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Crisis: a driver for tourism innovation and service design?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2024

Åsa Ericson ,
Johan Lugnet ,
Maria Ek Styvén  and
Thomas Zobel
Åsa Ericson*
Affiliation:
Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Johan Lugnet
Affiliation:
Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Maria Ek Styvén
Affiliation:
Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Thomas Zobel
Affiliation:
Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
*
Asa.Ericson@ltu.se

Abstract

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Tourism entrepreneurs adapted to regulations during COVID-19 by introducing creative solutions. The crisis was said to be a unique opportunity for innovating sustainable businesses. This study investigates crisis as a driver for innovation and its relevance to service design. Interviews with entrepreneurs are the empirical base that highlights that finetuning existing services is an established approach instead of innovative service design. Few expressed lessons were learned from the creative solutions made during the pandemic, suggesting that strategies for innovation need to be developed.

Keywords

service-oriented designinnovationuser-centred designdesign thinkingtourism and hospitality
Type
Industrial Design
Information
Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 4: DESIGN 2024 , May 2024 , pp. 2343 - 2352
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