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Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 13   EBP 1810 short lesson, about 20 seconds

No Risk-Free Attempts

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The idea

Wicked problems sit under real-world constraints that prevent risk-free attempts at a solution, so trying something costs something whether or not it works.

In practice

An intervention that cannot be piloted without affecting the people it is piloted on.

Where people slip

Unit 10's rapid-cycle testing assumes small trials are cheap. Where they are not, that method needs adapting rather than applying.

Your place on the trail

Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.

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