Mike (2009). Why We Disagree about Climate Change: Understanding Controversy, Inaction and Opportunity. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-26889-0.
Ferlie, E.; Fitzgerald, L.; McGivern, G.; Dopson, S.; Bennett, C. (2013). Making Wicked Problems Governable?: The Case of Managed Networks in Health Care. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-164142-8.

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Shum 2003. Shum, Simon J. Buckingham (2003). "The Roots of Computer Supported Argument Visualization" (PDF). Visualizing Argumentation 2003. Computer Supported Cooperative Work. pp. 3–24. doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-0037-9_1. ISBN 978-1-85233-664-6. S2CID 55421878.

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Conklin, Jeff (2005). "Wicked Problems & Social Complexity" (PDF). Dialogue Mapping: Building Shared Understanding of Wicked Problems. Wiley.
Conklin 2003. Conklin, Jeff (2003). "Dialog Mapping: Reflections on an Industrial Strength Case Study" (PDF). Visualizing Argumentation 2003. pp. 117–136.

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Johnston, Jane; Gulliver, Robyn (2022). "What are wicked problems?". Commons Social Change Library.
Johnston, Jayne; Gulliver, Robyn (2025-02-19). "What are Wicked Problems?". The Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved 2025-04-12.

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Churchman, C. West (December 1967). "Wicked Problems". Management Science. 14 (4): B-141 – B-146. doi:10.1287/mnsc.14.4.B141.
Skaburskis, Andrejs (19 December 2008). "The origin of "wicked problems"". Planning Theory & Practice. 9 (2): 277–280. doi:10.1080/14649350802041654. S2CID 145667746. At the end of Rittel's presentation, West Churchman responded with that pensive but expressive movement of voice that some may well remember, 'Hmm, those sound like "wicked problems."'
Rittel, Horst W.J.; Webber, Melvin M. (1973). "Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning" (PDF). Policy Sciences. 4 (2): 155–169. doi:10.1007/bf01405730. S2CID 18634229. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. [Reprinted in Cross, N., ed. (1984). Developments in Design Methodology. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 135–144.]
Courtney 2001. Courtney, James F (2001). "Decision making and knowledge management in inquiring organizations: toward a new decision-making paradigm for DSS". Decision Support Systems. 31 (1): 17–38. doi:10.1016/s0167-9236(00)00117-2. ISSN 0167-9236.
Head, Brian (2015). "Wicked Problems: Implications for Public Policy and Management". Administration & Society. 47 (6): 711–739. doi:10.1177/0095399713481601.
Shum 2003. Shum, Simon J. Buckingham (2003). "The Roots of Computer Supported Argument Visualization" (PDF). Visualizing Argumentation 2003. Computer Supported Cooperative Work. pp. 3–24. doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-0037-9_1. ISBN 978-1-85233-664-6. S2CID 55421878.
Fischer, Michael D. (28 September 2012). "Organizational Turbulence, Trouble and Trauma: Theorizing the Collapse of a Mental Health Setting". Organization Studies. 33 (9): 1153–1173. doi:10.1177/0170840612448155. S2CID 52219788.
Fischer, Michael Daniel; Ferlie, Ewan (1 January 2013). "Resisting hybridisation between modes of clinical risk management: Contradiction, contest, and the production of intractable conflict" (PDF). Accounting, Organizations and Society. 38 (1): 30–49. doi:10.1016/j.aos.2012.11.002. S2CID 44146410. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
Ferlie, E.; McGivern, G.; Fitzgerald, L. (2012). "A New Mode of Organising in Health Care? UK Cancer Services & Governmentality". Social Science & Medicine. 74 (3): 340–7. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.021. PMID 21501913.
Ferlie, E.; McGivern, G.; Fitzgerald, L.; Dopson, S.; Bennett, C. (2011). "Public Policy Networks & 'Wicked Problems': A Nascent Solution?". Public Administration. 89 (2): 307–324. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9299.2010.01896.x.
Rosenhead, Jonathan (2013). "Problem structuring methods". In Gass, Saul I.; Fu, Michael C. (eds.). Encyclopedia of operations research and management science (3rd ed.). New York; London: Springer Verlag. pp. 1162–1172. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-1153-7_806. ISBN 978-1-4419-1137-7. OCLC 751832290.
Levin et al. 2012. Levin, Kelly; Cashore, Benjamin; Bernstein, Steven; Auld, Graeme (23 May 2012). "Overcoming the tragedy of super wicked problems: constraining our future selves to ameliorate global climate change". Policy Sciences. 45 (2): 123–152. doi:10.1007/s11077-012-9151-0. S2CID 153744625.

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Conklin, Basadur & VanPatter 2007a. Conklin, Jeff; Basadur, Min; VanPatter, GK (2007a). "Rethinking Wicked Problems: Unpacking Paradigms, Bridging Universes (Part 1 of 2)". NextDesign Leadership Institute Journal. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
Conklin, Basadur & VanPatter 2007b. Conklin, Jeff; Basadur, Min; VanPatter, GK (2007b). "Rethinking Wicked Problems: Unpacking Paradigms, Bridging Universes (Part 2 of 2)". NextDesign Leadership Institute Journal. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2011-03-28.

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Ferlie, E.; McGivern, G.; Fitzgerald, L. (2012). "A New Mode of Organising in Health Care? UK Cancer Services & Governmentality". Social Science & Medicine. 74 (3): 340–7. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.021. PMID 21501913.

