331 - Wicked Problems - Martin Carcasson
From You Are Not So Smart by You Are Not So Smart
January 19, 2026 · 1h 7m
About this episode
Dr. Martin Carcasson discusses how to facilitate deliberation and address wicked problems.
Dr. Martin Carcasson tells us how he, as the Director of the Center for Public Deliberation at Colorado State, trains people how to facilitate deliberation and overcome wicked problems so that they can "spark processes that are particularly designed to avoid triggering the worst in human nature and tap into the best."
People in this episode
Guest: Dr. Martin Carcasson
Topics covered
- deliberation
- wicked problems
- human nature
- facilitation
- public discourse
Keywords
- deliberation
- wicked problems
- facilitation
- human nature
- public discourse
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Center for Public Deliberation
Places: Colorado State
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