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Wicked Problems

An annotated collection of 1 papers on wicked problems, spanning 1992. Featuring works by Richard Buchanan — each with editorial commentary oriented to digital product practice.

Wicked Problems in Design Thinking

Richard Buchanan, 1992 · Design Issues, Vol. 8, No. 2, MIT Press

Buchanan imports Rittel and Webber's concept of "wicked problems" into design theory and argues that contemporary design is defined by them. Wicked problems resist definition: formulating the problem is already a solutio…