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<p>This guide equips local governments, community leaders, and stakeholders with a structured framework for developing a holistic policy approach to tackling <em>wicked problems</em>.</p>
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<p>Published in 2025 as part of the <a href="https://socialinterreg.eu/resist-project/">RESIST Project</a> (Regional Ecosystems for Social Innovation and Social Transformation).</p>
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<p>Authors: Katri-Liis Lepik, Luke Li Stange, Audrone Urmanaviciene, Laura Heym, Marc Sunarjo, Joel Veborg, Antonina Paplínska-Boczón, Anna Tengqvist, Malin Lindberg</p>
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<p>Licensed under <strong>CC BY-NC 4.0</strong>.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Five-Stage Framework</h2>
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<p>📌 <em>[IMAGE PLACEHOLDER: Circular diagram showing the five stages]</em></p>
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<p>Mission-Oriented Innovation Policies address wicked problems through five iterative stages:</p>
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<li><a href="https://socialinterreg.eu/introduction/">Introduction</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://socialinterreg.eu/understand-the-challenge/">Stage 1: Understand the Challenge</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://socialinterreg.eu/visioning-strategies/">Stage 2: Visioning Strategies</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://socialinterreg.eu/mobilise/">Stage 3: Mobilise</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://socialinterreg.eu/test-and-develop/">Stage 4: Test and Develop</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://socialinterreg.eu/realise/">Stage 5: Realise</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://socialinterreg.eu/conclusion/">Conclusion</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://socialinterreg.eu/references/">References</a></li>
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