Universe of design: Horst Rittel's theories of design and planning /
by Jean Pierre Protzen
- London: Routledge, 2010.
1: Foundations -- 1.1. Reflections On The Scientific And Political Significance Of Decision Theory -- 1.2. Science and Design Seminars: Introduction -- 1.3. Seminar -- 1: Modes of Innovation -- 1.4. Seminar -- 2: Images and Message -- 1.5. Seminar -- 3: Communications -- 1.6. Seminar -- 4: Establishing Order -- 1.7. Seminar -- 5: Measuring Values and Images -- 1.8. Seminar -- 6: Environments -- 1.9. Seminar -- 7: Design -- 1.10. Seminar -- 8: Models of and for Design -- 1.11. Seminar -- 9: Models of and for Design -- 2 1.12. Seminar -- 10: Conclusion -- Part 2: Wicked Problems -- 2.1. On the Planning Crisis -- Part 3: Design Reasoning -- 3.1. Structure and Usefulness of Planning Information Systems -- 3.2. Issues As Elements Of Information Systems -- 3.3. The Reasoning of Designers -- Part 4: Consequences of Design -- 4.1. Technological Change and Urban Structure-- 4.2. Pathologies of Planning. Epilogue
When people, alone or in groups, want to solve problems or improve their situation, they make plans. Horst Rittel studied this process of making plans and developed theories, including his notion of "wicked problems", that are used in many fields today, from product design, architecture and planning to governmental agencies, business schools and software design. This book collects previously unavailable work of Rittel's within the framework of a discussion of Rittel's theories and philosophical influences