Wicked Neuroarchitecture: Reciprocity,Shapeshifting Problems and a Case for Embodied Knowledge

摘要

Wicked means evil. Devilish.Tricky ... Mischievous? In contemporary jargon, wonderful. Another meaning is employed within a framework of problem-solving. 'Wicked problems'1 are shapeshifters, virtually impossible to solve, extant in incomplete, unstable conditions. Wicked problems are vexing. However, neither in architecture nor in neuroscience-always dealing with evolving conditions and shape-shifting questions - are wicked problems necessarily a concern, and most problems here are a little wicked. A wicked neuroarchitecture - mischievous, wonderful, shapeshifting - necessitates rethinking and suggests embracing rather than avoiding uncertainties. This neuroarchitecture is emotive, critical, reflective, reciprocal, intuitive, inventive. Drawing upon experience in research, practice and pedagogy, a case can be made to explore neuroarchitecture and intuition as embodied knowledge to make a case for wickedness.