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Fischer, Michael Daniel; Ferlie, Ewan (1 January 2013). "Resisting hybridisation between modes of clinical risk management: Contradiction, contest, and the production of intractable conflict" (PDF). Accounting, Organizations and Society. 38 (1): 30–49. doi:10.1016/j.aos.2012.11.002. S2CID 44146410. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

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Knapp, Robert (2008). "Wholesome Design for Wicked Problems". Public Sphere Project. Retrieved 8 November 2015.

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Ritchey 2013. Ritchey, Tom (2013) [2005]. "Wicked Problems: Modelling Social Messes with Morphological Analysis". Acta Morphologica Generalis. 2 (1). ISSN 2001-2241. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

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Skaburskis, Andrejs (19 December 2008). "The origin of "wicked problems"". Planning Theory & Practice. 9 (2): 277–280. doi:10.1080/14649350802041654. S2CID 145667746. At the end of Rittel's presentation, West Churchman responded with that pensive but expressive movement of voice that some may well remember, 'Hmm, those sound like "wicked problems."'
Rittel, Horst W.J.; Webber, Melvin M. (1973). "Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning" (PDF). Policy Sciences. 4 (2): 155–169. doi:10.1007/bf01405730. S2CID 18634229. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. [Reprinted in Cross, N., ed. (1984). Developments in Design Methodology. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 135–144.]
Shum 2003. Shum, Simon J. Buckingham (2003). "The Roots of Computer Supported Argument Visualization" (PDF). Visualizing Argumentation 2003. Computer Supported Cooperative Work. pp. 3–24. doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-0037-9_1. ISBN 978-1-85233-664-6. S2CID 55421878.
Fischer, Michael D. (28 September 2012). "Organizational Turbulence, Trouble and Trauma: Theorizing the Collapse of a Mental Health Setting". Organization Studies. 33 (9): 1153–1173. doi:10.1177/0170840612448155. S2CID 52219788.
Fischer, Michael Daniel; Ferlie, Ewan (1 January 2013). "Resisting hybridisation between modes of clinical risk management: Contradiction, contest, and the production of intractable conflict" (PDF). Accounting, Organizations and Society. 38 (1): 30–49. doi:10.1016/j.aos.2012.11.002. S2CID 44146410. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
Levin et al. 2012. Levin, Kelly; Cashore, Benjamin; Bernstein, Steven; Auld, Graeme (23 May 2012). "Overcoming the tragedy of super wicked problems: constraining our future selves to ameliorate global climate change". Policy Sciences. 45 (2): 123–152. doi:10.1007/s11077-012-9151-0. S2CID 153744625.

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Roberts 2000. Roberts, N.C. (2000). "Wicked Problems and Network Approaches to Resolution". International Public Management Review. 1 (1). International Public Management Network. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

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Lazarus 2009. Lazarus, Richard James (July 2009). "Super Wicked Problems and Climate Change: Restraining the Present to Liberate the Future". Cornell Law Review. 94 (5). Georgetown Public Law Research No. 1302623.

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Horn & Weber 2007. Horn, Robert E.; Weber, Robert P. (2007). New Tools For Resolving Wicked Problems: Mess Mapping and Resolution Mapping Processes (PDF). Strategy Kinetics L.L.C.

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Rittel, Horst W.J.; Webber, Melvin M. (1973). "Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning" (PDF). Policy Sciences. 4 (2): 155–169. doi:10.1007/bf01405730. S2CID 18634229. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. [Reprinted in Cross, N., ed. (1984). Developments in Design Methodology. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 135–144.]

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"Tackling Wicked Problems: A Public Policy Perspective". Australian Public Service Commission. 25 October 2007. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
Rittel, Horst W.J.; Webber, Melvin M. (1973). "Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning" (PDF). Policy Sciences. 4 (2): 155–169. doi:10.1007/bf01405730. S2CID 18634229. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. [Reprinted in Cross, N., ed. (1984). Developments in Design Methodology. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 135–144.]
Conklin, Basadur & VanPatter 2007a. Conklin, Jeff; Basadur, Min; VanPatter, GK (2007a). "Rethinking Wicked Problems: Unpacking Paradigms, Bridging Universes (Part 1 of 2)". NextDesign Leadership Institute Journal. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
Conklin, Basadur & VanPatter 2007b. Conklin, Jeff; Basadur, Min; VanPatter, GK (2007b). "Rethinking Wicked Problems: Unpacking Paradigms, Bridging Universes (Part 2 of 2)". NextDesign Leadership Institute Journal. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
Fischer, Michael Daniel; Ferlie, Ewan (1 January 2013). "Resisting hybridisation between modes of clinical risk management: Contradiction, contest, and the production of intractable conflict" (PDF). Accounting, Organizations and Society. 38 (1): 30–49. doi:10.1016/j.aos.2012.11.002. S2CID 44146410. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

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Ritchey 2013. Ritchey, Tom (2013) [2005]. "Wicked Problems: Modelling Social Messes with Morphological Analysis". Acta Morphologica Generalis. 2 (1). ISSN 2001-2241. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
Courtney 2001. Courtney, James F (2001). "Decision making and knowledge management in inquiring organizations: toward a new decision-making paradigm for DSS". Decision Support Systems. 31 (1): 17–38. doi:10.1016/s0167-9236(00)00117-2. ISSN 0167-9236.
Rosenhead, Jonathan (2013). "Problem structuring methods". In Gass, Saul I.; Fu, Michael C. (eds.). Encyclopedia of operations research and management science (3rd ed.). New York; London: Springer Verlag. pp. 1162–1172. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-1153-7_806. ISBN 978-1-4419-1137-7. OCLC 751832290.

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