Bracing students for ‘wicked problems’

Experiential learning: We can encourage learners to frame the issues, questions and approach to tackle complexity problems. – 123rf.com

WHY a car breaks down is simple to solve. There is a definite solution. But the climate change challenge is a complexity issue. So is the Russia-Ukraine war.

Complexity or wicked problems are perplexities. We cannot solve such problems by looking at individual aspects; instead, we have to look at the entire system or ecology. Often, the solutions become new problems.