Tourism and Design : Participatory Inquiry as a Possible Route to Innovation in Tourism
(2015) In Tourism Dimensions 2(2). p.49-53- Abstract
- Innovation is essential in the complex and fluid social environment of tourism; for the practitioner, the essential capability is that of being able to learn and innovate, and to do so often. One must therefore reflect on how present methods of university education might equip tourism students (or indeed students in any social science) to develop the necessary innovation capability so as to meet the challenges of a complex, dynamic and essentially unpredictable world. Inspiration may arise from the field of design, wherein creativity and innovation are endemic. The design-inspired method of Participatory Inquiry may assist to bring about innovation in tourism firms and the use of Participatory Inquiry methods in education may provide a... (More)
- Innovation is essential in the complex and fluid social environment of tourism; for the practitioner, the essential capability is that of being able to learn and innovate, and to do so often. One must therefore reflect on how present methods of university education might equip tourism students (or indeed students in any social science) to develop the necessary innovation capability so as to meet the challenges of a complex, dynamic and essentially unpredictable world. Inspiration may arise from the field of design, wherein creativity and innovation are endemic. The design-inspired method of Participatory Inquiry may assist to bring about innovation in tourism firms and the use of Participatory Inquiry methods in education may provide a means to assist students to develop the innovative capability essential for future roles in the fluid, social arena or tourism. (Less)
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- author
- Reid, Stuart LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2015-07
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Tourism, Design, Innovation, participatory action research, participatory inquiry, Tourism innovation, Innovating, Education, Higher education
- in
- Tourism Dimensions
- volume
- 2
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 4 pages
- ISSN
- 2349-7394
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Stuart Reid, Centre for Tourism, Innovation and Culture, University of Southern Denmark
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- 556c0f9b-938f-47ee-941d-47b5a47bfb9e
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