Wicked problems in design thinking

Buchanan, R. (1992). Wicked problems in design thinking. Design Issues, 8(2), 5-21.

Type

Journal article

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Primary research

Year

1992

Volume

8

Issue

2

Pages

5-21

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Link

https://doi.org/10.2307/1511637matched

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cognitive_science

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• Problem Space
  • Problem space is a meta-level abstraction that instantiates across radically different domains, a transfer Buchanan (1992) traces from cognitive search formalisms into design thinking and the broader practice of structuring open-ended tasks.

    This sourceExtends Rittel and Webber's wicked-problems analysis into design practice; argues that design is the placement of problems within a chosen frame, transferring problem-space construction from cognitive search to creative practice.

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