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Global Sustainability Challenges as Wicked Problems

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Seminar Agenda 1. Class attendance 2. Learning Activity 1: Tame or wicked problem? 3. Learning Activity 2: Boat People issue as a wicked problem 4. Learning Activity 3: Support Services at Uni 5. Note on Online Quiz 2 – Week 5 - 17 August to 24 August 6. Details on Assessment 2 – Due Sunday 30 August before

11:59pm 7. Preparation for next week

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TOPIC Intended learning objectives (TILO’s) At the end of today, you should be able to: 1. Define the concept of a ‘wicked problem’. 2. Describe why global poverty is an example of a wicked problem. 3. Identify skills needed to address wicked problems.

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KEY CONCEPTS Tame problem Wicked problem Absolute poverty Relative poverty The poverty trap Divergent – Convergent thinking Resilience Adaptive capacity

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wicked problems and leadership solutions tame problem

clear problem definition single organization regular leadership: implement existing solution

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crisis problem

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clear and finite problem definition, but urgent need for solution need for new solutions, more permission for action and innovation directive leadership: demand for action and for someone taking control

wicked problem

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unclear problem definition, not finite requires innovation and learning, as well as multiple agencies adaptive leadership: to create multi-stakeholders environments and experiment

Grint, Ke ith. "P ro ble ms, p ro ble ms, p rob lems: Th e social con stru ctio n o f ‘lea de rsh ip’." H uman relations 58, no. 11 (2005): 1467 -1494.

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Learning Activity

Tame or Wicked Problem? ! Go to the LMS and complete the activity under this topic called “In-Class Activity – Tame or Wicked Problem”

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Global poverty as an example of a wicked problem: Two ways to think about poverty Absolute Poverty

Relative Poverty

Absolute poverty refers to a set standard which is consistent over time and between countries.

Relative poverty views poverty as socially defined and dependent on social context, hence relative poverty is a measure of income inequality. Usually, relative poverty is measured as the percentage of population with income less than some fixed proportion of median income.

A person who lacks food, water, shelter, access to basic medical facilities, and clothing is poor.

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If you can afford less than everyone else around you, you're poor.

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THE POVERTY TRAP

1. Hunger, disease and lack of education lead to fewer job opportunities

Hunger 4. Fewer educated people means fewer people able to build an efficient infrastructure

5. Those who lack education, suffer ill health, go to bed hungry and live in poor housing also find it difficult to make demands heard by governments

Can’t Work Lack of education

Disease Poverty

3. People with no education are less likely to know the causes of disease

Fewer job opportunities

2. No income, no food

6. In addition to being poor, they are powerless, and this makes it even more difficult to escape the poverty trap

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Divergent vs. convergent thinking

Divergent problems are those where answers appear to contradict each other. A different approach involving empathy and emotional intelligence is required.

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Divergent vs. convergent thinking

Divergent problems are those where answers appear to contradict each other. A different approach involving empathy and emotional intelligence is required.

Convergent problems are those for which attempted solutions gradually converge on one solution or answer

Wicked problems require divergent and then convergent thinking. It also requires innovation and experimentation of untested ideas and solutions. INNOVATIVE | RESPONSIBLE | ENGAGED

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BUILDING ADAPTIVE CAPACITY Adaptive capacity is the capacity of a system to adapt if the environment where the system exists is changing.

BUILDING ADAPTIVE CAPACITY LEADS TO….

RESILIENCE IN SYSTEMS The long-term capacity of a system to deal with change and continue to develop.

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Learning Activity

Why is Australia’s ‘Boat people’ issue a wicked problem? ! Watch the following video and answer the above question. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO1AKcBUkp4&t=41s ! Base your answer on the issue meeting the following criteria of a wicked problem: 1. There is no definitive formulation of a wicked problem. The framing of a wicked problem can always be contested. 2. Solutions to wicked problems are not true-or-false, but better or worse from a given point of view. 3. Every attempt to intervene alters the problematic situation in significant ways. 4. Every wicked problem is essentially unique 5. Every wicked problem can be considered to be a symptom of another problem. INNOVATIVE | RESPONSIBLE | ENGAGED

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Support Services at Uni ! There are numerous services on offer at Uni to support you through your studies (Even after COVID-19 disruptions!). ! In this subject, we will be completing a ‘Support Services Quiz’ to familiarize you with what is on offer and where you can seek help on a range of matters. (Quiz NOT assessed). ! The quiz is available at the top of the LMS page. ! Today we will work through the first 7 questions on the first page related to the library, referencing, study help and related services that we strongly encourage you to use. ! These resources are particularly important for your major assessments coming up. ! START QUIZ!

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Online Quiz 2 ! Quiz opens at 9am on Monday 17 August and closes at 9am on Monday 24 August ! Read case study on the ThankYou company ! Prescribed reading for topic 3 (HBR article) ! 20 MCQ/TF questions related to Topic 3 and the Case study ! 1 attempt and 60 minutes to complete the quiz.

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Assessment 2: Due date/ Assignment submission Word limit/page limit Type of assignment Weighting Grading criteria: Important notes

Sunday 30 August before 11:59pm Submit your assignment electronically via LMS. 1500 words (+/-10%), plus references (Students are required to use the LTU Harvard Referencing style) Individual assessment 40% of the total marks for this subject Assignment-specific grading criteria in the Subject Learning Guide - For electronic submissions - Font size not smaller than Times New Roman 12 YouMUST keep a duplicate copy of your assignment

- Start reading ahead – Weeks 4 and 5 are key - Use Studiosity

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Assessment 2: Case Study: Implementing a Sugar Tax – Wicked Problem? (Available on LMS) Answer the following questions: ! Why is the case topic a sustainability issue, and why is it important? (400 words) ! Why is your case topic a wicked problem? Explain using the characteristics of a wicked problem. (400 words) ! Why have we been unable to solve this issue? (200 words) ! Using the Iceberg model, explain if and how systems thinking might be useful in addressing the wickedness of the problem. (500 words).

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Homework 1. Review todays materials 2. Read/Watch the prescribed materials for next week 3. Read the case study for Quiz 2 4. Be prepared to work on the assessment in class next week Questions??

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