- The problem is not preformulated.
- Boundaries of problems are fuzzy and part of the problem.
- There are multiple formulations and multiple solutions, resolutions, dissolutions, and absolutions.
- The definition(s) of the problem(s) change throughout the inquiry process.
- The solution(s) to a problem is (are) a function of the mess as a whole, not any one of its parts.
- The means and the ends are unknowns.
- Stakeholders disagree on the definition of the problem and that the means will achieve the ends.
- Problems are dynamic; they change in response to our working on them.
- Problems are not the exclusive province of any single discipline or profession.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Ill-Structured Problems
Key attributes of ill-structured problems:
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