Wicked Problem (in Design)

What are Wicked Problem of design thinking? Because each design project has its own intrinsic parameters such as time, space, and cost, it can be said that each project in unique. Because each project is unique there is no universal template in design thinking to solve all the problems which may or may no occur. In the past, linear logic of design problem solving was utilized as such a template. Wicked problems are problems within the design process which have no definitive solutions. Horst Rittel developed the term Wicked Problems to describe the design process and its inherent wicked problems. The traditional approach of solving designing problems as stated above are linear in approach. As a urban planner and designer, Rittel found the traditional structure of problem solving inadequate. A list of Rittel’s Wicked Problems can be found in Richard Buchanan’s article, Wicked Problems in Design Thinking. There is also a more comprehensive list of the same Wicked problem in an artic...