Greer Black Company specializes in addressing Wicked Problems. You may have a Wicked Problem if your problem meets the following criteria:

• The problem is an evolving set of interlocking issues and constraints
• There is no single definitive statement of the problem
• You don't understand the problem until you have tried to develop a solution
• Many stakeholders care about how the problem is resolved, making the problem solving process fundamentally social
• Getting the "right answer" may be less important than obtaining the stakeholders' acceptance of the emerging solution
• Solution constraints (e.g. resources and political ramifications) change over time
• Stakeholder constraints change due to: stakeholder turnover, changed opinions, failure to communicate, or other rule changes by which the problem must be solved
• Since there is no definitive problem, there is no definitive solution

1 Rittel, H. and M. Webber; "Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning" pp 155-169, Policy Sciences, 4, 1973