I've despaired for 35 yr because the science is easily understandable, both earth and socio-political.
I still despair because despite all the activism all the indicators point to a worsening situation.
#wickedproblem
I still despair because despite all the activism all the indicators point to a worsening situation.
#wickedproblem
June 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I've despaired for 35 yr because the science is easily understandable, both earth and socio-political.
I still despair because despite all the activism all the indicators point to a worsening situation.
#wickedproblem
I still despair because despite all the activism all the indicators point to a worsening situation.
#wickedproblem
Excellent thread. We urgently need to move beyond the model of individual car ownership. And it’s not just about CO₂ — every new car, electric or not, demands vast resources. We’re also facing a resource crisis, and most cities suffer from a loss of public space.
#wickedproblem #transitiondesign
#wickedproblem #transitiondesign
'To put it bluntly, a path to zero emissions that relies on electrifying individual cars is not only the most resource-intensive route to zero emissions, but also the slowest route to that urgent goal'
jaja
1 model y battery requires as much Li+ as 160 e-bikes
www.commondreams.org/opinion/gree...
jaja
1 model y battery requires as much Li+ as 160 e-bikes
www.commondreams.org/opinion/gree...
Can We Design a Green Transition That Doesn't Turbocharge Extraction? | Common Dreams
Policies that promote alternatives to car use, reduce sprawl, encourage more compact batteries, and require recycling would all reduce the scale of mining needed for carbon-free transportation.
www.commondreams.org
October 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Excellent thread. We urgently need to move beyond the model of individual car ownership. And it’s not just about CO₂ — every new car, electric or not, demands vast resources. We’re also facing a resource crisis, and most cities suffer from a loss of public space.
#wickedproblem #transitiondesign
#wickedproblem #transitiondesign
Moderne Raubritter nennen Regelbruch „Disruption“. Sie bekämpfen Verwaltung, ein starkes Europa & den Rechtsstaat, um Macht zu privatisieren. Historisch verloren die Raubritter – diesmal nicht unbedingt automatisch. #WickedProblem open.substack.com/pub/andreask...
Moderne Raubritter
Sie nennen es Disruption – gemeint sind Regelbruch und Machtgewinn. Ob die Gesellschaft sie diesmal bändigt, ist offen.
open.substack.com
February 24, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Moderne Raubritter nennen Regelbruch „Disruption“. Sie bekämpfen Verwaltung, ein starkes Europa & den Rechtsstaat, um Macht zu privatisieren. Historisch verloren die Raubritter – diesmal nicht unbedingt automatisch. #WickedProblem open.substack.com/pub/andreask...
New article out now! #dressage #science #horsehumanrelations #humanhorserelations #equitation #equine #equestrianism #wickedproblem #canada #canadiandressage #fei
A wicked problem: Systemic issues surrounding Canadian equestrian dressage and dressage horse welfare | Animal Welfare | Cambridge Core
A wicked problem: Systemic issues surrounding Canadian equestrian dressage and dressage horse welfare - Volume 34
www.cambridge.org
February 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Do wicked problems need wicked solutions?
Maybe this expert panel at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy’s annual conference has the answer!
#BennettInst #WickedProblem #policy
Maybe this expert panel at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy’s annual conference has the answer!
#BennettInst #WickedProblem #policy
March 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Do wicked problems need wicked solutions?
Maybe this expert panel at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy’s annual conference has the answer!
#BennettInst #WickedProblem #policy
Maybe this expert panel at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy’s annual conference has the answer!
#BennettInst #WickedProblem #policy
Demokratie zu stärken und Faschismus entgegenzutreten ist kein Projekt mit einem Endpunkt. Es ist ein #WickedProblem – unlösbar im endgültigen Sinn, aber bewältigbar durch konsequentes, fortwährendes Handeln.
