Wicked Problems (Winter 2009)

The challenges we face today are more complex than ever before. We have entered into the realm of what late design theorist Horst Rittel called 'wicked problems'. It is time that we - as managers, leaders, and global citizens - get better at managing the complexity of modern problems, whether they be social, environmental, or business-based. In this issue, the first in a series, we seek to improve your ability to tackle wicked problems head on.

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	The Science and Art of Business by Roger Martin		The Designful Company by Marty Neumeier
	Building Shared Understanding of Wicked Problems an interview with Jeff Conklin by Karen Christensen		Designing Systems at Scale by Fred Dust and Ilya Prokopoff
	Confronting the World's Most Important Strategic Challenges: The End of Oil by Anita McGahan		Managerial Algorithmics: Thinking Strategically About Thinking Strategically by Mihnea Moldoveanu
	Strategy as a Wicked Problem by John Camillus		Artistry for the Strategist by Hilary Austen Johnson
	Creativity, Improvisation, and Organizations by Colin M. Fisher and Teresa M. Amabile

Wicked Problems (Winter 2009)

Preview 'Wicked Problems' (Winter 2009)

Feature Article

To read more, see the other issues in the series: Wicked Problems II (Spring 2012) Wicked Problems III (Winter 2015)

To read more, see the other issues in the series:

Wicked Problems II (Spring 2012)

Wicked Problems III (Winter 2015)