Comments on: “Nested” Problems https://tamingwickedproblems.com/nested-problems/ Grappling with MESSY problems at work, in relationships, and in our lives, that CANNOT be solved yet MUST be confronted. Mon, 07 Dec 2015 22:27:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Susie W. Leeson https://tamingwickedproblems.com/nested-problems/#comment-178 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 22:27:06 +0000 http://tamingwickedproblems.com/?p=897#comment-178 Thank you Joe for your wonderful article! I am a student in Martyn Kingston’s Management and Leadership Class at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs. Our class has had the good fortune of following your writing for 16 weeks this fall. Here you do an excellent job highlighting nested problems! By showing how to distinguish between tame problems that have solutions, and wickedly placed tame problems in the middle of wicked situations, you prove that leaders need to trust themselves to separate different parts of the problems from their tangled parts. It takes time and patience. And it’s very important to understand your problems for what they are.

Your examples of Marius the giraffe, the mugging monkeys, the wild horses and wolves in France all the way to diseases like Polio and the HPV vaccine demonstrate how rich and complex our experiences tend to be.
For any aspiring entrepreneur or leader in any field, this article has a great deal to offer. Once a person comes to accept that life is filled with really difficult, and ongoing problems, she can slowly and steadily attack the bigger issues in a context that there are multiple layers to tricky wicked problems. By knowing that different levels of problems exist, a leader can grapple with each level according to her priorities and principles. This basic breaking down and separating of parts of enormous challenges offers a concrete way to face life with courage and faith. These seem like reassuring messages for anyone who needs confidence and vision to lead others. Finally, I love the end of the article about following your blisters vs. your bliss. It seems to sum up much of what it takes to lead a life worth living: hard work!

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