THE WICKED PROBLEMS HUB

Some challenges refuse to stay neatly in one box. They span sectors, cross organisational boundaries, and involve multiple interconnected issues that can’t be solved in isolation. These are wicked problems — and they demand approaches as sophisticated as the problems themselves.

The Wicked Problems Hub was founded to help public service organisations and partnerships tackle these challenges head-on — from improving population health and reducing inequalities to strengthening cross-sector collaboration.

We bring together:

• Advanced problem-solving techniques — to untangle complexity and identify real, workable solutions.
• Expert facilitation — to build trust, surface difficult issues, and keep conversations productive.
  
• Specialist analysis tools and frameworks — to reveal the hidden dynamics between partners, identify sticking points, and highlight opportunities for progress.

Our approach is grounded in decades of cross-sector experience and an academic evidence base on what makes collaborations succeed. We work across healthcare, social care, local government, policing, and the voluntary sector to:

• Make the whole system visible and understandable 
• Build shared understanding and genuine alignment
• Design practical and sustainable solutions that work in the real world. 

When the stakes are high, the issues complex, and the partners many, we help you chart a way forward — together. 

Everything we do at the Wicked Problems Hub is about one thing: helping organisations and partnerships work together more effectively to make a positive difference in people’s lives.

Our mission is to empower public service leaders and cross-sector partnerships to solve complex, systemic challenges by making them visible, understandable, and actionable. We do this by combining insight, evidence, and collaborative tools to create lasting solutions that improve lives and strengthen communities.