UNIQUE RESOLUTION
Introducing the third Supplementary Element which is UNIQUE RESOLUTION .. it is one of a kind within the organisation and so unlike other problems which previously been solved.
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
Introducing the second Supplementary Element which is UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES .. some consequences may persist and new consequences may well arise unexpectedly.
ONE-SHOT RESOLUTION
Introducing the first Supplementary Element which is ONE-SHOT RESOLUTION .. some solution outcomes do not allow us to go back – once an improvement is attempted, one cannot undo what one has already done.
HARD TO 'SOLVE'
Introducing the forth Essential Element which is HARD TO 'SOLVE' .. in that the organisation is more than likely to have already failed a number of times in seeking a successful solution.
HARD TO DEFINE
Introducing the third Essential Element which is HARD TO DEFINE .. different forms of the Wicked Challenge™ present themselves and each is difficult to define. This results in many different stories being told.
MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES
Introducing the second Essential Element which is MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES .. involving different stakeholders across the Organisation who perceive the Wicked Challenge™ and describe it in different ways;
THE WHOLE ORGANISATION
Introducing the first Essential Element which is SCOPE .. at the organisational level, particularly for those that are larger, and so impacting, to varying degrees, people, processes, systems, measures and purpose.
CHALLENGES NOT PROBLEMS
Wicked Problems are problems for which we can find no logical or apparent solutions. No optimal solutions can be identified through analytical problem-solving or alternative creative approaches.
