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Design Strategy

Challenges in Wicked Problem Territory

MIT Press, 2023 plus...


Editorial Rating

7

Qualities

  • Applicable
  • Visionary
  • Background

Recommendation

“Wicked problems,” like climate change, habitat loss and financial volatility, pose new and complex challenges that will require innovative solutions. But with this opportunity comes a tremendous responsibility, given the massive human cost of being wrong. So says Nancy C. Roberts, a professor of defense analysis, who uses design thinking as a tool to help people drive innovation. Her insightful work will help readers cultivate the skills that change agents will need to tackle these issues and build a better world.

Take-Aways

  • Humanity can’t afford to ignore “wicked problems,” but it can’t agree on their definition or scope.
  • Volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity characterize wicked problems. 
  • Embrace “design strategy” to imagine a better future and then make it a reality. 

About the Author

Nancy C. Roberts is professor emerita of defense analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Department of Operational and Information Sciences. She uses design strategy to help government and business leaders innovate and become better problem solvers.