New challenges require new solutions.The privacy and compliance world has become so complex that traditional problem solving methods no longer apply. Privacy has become a wicked problem – a multi-faceted, contradictory and interdependent condition with no end point and no clear path forward. Wicked problem? Wicked Privacy. The Wicked Privacy™ framework is a strategic-level problem-solving methodology based on proven soft systems approaches to address data privacy as a wicked problem. It differs from other methods in that it is specifically designed to work with complex situations under conditions of high uncertainty and substantial stakeholder divergence. It is an action-oriented process that results in realistic, coordinated, and detailed implementation plans.