The innovative potential of inbound tourism in Japan for destination development – a case study of Hida Takayama

AbstractIn a world where there has long since been more at play than functionality and cost price, we need creative innovation more than ever before. Organizations are trying to find ways to embed more creativity, more innovative potential, and more entrepreneurship into the everyday running of their businesses. They are constantly in search of effective ways to make their organization's culture better equipped for change. The Belgian non-profit organization Arteconomy has developed a method for doing this, by bringing business people and artists together in a series of particularly unique projects. In this paper, you can read about the philosophy that give rise to Arteconomy and the pioneering work that preceded it. The paper describes two specific projects that provide a concrete illustration of the arteconomy approach in two Belgian textile firms: ‘The Dragon of Deerlijk’ at Promo Fashion and ‘The Walk’ at Concordia Textiles. This paper is particularly relevant to illustrate change as an organizational process and to demonstrate how organizations can stimulate employees' creative skills.

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The analysis of the innovative potential of the energy sector and low-carbon development: A case study for Poland

Energy Strategy Reviews ◽

10.1016/j.esr.2021.100769 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 38 ◽

pp. 100769

Author(s):

Maciej Dzikuć ◽

Jadwiga Gorączkowska ◽

Arkadiusz Piwowar ◽

Maria Dzikuć ◽

Robert Smoleński ◽

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Keyword(s):

Energy Sector ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Low Carbon Development ◽

Innovative Potential

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Student Centeredness as Innovation

The International Review of Information Ethics ◽

10.29173/irie382 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

Author(s):

Donald Ipperciel

Keyword(s):

Service Delivery ◽

Focal Point ◽

Product Creation ◽

Innovative Potential ◽

Student Centeredness ◽

Point Of Service

This article explores how a focus on ‘student centeredness’ can lead to ‘innovation’ and how innovation can enhance student centeredness. Putting students at the centre of all considerations can unleash their creative and innovative potential. And recent innovations have made it easier to make students the focal point of service delivery. After a description of what we understand under these two guiding concepts, a case study is presented in which an AI-powered Student Virtual Assistant was developed at York University in Toronto, Canada. All steps of the product creation, including envisioning, designing, prototyping, and evaluating are described, as well as the following steps involving maintenance and expansion.

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Roles and Issues on Association of Farm Inns in Inbound Tourism: A Case Study of Shunran-no-Sato in Noto Town, Ishikawa Prefecture

Journal of Rural Problems ◽

10.7310/arfe.55.54 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 55 (1) ◽

pp. 54-62

Author(s):

Mingjun Zhang ◽

Satoshi Hoshino

Keyword(s):

Inbound Tourism ◽

Ishikawa Prefecture

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Open spaces: windows for ecological urbanism in the Eastern Amazon

urbe Revista Brasileira de Gestão Urbana ◽

10.1590/2175-3369.008.001.se06 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 96-112 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Louise Barbalho Pontes ◽

Ana Cláudia Duarte Cardoso

Keyword(s):

Brazilian Amazon ◽

Local Scale ◽

Human History ◽

Urbanization Process ◽

Open Spaces ◽

Innovative Potential ◽

Science Framework ◽

Over Time

Abstract The Brazilian Amazon has provoked preservationist discussions for decades, and although there has been a breakthrough in the recognition of the role of traditional populations for the biome maintenance, most strategies adopted in the country privileged the region’s scale, without concern about local scale, particularly features of cities and of their inhabitants. The hypothesis that is pursued in this article is that the space of Western Amazonian frontier should offer innovative potential for urbanization solutions, especially in the treatment of open spaces. It also goes to prove that by not fully having structured its territory it could learn from human history, science framework, and from traditional knowledge. Assuming that urbanization process across this region takes place in a single space-time, this paper first approaches the dichotomy between city and nature built over time to deconstruct it, considering contemporary city’s emerging spatiality and possible evolution scenarios. Marabá was adopted as case study, a city located between states and biomes, in the economic frontier circumstances of Western Amazonian. The research shows that from the existing open spaces raise an encouragement to reconcile urbanism and ecology.

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BARRIERS AND SUPPORTS IN STARTING FARM-STAY BUSINESSES WITH INBOUND TOURISM EXPERIENCED BY MIGRANTS IN RURAL JAPAN (CASE STUDY OF LOCAL VITALIZATION COOPERATOR ENTREPRENEURS)

Journal of Asian Rural Studies ◽

10.20956/jars.v5i2.2670 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 98

Author(s):

JI LI ◽

Masaya Nakatsuka

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Insufficient Information ◽

Agricultural Knowledge ◽

Start Up ◽

Supportive Role ◽

Inbound Tourism ◽

Local Residents ◽

The Relationship ◽

Depth Interviews

The purpose of this study is to clarify the barriers and the process of supports obtained in starting the farm-stay businesses with inbound tourism from the perspective of migrants. In- depth interviews on entrepreneurship of farm-stay businesses among local vitalization cooperators (LVC) were conducted, and the following results were found. First, there are two main types of barriers when starting farm-stay businesses namely barriers caused by new businesses start-up and barriers caused by local life. The barriers caused by local life have three aspects: an inadequate understanding of the ways to interact with local residents, insufficient information on community rules, and insufficient agricultural knowledge. The barriers to receiving foreigners include lack of understanding by neighbors, publicity, service and activities supplied, and matching facilities. Second, supports can also be divided into two categories: supports in local life and those in business start-up. The network and trust relationship established with local residents during the first stage of overcoming local life barriers can help overcome the barriers faced when starting businesses. Meanwhile, supports in business start-up deepen the relationship between migrants and local residents, thus playing a supportive role in life stabilization. Third, by analyzing the LVC cases, we conclude that ordinary migrants need ample time to undergo the process of accommodating to local life, thereby building a network and trust with local regions before starting new businesses. This research provides references on the study of starting new businesses in rural areas from the migrants’ views and issues to farm-stay businesses and inbound tourism at the starting phase.

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