Three Wicked Problems:Why they’re wicked and what that implies about solving them

KRISTIN WOLFF, ASPIRING RAINMAKERMAY 27, 2010

Me

What’s Wicked?

(Nope, not this)http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewesternsky/4316184349/

Is this wicked?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alanvernon/3192871753/

Is this wicked?

How about this?

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/05/oil_reaches_louisiana_shores.html

How about this?

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/05/oil_reaches_louisiana_shores.html

?

This?

1. Social Compact

Reframing

2. Open Gov (Gov2.0)

Charlene Li Tim O’Reilly Clay Shirky

New approaches

My personal crusade:Tools are important because they change what’s possible…

3. “Thrivability”

More than semantics…

“My head hurts.”(but I’m inspired?!)

• Implications for public policy?

•Role of institutions?

•Your roles?

Feel Free:

@kristinwolff/503.888.1022kristinwolff@skilledwork.comwww.startgrowtransform.orghttp://www.smartconnectedcommunities.org/blogs/networked_publicswww.skilledwork.org