Hello again Dialogue Mapping group!

I wanted to keep you updated about places that Dialogue Mapping, Issue
Mapping, Wicked Problems and IBIS have recently been mentioned - we are
excited that the momentum and interest around this thinking and these skills
is continuing to build!

1) First off, Kailash Awati has continued his Eight to Late Blog Series with
two Blog posts:

"Visualising arguments using issue maps - an example and some general
comments"
(http://eight2late.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/the-what-and-whence-of-issue-bas
ed-information-systems/) where he makes conclusions about the value of issue
maps to both writers and readers

and

"The what and whence of issue based information systems"
(http://eight2late.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/the-what-and-whence-of-issue-bas
ed-information-systems/) where he describes the origins, advantages and
limitations of IBIS.

2) Also take a look at Athenegade's post "Wicked Problems. Insane Answers."
(http://stewarthayes.wordpress.com/) by Stewart Hayes. I love it where
Stewart says "Wicked problems require flexible and creativity, and a
leadership prepared to be proactively decisive and speculative in their
strategy."

3) Lastly, I am not sure how many of your have read the original and
definitive paper on Wicked Problems by Horst Rittel and Melvin Webber,
"Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning". To see where so much of our
thinking and conversation comes from, I highly recommend reading it! The
link can be found at:
http://www.uctc.net/mwebber/Rittel+Webber+Dilemmas+General_Theory_of_Plannin
g.pdf

I hope everyone is having a great summer!

Lizzie Elsey


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