Editing Wicked problem (section)

== Examples ==
Classic examples of wicked problems include [[economic]], [[Natural environment|environmental]], and [[political]] issues.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Jayne |last2=Gulliver |first2=Robyn |date=2025-02-19 |title=What are Wicked Problems? |url=https://commonslibrary.org/what-are-wicked-problems/ |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=The Commons Social Change Library |language=en-AU}}</ref> A problem whose solution requires a great number of people to change their mindsets and behavior is likely to be a wicked problem. Therefore, many standard examples of wicked problems come from the areas of public planning and policy. These include global [[climate change]],{{sfn|Hulme|2009}} [[natural hazards]], [[healthcare]], the [[AIDS]] epidemic, [[pandemic influenza]], international [[drug trafficking]], [[nuclear weapons]], [[homelessness]], and [[social injustice]].

In recent years, problems in many areas have been identified as exhibiting elements of wickedness; examples range from aspects of design decision making and [[knowledge management]]{{sfn|Courtney|2001}} to [[business strategy]]{{sfn|Camillus|2008}} to [[space debris]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33782943 |title=Trouble in orbit: the growing problem of space junk |first=Hugh|last= Lewis |work=[[BBC News]] |date=5 August 2015 |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref>