https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/437 2026-07-26T18:20:13Z 2026-07-26T18:20:13Z Pace, Lisa A. https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148115 2026-07-17T08:01:54Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Navigating tensions and trade-offs in shaping sustainable ocean futures Authors: Pace, Lisa A. Abstract: Sustainability futures are characterised by uncertainty, competing priorities and resource conflicts. Interventions aimed at realising these futures are often presented as ‘triple-win’ solutions, delivering climate mitigation, enabling economic growth, and sustaining coastal livelihoods. However, their implementation reveals tensions that challenge linear models of sustainable growth. This study critically examines both the opportunities and the tensions of scaling two sustainability solutions in coastal and marine contexts to achieve SDG 14. It draws on empirical data from three workshops involving scientists and stakeholders across European maritime regions of the SEA-EU alliance to investigate how the participants navigate through the tensions towards realising sustainable futures and the trade-offs involved. The findings highlight both opportunities for co-benefits and trade-offs between ecological protection and economic imperatives, as well as between innovation and traditional practices. The study offers insights for policy and practice on realising sustainability futures in marine and coastal contexts marked by competing economic interests, power dynamics, and diverse societal values.

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z Pace, Lisa A. Font, Xavier https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148114 2026-07-17T07:56:24Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Competing for sustainability : sensemaking and organisational engagement in European tourism competition Authors: Pace, Lisa A.; Font, Xavier Abstract: Sustainability competitions are widely used as soft governance instruments, yet organisational engagement varies considerably. This study explains this variation by examining managerial sensemaking. Drawing on interviews with senior managers from 16 European destinations, the study demonstrates that engagement is shaped by how tourist destination managers understand the purpose and relevance of competitions through identity-related interpretive logics that define what the organisation stands for, and thus its values and purpose. These logics determine whether competitions are treated as meaningful governance mechanisms or as marginal compliance or reputational exercises. We identify five sensemaking configurations that explain variation between substantive, learning-oriented engagement and selective or symbolic responses, and show that these configurations may shift over time as organisational experiences and contexts change.

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z Ross, Wendy Agnoli, Sergio Baas, Matthijs Danek, Amory H. Lebuda, Izabela Ackerman, Rakefet Ammalainen, Artur Benedek, Mathias Bai, Honghong Ball, Linden J. Barbot, Baptiste Campidelli, Lorenzo Caravona, Laura Ceh, Simon Corazza, Giovanni Emanuele Czerwonka, Marta Luft, Caroline Di Bernardi Hart, Yuval Jędrusiak, Jakub Kenett, Yoed N. Khalil, Radwa Macchi, Laura Mangion, Margaret Miroshnik, Kirill G. Nawrocka, Paulina Nijstad, Bernard A. Öllinger, Michael Ormerod, Thomas C. Rafner, Janet Reis, Moritz Rominger, Christian Rummel, Jan Salvi, Carola Segatta, Cecilia Stevenson, Claire E. Tulver, Kadi Urban, Kamila Urban, Marek Vallée-Tourangeau, Frédéric Weiss, Selina https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/146365 2026-05-12T08:57:09Z 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Creative cognition : a collaborative research agenda Authors: Ross, Wendy; Agnoli, Sergio; Baas, Matthijs; Danek, Amory H.; Lebuda, Izabela; Ackerman, Rakefet; Ammalainen, Artur; Benedek, Mathias; Bai, Honghong; Ball, Linden J.; Barbot, Baptiste; Campidelli, Lorenzo; Caravona, Laura; Ceh, Simon; Corazza, Giovanni Emanuele; Czerwonka, Marta; Luft, Caroline Di Bernardi; Hart, Yuval; Jędrusiak, Jakub; Kenett, Yoed N.; Khalil, Radwa; Macchi, Laura; Mangion, Margaret; Miroshnik, Kirill G.; Nawrocka, Paulina; Nijstad, Bernard A.; Öllinger, Michael; Ormerod, Thomas C.; Rafner, Janet; Reis, Moritz; Rominger, Christian; Rummel, Jan; Salvi, Carola; Segatta, Cecilia; Stevenson, Claire E.; Tulver, Kadi; Urban, Kamila; Urban, Marek; Vallée-Tourangeau, Frédéric; Weiss, Selina Abstract: Creative cognition research has flourished in recent decades, revealing how extraordinary creative outcomes emerge from ordinary cognitive processes. However, the field faces fragmentation that hinders consensus and integration. This research agenda, developed through a collaborative workshop of 50 European researchers at the Lorentz Centre in Leiden, the Netherlands, identifies four critical challenges for advancing creative cognition research. Challenge 1 addresses theoretical concerns around defining core research terms like divergent thinking, emotions, and metacognition. Challenge 2 focuses on identifying different types and domains of knowledge that influence creative performance. Challenge 3 emphasizes measuring dynamic interactions between cognitive, affective, and metacognitive processes over time. Challenge 4 calls for incorporating environmental and interpersonal contexts, including collaboration, technology, and embodied cognition. These challenges highlight the need for collaborative approaches to develop standardized measures, synthesize existing findings, and foster methodological innovations. By working together as a research community, we can build more comprehensive theories and effective methods for understanding creativity's cognitive foundations while embracing rather than reducing its inherent complexity.

2026-01-01T00:00:00Z Mangion, Margaret Baldacchino, Leonie Dingli, Sandra https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/145780 2026-04-21T10:11:10Z 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Studying creativity in the 21st century at the Edward de Bono Institute Authors: Mangion, Margaret; Baldacchino, Leonie; Dingli, Sandra Abstract: In an era characterized by rapid technological advancements, global interconnectedness, and the relentless pace of change, the imperative for innovative thinking and creative problem-solving has never been more pressing. The twenty-first century demands a workforce equipped not only with technical expertise but also with the ability to navigate and thrive amidst complexity and ambiguity. It is within this context that the Master in Creativity and Innovation was set up, designed to cultivate the skills and mindsets necessary for leaders and innovators of tomorrow. This mission is similar to the Masters of Innovation, Creativity and Leadership offered by the Bayes Business School, City University of London (see Jones et al. in this volume).

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