Comparing Apollo 13 with Mass Tourism

Comparing Apollo 13 with Mass Tourism

by | Oct 20, 2016 | Growth

If the international tourism “industry” were a spaceship called Apollo 13, it would, in retrospect, come as no surprise that we’re hearing reports of a problem. Over the past 12 months a relatively inaudible concern expressed by a few  has grown into a small but...
Has the growth of tourism become a wicked problem?

Has the growth of tourism become a wicked problem?

by | Sep 2, 2016 | Growth

This post describes the characteristics of “wicked problems” and suggests that given forecasts of tourism’s continued growth, the term might apply. The designation is important because wicked problems cannot be solved in conventional ways. A new kind of thinking is required.