Source Analysis #1

When opening this chapter, I was very curious as to what a wicked problem was. The textbook defined a wicked problem as “difficult problems that cannot be addressed using only traditional approaches, such as scientific technological advances, and that require continuous attention because they can never be completely solved” this reminded me of the reparative justice cohort. We are all tryingto publicly communicate the injustices of Henry Shaw and acknowledge how those enslaved people impacted the botanical garden, making it what it is today. The textbook also provides general characteristics of a wicked problem: vague problem definition, undefined solution, no end point, irreversible, unique, urgent. In my opinion I believe that our wicked problem is characterized by each of the following characteristics. The problem is vague because exactly how do we address the public about the notable yet shameful history of Henery Shaw, this all makes the solution undefined. Even though we could find a solution as technology advances and life goes on there will be more ways to communicate this problem, this leads to a never-ending turmoil. Regardless of what our solution looks like the effectiveness of what we do is irreversible, this makes the whole problem unique. Although there isn’t any drastic urgence of the matter, I think it is important to bring light to this problem because of how much the background history impacts the present and future possibilities beyond the botanical gardens but the region as a whole.