It appears that the case nowadays is for most anyone to take initiative or action they need to be under cover of a perceived ‘problem’. A problem that is probably what Horst Rittel called a ‘tame’ problem. Rittel called situations that were not amenable to being solved, in a straightforward way that tame problems were, ‘wicked’ problems. But when faced with wicked problems, the response is to try to transform wicked problems into tame problems — problem solved. The default to ‘reaction’ instead of ‘proaction’ may be a modernized habit of thought, distinct from historical approaches, but in any case, it is the dominant approach nowadays. I have often asked people to consider refraining from using the term ‘problem’ for a day or so. Turns out it is nearly impossible. Try it. There is no denying that there are problematic situations. Things can be broken, malfunctioning, unknown, threatening, undesirable, or a host of other attributes—all called problems. For some, it is clear what ...
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