Wicked Strategies: Comparing Evolved Double Diamond and PPG’s Framework for Strategy Creation for Wicked Problems in Service Design

Abstract

Wicked problems are present in many of the services that service designers design as in healthcare, social work or sustainable transportation. Camillus (2008) argued that wicked problems often increase as an organisation faces constant change or unprecedented challenges. These challenges need models on how to tackle them and in this article we will compare the Evolved Double Diamond model with PPG Industries’ framework for responding to wicked problems, as presented by Camillus (2008). Both models are used to create a strategy for the context of wicked problems: a new Evolved Double Diamond model that addresses especially complex problems. It is good to look at models critically and understand their similarities and differences for possible future development of strategies.

Towards Smarter Cities: Strategies to Integrate Quantitative and Qualitative Data by Participatory Design Process

“…Wicked problems are defined by Kotaniemi, Suoheimo and Miettinen (2023) as unsolvable issues like global warming, unemployment, and social and healthcare services. The world faces numerous wicked problems threatening the delicate balance of the planet and the continuity of humankind.…”

“…These issues surrounding climate change and urban mobility present several elements that make them complex problems. Wicked problems, as defined by Kotaniemi, Suoheimo, and Miettinen (2023), are unsolvable issues like global warming. Cardoso (2011) argues that complexity implies a system with numerous elements, layers, and structures.…”