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Summary of the sessions which happened in the framework of a seminar 'Working with Wicked Problems' organised in February 2011 in Brussels, Belgium, by shiftN at the request of the directors and senior project managers of the King Baudouin Foundation. The aim of the 1,5 day event was to sensitize the Foundation's leadership to a range of approaches to deal with the numerous messy, and conflictual challenges in our society.Six experts were invited to discuss the state-of-the-art in different approaches and disciplines to 'tame' wicked problems: Luc Hoebeke (author of Making Work Systems Better) on Soft Systems Methodology Ralf-Eckhard Türke (Centre for Transdisciplinary Governance, University of Sankt Gallen) on Generic Governance Erik Paredis (Centrum voor Duurzame Ontwikkeling, UGent) on Transition Management Maja Göpel (Future Justice programme, World Future Council (WFC)) on Adaptive Management Angela Wilkinson (Smith School for Business and the Environment, Oxford University) on Scenario Thinking Paola Vigano' (UIAV Venice/Studio 012 Bernardo Secchi-Paola Vigano') on Design Thinking