October 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Demokratie zu stärken und Faschismus entgegenzutreten ist kein Projekt mit einem Endpunkt. Es ist ein #WickedProblem – unlösbar im endgültigen Sinn, aber bewältigbar durch konsequentes, fortwährendes Handeln.
"The loss of sea ice is opening up vast areas of dark ocean, which is absorbing, rather than reflecting, more of the heat that is raising global temperatures. "
#feedbackloop
#wickedproblem
#feedbackloop
#wickedproblem
The huge polar amplification of heating continues
Tipping of the Greenland Ice Sheet all but certain now, locking-in an eventual ~7m rise
Say goodbye to much of Florida, and coastal towns and cities across the planet
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Tipping of the Greenland Ice Sheet all but certain now, locking-in an eventual ~7m rise
Say goodbye to much of Florida, and coastal towns and cities across the planet
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Arctic endured year of record heat as climate scientists warn of ‘winter being redefined’
Region known as ‘world’s refrigerator’ is heating up as much as four times as quickly as global average, Noaa experts say
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:03 AM
"The loss of sea ice is opening up vast areas of dark ocean, which is absorbing, rather than reflecting, more of the heat that is raising global temperatures. "
#feedbackloop
#wickedproblem
#feedbackloop
#wickedproblem
Good Will Hunting mirrors #GeorgeDantzig’s real story: As a PhD student arriving late to class at @UCBerkeley, he mistook unsolved statistics problems on the board of Prof. Jerzy Neyman’s class for homework—and solved them. Later became the father of #LinearProgramming #wickedproblem #ORMS @INFORMS
February 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Good Will Hunting mirrors #GeorgeDantzig’s real story: As a PhD student arriving late to class at @UCBerkeley, he mistook unsolved statistics problems on the board of Prof. Jerzy Neyman’s class for homework—and solved them. Later became the father of #LinearProgramming #wickedproblem #ORMS @INFORMS
I'm hearing you James.
This is an issue across the fields of arts and science.
A 'wicked problem', where innate talent/ intelligence is difficult to prove .. against artificial intelligence/ talent!
#WickedProblem
This is an issue across the fields of arts and science.
A 'wicked problem', where innate talent/ intelligence is difficult to prove .. against artificial intelligence/ talent!
#WickedProblem
December 19, 2024 at 10:31 AM
I'm hearing you James.
This is an issue across the fields of arts and science.
A 'wicked problem', where innate talent/ intelligence is difficult to prove .. against artificial intelligence/ talent!
#WickedProblem
This is an issue across the fields of arts and science.
A 'wicked problem', where innate talent/ intelligence is difficult to prove .. against artificial intelligence/ talent!
#WickedProblem
Implementation will also be a challenge.
Trying to do it big bang will make the Poll Tax seem like a minor kerfuffle but trying to gradually migrate will just ensure that the next administration will simply roll it back.
Good ideas are not always implementable.
#WickedProblem
Trying to do it big bang will make the Poll Tax seem like a minor kerfuffle but trying to gradually migrate will just ensure that the next administration will simply roll it back.
Good ideas are not always implementable.
#WickedProblem
The challenge is how he does this without killing Labour’s chances of ever winning another election anywhere in London and the South East.
It's being reported that Andy Burnham might replace council tax and stamp duty with a 0.48% annual property tax.
We'll have a complete report on this tomorrow, including an interactive map showing the impact across the country.
We'll have a complete report on this tomorrow, including an interactive map showing the impact across the country.
July 27, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Implementation will also be a challenge.
Trying to do it big bang will make the Poll Tax seem like a minor kerfuffle but trying to gradually migrate will just ensure that the next administration will simply roll it back.
Good ideas are not always implementable.
#WickedProblem
Trying to do it big bang will make the Poll Tax seem like a minor kerfuffle but trying to gradually migrate will just ensure that the next administration will simply roll it back.
Good ideas are not always implementable.
