12/11/2025
Un-Engineering: A Paradigm Shift in Problem Solving
Kamalamai Community Library – Idea Sharing Series
Speaker: Ram Chandra Thapa
Researcher, GDI Hub
Project Lead, UCL International Development Hub
🗓 November 16, 2025 (Sunday)
🕚 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 Kamalamai Community Library
Some problems can’t be “engineered” away.
They’re not mechanical; they’re human — messy, layered, and full of paradoxes.
A wicked problem is one without a single, clear solution. Climate change, inequality, public health — they intertwine causes, values, and consequences. Try to fix one, and another shifts.
In this conversation, Ram Chandra Thapa invites us to rethink how we approach such challenges — to “Un-Engineer” them.
Rather than seeking control, we learn to listen, adapt, and co-create responses that embrace uncertainty and interconnectedness.
Join us as we explore how unlearning traditional frameworks can open space for empathy, collaboration, and innovation in complex systems.