IT Write Up Sustainability Research Paper 2022

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IT Write Up
Sustainability
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8/23/2019

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Contents
Sustainability..............................................................................................................................2
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Brief introduction to the issue................................................................................................2
The Wicked Problem and the Three-Pillar Model.....................................................................3
Three-pillar model..................................................................................................................4
Social factors in relation to the issue..................................................................................4
Economic factors in relation to the issue...........................................................................4
Environmental factors in relation to the issue....................................................................5
Current Approaches to Address the Issue..................................................................................5
Systems Thinking Model...........................................................................................................6
Events.....................................................................................................................................6
Trends or patterns...................................................................................................................6
Underlying structures.............................................................................................................7
Mental models........................................................................................................................7
Implications or Limitations........................................................................................................7
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................7
Reference list..............................................................................................................................8

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Sustainability
Introduction
This research paper is designed to apply the knowledge and skills developed from the
students while evaluating the role of systems thinking within local as well as global
sustainability challenges. The topic chosen for writing this research paper is ‘systems’
thinking is critically important while developing solutions to key sustainability challenges.’
In this context, writer of this paper totally agrees with the topic sentence of the research paper
as systems’ thinking plays a significant role while solving sustainability challenges. To
illustrate the answer, one of the contemporary wicked problems has been chosen. Here,
‘artificial intelligence and gender bias’ has been chosen as a wicked problem over which this
paper will be narrated. On the other hand, three-pillar model, present approaches in response
to the wicked problem, systems thinking model, limitations with a concise summary will be
covered in this report.
A brief introduction to the issue
The issue which has been chosen in this paper is directly related to sustainability, as one of
the 17 SDGs, is about achieving gender equality for all. The problem of gender bias seems
wicked problem because there is no single solution to society’s gender bias about women’s
capacity for leadership and other roles. As we know that wicked problem is that social or
cultural problem which is tough or impossible to solve due to lack of detailed knowledge, an
outsized economic barrier, number of opinion and persons involved as well as the
interconnections of the problem with other global or local problems. Therefore, based on the
above definition the underrepresentation of women in different roles of leadership in our
male-dominated areas is itself a wicked problem.