#WickedProblem
Seeing Justice Jackson and Kate McKinnon at #NCTE was a blast! It was also a pleasure to present with colleagues on the #wickedproblem of teaching in the age of #ChatGPT
November 23, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Seeing Justice Jackson and Kate McKinnon at #NCTE was a blast! It was also a pleasure to present with colleagues on the #wickedproblem of teaching in the age of #ChatGPT
Why The NudeBeach is a WickedProblem...
www.echo.net.au/2024/04/mand...
#Nudity2024 #FKK #Freikörperkultur #Naturism #Nudism #Nudity #Nudist #ProudNudist #GetNakedGermany #BodyFreedom #TeamNaturist #NaturistSymbol #IamTheFaceOfNaturism #NormalisingNaturism #HikeNaked #Nacktwandern #ClothingOptional
www.echo.net.au/2024/04/mand...
#Nudity2024 #FKK #Freikörperkultur #Naturism #Nudism #Nudity #Nudist #ProudNudist #GetNakedGermany #BodyFreedom #TeamNaturist #NaturistSymbol #IamTheFaceOfNaturism #NormalisingNaturism #HikeNaked #Nacktwandern #ClothingOptional
Mandy Nolan's Soapbox: Why The Nude Beach is a Wicked Problem
How do you keep a nude beach safe from sex pests, accepting nudity is not the cause, but that a remote location can encourage predatory opportunism? For me, Tyagarah nude beach is a wicked problem. An...
www.echo.net.au
April 12, 2024 at 7:08 PM
With the gutting of USAID 52.000 private jobs of contractors in the US are lost. Meanwhile, a new ebola epidemic is developing in Uganda with US medical experts on site but no longer able to respond. Helping others will keep you safe as well, and vice versa. #wickedproblem
youtu.be/tUknIBHhN9k?...
youtu.be/tUknIBHhN9k?...
Trump gravely miscalculates how much Americans care about USAID as backlash strengthens
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
February 6, 2025 at 7:06 AM
With the gutting of USAID 52.000 private jobs of contractors in the US are lost. Meanwhile, a new ebola epidemic is developing in Uganda with US medical experts on site but no longer able to respond. Helping others will keep you safe as well, and vice versa. #wickedproblem
youtu.be/tUknIBHhN9k?...
youtu.be/tUknIBHhN9k?...
Exposing once again the shortsightedness of this brand of populism．The same w/ Trump，AfD in Germany or Sanseito in Japan．I wish voting folks understood this much: There are no simple solutions to incredibly complex problems，in a world where everything is connected w/ everything else．
#wickedproblem
#wickedproblem
This would also mean UK citizens in Europe would lose any reciprocal rights forcing most to return to the UK where the largely retired & older population would become a considerable and expensive burden on the NHS.
Should really say "Farage plans to tear up the Brexit deal he supported" since it would requiring reneging on the Withdrawal Agreement (most "foreign nationals" claiming benefits are EU citizens with settled status)
://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/2111398/nigel-farage-welfare-foreign-nationals
://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/2111398/nigel-farage-welfare-foreign-nationals
September 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Exposing once again the shortsightedness of this brand of populism．The same w/ Trump，AfD in Germany or Sanseito in Japan．I wish voting folks understood this much: There are no simple solutions to incredibly complex problems，in a world where everything is connected w/ everything else．
#wickedproblem
#wickedproblem
The people with measles who need hospital support are very very sick. We need to prevent only a few ICU bed days to save money.
One issue is seeing money we don't spend. The second is the funding for prevention and reaction are different funders. It's a #WickedProblem
One issue is seeing money we don't spend. The second is the funding for prevention and reaction are different funders. It's a #WickedProblem
May 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The people with measles who need hospital support are very very sick. We need to prevent only a few ICU bed days to save money.
One issue is seeing money we don't spend. The second is the funding for prevention and reaction are different funders. It's a #WickedProblem
One issue is seeing money we don't spend. The second is the funding for prevention and reaction are different funders. It's a #WickedProblem
Over de inhoud van deze vier berichten kunnen we het dagenlang hebben, voor nu laat ik dit even lopen.
