How Prototyping Helps to Solve Wicked Problems

This article discusses prototyping as a design-thinking tool to solve wicked problems. It will do so by exploring the relation between three factors considered important in the process: (1) prototyping skills, (2) wicked problem solving competence and (3) wicked problem self-efficacy. We shall propose a model regarding their interaction and suggest approaches for testing it as means to enhance wicked problem solving competence by improving prototyping skills.