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Abstract
Sometimes it is easier to not think too long or hard about the future, and to just accept that ‘what will be, will be’ (that the future is pre-determined or out of our control). My paper invites you to consider the application of socially-constructed creative analytical practice (CAP) within the production and consumption of critical sports event tourism discourse. In January 2017, following months of media speculation about the future of several major tourism-generating sports events, 20 experienced event professionals located across multiple time zones were asked to respond to a piece of thought-provoking narrative foresight. The scenario offered several reasons as to why Auckland, New Zealand, could submit a bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympic Games. The consensus amongst the respondents was that the dream would never become a reality, but a number of alternative options were suggested offering some meaningful insight into the minds and mindset of those employed to deliver major sports event experiences. Having scripted a piece of creative non-fiction, I seek to temporarily transport you into the middle of an ongoing conversation occurring all over the globe around the long-term future of the world’s biggest multi-sports events. My goal is to mix hindsight, insight and foresight. I hope to offer something evocative, provocative and, most of all, informative. The story concludes with a new piece of narrative foresight for you all to consider.
摘要
有时候, 不要太久或太深入地思考未来的事情, 对将来要发生的事情（有时候未来的事情是预先决定好了的, 或者不在我们的控制之下）接受就是了, 这样会更容易一些。我的论文邀请您考虑社会建构的创造性分析实践(CAP)在批判性体育赛事旅游话语生产和消费中的应用。2017年1月, 在媒体对几个主要的旅游体育赛事的未来进行了数月的推测之后, 我们要求来自多个时区的20名经验丰富的赛事专业人士对一篇发人深省的未来体育赛事的叙述做出回应。这一设想为新西兰奥克兰申办2032年夏季奥运会提供了几个理由。受访者的共识是, 这个梦想永远不会成为现实, 但他们提出了一些可供选择的方案, 以提供一些有意义的见解, 了解那些受雇提供重大体育赛事经验的人士的想法和心态。在编写了一篇创造性的非小说类作品之后, 我想暂时把您带入一场正在全球各地进行的对话之中, 这场对话围绕着世界上最大的多项体育赛事的长期未来展开。我的目标是把后见之明、目前的见解和远见结合起来。我希望能提供一些能引起共鸣、具有挑衅性的东西, 最重要的是, 能提供一些有益的信息。这个故事以一种全新的未来叙事视角结尾, 值得大家深思。
Acknowledgements
The author would like to acknowledge and thank the contribution of the 15 industry experts who embraced the opportunity to both think and talk about the future.
Funding
The author received no funding for this study.
Disclosure statement
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Richard Keith Wright
Richard Keith Wright is a member of the Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, the New Zealand Tourism Research Institute and the AUT Centre for Active Aging. Dr Wright has presented at over a dozen international conferences, had his research published in sport, event and tourism management journals and textbooks and sits on the board of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Leisure Studies (ANZALS). He is a strong advocate for the use of problem-based learning and creative analytical practice within sport event tourism education.