Vat het op als: Men heeft de waarheid niet in pacht, ik ook niet, laat mij begaan. Waar mijn weerwoord heen zou gaan is wetenschap en onderzoek van collectief gedrag.
#WickedProblem #Silverbullet
Vat het op als: Men heeft de waarheid niet in pacht, ik ook niet, laat mij begaan. Waar mijn weerwoord heen zou gaan is wetenschap en onderzoek van collectief gedrag.
#WickedProblem #Silverbullet
December 20, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Over de inhoud van deze vier berichten kunnen we het dagenlang hebben, voor nu laat ik dit even lopen.
Vat het op als: Men heeft de waarheid niet in pacht, ik ook niet, laat mij begaan. Waar mijn weerwoord heen zou gaan is wetenschap en onderzoek van collectief gedrag.
#WickedProblem #Silverbullet
Vat het op als: Men heeft de waarheid niet in pacht, ik ook niet, laat mij begaan. Waar mijn weerwoord heen zou gaan is wetenschap en onderzoek van collectief gedrag.
#WickedProblem #Silverbullet
I like the recursive nature of #socialmess.
"a Social Mess is a set of interrelated problems and other messes"
Wiki-wisdom says there are three strategies for handling a mess: authoritative, competitive and collaborative
#wickedproblem
#riskmanagement
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_...
"a Social Mess is a set of interrelated problems and other messes"
Wiki-wisdom says there are three strategies for handling a mess: authoritative, competitive and collaborative
#wickedproblem
#riskmanagement
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_...
April 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I like the recursive nature of #socialmess.
"a Social Mess is a set of interrelated problems and other messes"
Wiki-wisdom says there are three strategies for handling a mess: authoritative, competitive and collaborative
#wickedproblem
#riskmanagement
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_...
"a Social Mess is a set of interrelated problems and other messes"
Wiki-wisdom says there are three strategies for handling a mess: authoritative, competitive and collaborative
#wickedproblem
#riskmanagement
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_...
Illuminating piece on the #wickedproblem of managed retreat as a #riskreduction strategy https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-05-02/the-u-s-climate-strategy-of-total-retreat-is-failing @cflav @business #equity #flooding #climatechange
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Illuminating piece on the #wickedproblem of managed retreat as a #riskreduction strategy https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-05-02/the-u-s-climate-strategy-of-total-retreat-is-failing @cflav @business #equity #flooding #climatechange
Excited to be @MBLScience today to work on solutions to the #wickedproblem of water pollution with @EPAresearch @EPAnewengland @MassDEP @BarnstableMA ++ http://barnstablepatriot.com/news/20181029/developing-roadmap-barnstable-epa-officials-fast-track-nitrogen-removal-efforts @BarnPat
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barnstablepatriot.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Excited to be @MBLScience today to work on solutions to the #wickedproblem of water pollution with @EPAresearch @EPAnewengland @MassDEP @BarnstableMA ++ http://barnstablepatriot.com/news/20181029/developing-roadmap-barnstable-epa-officials-fast-track-nitrogen-removal-efforts @BarnPat
" ... But we can’t stop the microplastic cycle anymore. It’s there and it’s not going away.”
#wickedproblem
#wickedproblem
Your 'moment of doom' for Mar. 14, 2025 ~ Back from Vegas, baby!
"Roads are often littered with plastic waste that gets broken down by cars and kicked up into the air ... once they become airborne, they can easily move around in the atmosphere and get grabbed by rain as it falls."
"Roads are often littered with plastic waste that gets broken down by cars and kicked up into the air ... once they become airborne, they can easily move around in the atmosphere and get grabbed by rain as it falls."
We got rid of acid rain. Now something scarier is falling from the sky.
