Map stakeholders

• Create a visual representation of stakeholders, their relationships, and how they are affected by the problem.

The Salience and Power/Interest Grid approaches are useful in mapping stakeholders when targeting wicked problems. The Salience Model is valuable for addressing wicked problems as it assesses stakeholders based on power, legitimacy, and urgency, identifying those who require immediate attention and have the capacity to effect change. The Power/Interest Grid complements this by ranking stakeholders to direct limited resources effectively, concentrating on those with significant interest and influence. Additionally, the Influence/Impact Grid expands on this by considering the mutual effects between the project and stakeholders, an important consideration for wicked problems that may have extensive and unforeseen effects.

Read more in: Mitchell, R.K., Agle, B.R. and Wood, D.J. (1997), “Toward a theory of stakeholder identification and salience: defining the principle of who and what really counts”, Academy of Management Review , Vol. 22 No. 4, pp. 853-888. doi: 10.5465/amr.1997.9711022105. Available at: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/259247?casa_token=MO5BZYDJSuQAAAAA:Q4rDGySwtcDH-2jz-QGAtnxf-3CQPa0H3ma19e-usrtDcoOGhl6zHiAiJpgoiNRgWd0eYaGsVcQslThWtoTNC7x9zV0DX_uIqqZBa1PIYwNdfxYbGaYO