BY TAIWO OKUWOBI, LAGOS
Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading association for project professionals and changemakers, has recently launch Wicked Problem Solving, a brand-new course and tool kit in partnership with design thinking thought leader and technology pioneer Tom Wujec.
According to the press release from PMI, the Wicked Problem Solving course guides individuals and organisations to build the essential skills of modern creative collaboration.
“The tool kit equips them with a clear, visual system to untangle a vast range of business problems using what they learned.
Wicked Problem Solving distills the complexity of collaborative knowledge work into a set of simple principles, plays, and paths they can follow to solve pressing challenges, become effective team leaders, and integrate innovation and creativity into their workflow.”
Sunil Prashara, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PMI said, “Wicked Problem Solving incorporates the best of design thinking, agile, lean, project management, and other modern ways of working.
This revolutionary approach will help professionals, teams and entire organizations to think creatively and navigate increasingly complex change. By incorporating Wicked Problem Solving into our portfolio of tools and resources, PMI continues to provide innovative ways to deliver value and solve problems.”
Tom Wujec, founder, Wujec Group added, “Wicked Problem Solving helps people organise their work into time-bound courses of action called plays. Each play produces a clear visual model that can foster clarity, generate new points of view, explore alternatives, and forge winning solutions. Designing and running better plays elevates a team with qualities the world needs now: the ability to comprehend and adapt quickly, to navigate complexity, and to bring more imagination and energy to their work.”
