According to Horn, the defining characteristics of a social mess are:
No unique "correct" view of the problem;
Different views of the problem and contradictory solutions;
Most problems are connected to other problems;
Data are often uncertain or missing;
Multiple value conflicts;
Ideological and cultural constraints;
Political constraints;
Economic constraints;
Often a-logical or illogical or multi-valued thinking;
Numerous possible intervention points;
Consequences difficult to imagine;
Considerable uncertainty, ambiguity;
Great resistance to change; and,
Problem solver(s) out of contact with the problems and potential solutions.
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
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