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Failure to conceptualize large scale problems

Name(s): 
Inability to cope with mega-issues
Overwhelming problems
Claim 

***.

Counter-claim 

Inside every large problem is a small problem struggling to get out.

Broader 
Limit to collective comprehension span in societal learning
Failure to integrate knowledge to empower humanity in response to the global problematique
Narrower 
Failure of global-scale planning for expertise development
Wicked problems
Global complexity as a hindrance to leadership
Related 
Limits
Complex interrelationship of world problems
This problem is a member of 10 aggravating loops
Aggravates 
Global warming [in 4 loops]
Inaction on problems
Size limits on industry [in 1 loop]
Resignation to problems
False economies of scale
Large-scale weather anomalies [in 3 loops]
Irrelevant scientific activity [in 2 loops]
Conceptual repression of problems
Preoccupation with isolated problems
Fixation on partial solutions to problems
Over-specialized study of global ecosystem
Incendiary weapons of massive destructiveness
Suppression of information concerning social problems
Inadequate response to societal needs
Aggravated by 
Lack of ability
Strategy(ies) 
Studying global warming
Promoting small-scale human society
Recovering capacity for handling problems
Conceptualizing large scale problems
Coping with large-scale issues
Type 
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

About UIA

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