##  [Garbage Can Model](/garbage-can-model) 

  ##  [Garbage Can Model](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/garbage-can-model-0) 

  

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Definition

A descriptive model of decision-making in organizations characterized by ambiguous goals, fluid participation and unclear technologies, in which problems, solutions, participants and choice opportunities flow independently; decisions emerge when these streams happen to couple temporally rather than from systematic goal‑directed choice.