Quote Originally Posted by marct View Post
I would say that, at present, it's an insoluble problem.
Insoluble or possibly unsolvable. That's what makes these types of problems so interesting. Hence, the technical study of wicked problems.

""Wicked problem" is a phrase used in social planning to describe a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize. Moreover, because of complex interdependencies, the effort to solve one aspect of a wicked problem may reveal or create other problems."
I meant to add some on-line resources earlier that better define these problems and potential solutions, but I forgot...Here's a good start point.

CogNexus Institute

Dillema in General Theory of Planning

Knowledge Mapping for Complex Social Messes.


I don't necessarily subscribe that these problems are unsolvable. Rather, many of these issues simply take time and alternative approaches. Regardless, these are the types of dillemas that young company commanders, platoon leaders, and squad leaders face on a daily basis.

v/r

Mike