Griffith Review 32: Wicked Problems, Exquisite Dilemmas

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Griffith Review 32: Wicked Problems, Exquisite Dilemmas
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Julianne Schultz
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:264
Dimensions(mm): Height 233,Width 153
Category/GenreProse - non-fiction
Anthologies
ISBN/Barcode 9781921758218
ClassificationsDewey:A824.00
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Edition 32nd edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Text Publishing
Imprint The Text Publishing Company
Publication Date 29 April 2011
Publication Country Australia

Description

Anyone who has attempted a crossword puzzle understands wicked problems. One wrong letter and the whole solution collapses, elegance becomes a mess. So too in life: complexity makes systems less robust. Solutions are rarely linear unlike a crossword puzzle, wicked problems have no preordained solution. There are many possibilities. The latest edition of Griffith Review addresses diverse wicked problems and exquisite dilemmas: Barbara Gunnell considers the legacy of Julian Assange and the glut of Wikileaks information; Matthew Condon comes to terms with too much water and the floods of 2011; Greg Lockhardt reveals the legacy of wartime deception; John van Tiggelen confronts the myths of the bush; and Wendy McCarthy reflects on women in charge. Other writers consider what happens when design-led thinking, marrying analysis with applied creativity, meets intractable problems one step at a time. It ranges widely, from myth and information, innovation and evidence to sustainability and happiness.

Author Biography

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