Why The Wicked Problems Hub?

We don’t start with the answer

Complex problems rarely fail because people aren’t trying hard enough.

Often, the real problem is harder to see: different perspectives, competing priorities, established ways of working, or solutions that create new problems elsewhere

We bring together systems thinking, evidence and real-world public service experience to help you see things differently — and find a practical way forward.

Bringing clarity to complexity

THE WICKED PROBLEMS HUB

We help people, organisations and partnerships make progress on complex problems.

Particularly when problems cross boundaries, there is no simple solution, and no single person or organisation can solve them alone.


Working with complexity


We work across three connected levels: individuals, organisations and partnerships — through three approaches: Diagnose, Design and Develop.


Complex problems rarely stay in one box. We work across the matrix, following the problem rather than forcing it into a predetermined solution.

How we can help

Wicked Problems Clinic™

When you’re stuck and need to understand why.

Before reaching for solutions, make sure you’re solving the right problem.

We help leaders and organisations examine difficult problems, test assumptions, understand why partnerships become stuck and learn from situations where things haven’t gone as intended.

Coaching & Executive Thinking

When you need space to think.

Coaching, mentoring and thinking support for people leading in complexity.

Organisational & Partnership Development

When the conditions around the problem need to change.


Bespoke support for organisations, teams, boards and partnerships.

Bring us a Problem
You don’t need to know which service you need.
Tell us what you’re dealing with. We’ll start with the problem.
Insights


Ideas, evidence and practical thinking on wicked problems, collaboration, neighbourhood and population health, strategic commissioning and working across complex systems.

Learning & Development

Build the capability to do it yourselves.

Working with complexity isn’t a technique that can simply be handed over in a toolkit. It requires different ways of thinking, leading and working across boundaries.

We help leaders, boards and teams develop those capabilities — from strategic commissioning and systems leadership to collaboration, facilitation and problem solving.

Courses, workshops and development programmes for individuals, organisations and partnerships.

Complex problems can look like this


Everyone agrees something needs to change. But nothing changes.

We’ve tried several solutions. The problem keeps coming back.

Everyone owns a bit of the problem. Nobody owns the whole thing.

We’re doing more and more. We’re not sure it’s making a difference.

The partnership works on paper. It doesn’t work like that in practice.

Develop

Build the capability to do it yourselves.

Working with complexity isn’t a technique that can simply be handed over in a toolkit. It requires different ways of thinking, leading and working across boundaries.

We help leaders, boards and teams develop those capabilities — from strategic commissioning and systems leadership to collaboration, facilitation and problem solving.

The Strategic Commissioning Mindset · Development Workshops · Board Development · Coaching & Mentoring · Train the Trainer