5/21/26

May 2026: Engaging ‘Wicked Problems’ with Creativity and Imagination

Facilitated by Goran Matic

Proposed in 1973 by Rittel and Webber, the concept of ‘wicked problems’ arguably encapsulates much of the phenomena we experience today - and describes issues that we often recognize as ‘intractable’. We explore the roles of creativity, imagination and re-framing of boundaries in the process of engaging such challenges - and how this can enable our collective praxis.

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