
“A ‘wicked problem’ is a term used by social policy experts to describe an issue that has innumerable causes, is tough to describe, and doesn’t have a right answer. Classic wicked problems include climate change and poverty. An unconventional wicked problem would be curating an exhibition. To curate is to propose a shared meaning under incomplete, contradictory, and changing individual imperatives. To curate is to ask a question with no ‘true’ or ‘false’ answer. To curate is to generate a problem that is resistant to resolution…”