Here’s why you should never, ever drink the rain.
www.vox.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
" ... But we can’t stop the microplastic cycle anymore. It’s there and it’s not going away.”
#wickedproblem
#wickedproblem
As Japan’s demographic shift accelerates, its reliance on foreign labour is increasing rapidly. In the absence of robust integration policies, right-wing politicians have sought to capitalise on public anxiety—amplified by overtourism—by engaging in fear-mongering rhetoric.
#wickedproblem
#wickedproblem
Labour Ministry says as of October 2025, there were 2,571,037 foreigners working in Japan. That's up 11.7% from last year, and a record high. Vietnamese make up 23.6% of the total, and 24.7% of all foreigners work in manufacturing. www.sankei.com/article/2026...
外国人労働者257万人 11・7％増、最多更新 ベトナムがトップ 受け入れ衆院選争点
厚生労働省は30日、2025年10月末時点の外国人労働者は、前年から11・7％増加し過去最多の257万1037人だったと発表した。日本国内の人手不足を背景に、…
www.sankei.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:05 AM
As Japan’s demographic shift accelerates, its reliance on foreign labour is increasing rapidly. In the absence of robust integration policies, right-wing politicians have sought to capitalise on public anxiety—amplified by overtourism—by engaging in fear-mongering rhetoric.
#wickedproblem
#wickedproblem
This highlights that we lack precise tools to measure full impact of policies like those aimed at boosting tourism. As with any #wickedproblem, gains in one area are offset by unintended consequences elsewhere. Tourism-driven price hikes start local; then ripple outward, affecting surrounding areas.
At the same time that Aera piece came out, Diamond has two economists discussing whether growing inbound consumption is good for Japanese people. While productivity is rising in some areas, in others, it's just rising prices. diamond.jp/articles/-/3...
「お得感を楽しむ外国人」と「苦しむ日本人」…インバウンド依存が招く悲惨な末路
外国人観光客による爆買いが日本経済を潤す。政府はそう信じているが、インバウンド需要の拡大でGDPや旅行業界の売上が伸びても、国民の暮らしは豊かにならない。むしろ、外国人消費に頼りすぎた国は、やがて大きな代償を払うことになる。我々の生活はどうなってしまうのか？いま注目のエコノミスト2人が、語り尽くす。※本稿は、河野龍太郎、唐鎌大輔『世界経済の死角』（幻冬舎）の一部を抜粋・編集したものです。
diamond.jp
October 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
This highlights that we lack precise tools to measure full impact of policies like those aimed at boosting tourism. As with any #wickedproblem, gains in one area are offset by unintended consequences elsewhere. Tourism-driven price hikes start local; then ripple outward, affecting surrounding areas.
Philosopher and amazing human being @vladvexler.bsky.social and geostrategist @anderspucknielsen.dk are sober and absolutely levelheaded analysts of geo-political developments around Ukraine. Give them a follow on Youtube and learn how everything is connected with everything else. #wickedproblem
The world’s already a more dangerous place than it was a few weeks ago, argues @anderspucknielsen.dk
youtu.be/p7_rduK5WA0?...
youtu.be/p7_rduK5WA0?...
Donald Trump and the risk of a NATO-Russia war
YouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen
youtu.be
February 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Philosopher and amazing human being @vladvexler.bsky.social and geostrategist @anderspucknielsen.dk are sober and absolutely levelheaded analysts of geo-political developments around Ukraine. Give them a follow on Youtube and learn how everything is connected with everything else. #wickedproblem
A #wickedproblem is one that has no true solution. #Edutech is not the wicked problem. How we apply it is. Via @mjhenderson #ecawa2015
November 16, 2024 at 1:18 PM
A #wickedproblem is one that has no true solution. #Edutech is not the wicked problem. How we apply it is. Via @mjhenderson #ecawa2015
Sounds like you're dealing with a #wickedproblem
December 9, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Sounds like you're dealing with a #wickedproblem