Technological Innovation and its Relationship to UN SDG Goal 9

• Technological Innovation
• Socio-Cultural Innovation
• Political and Legislative/Regulatory Innovation
You will be required to prepare for each of the scheduled discussions as follows:
1. Research key sustainability issues related to the discussion topic for that scheduled session – the 3 discussion topics are ‘Technological Innovation’, ‘Socio-Cultural Innovation’, and ‘Political and Legislative/Regulatory Innovation’. This research should be based on credible, high quality, source material. As an example, when addressing technological innovation, you may look at the challenges of clean energy production for events. When discussing socio-cultural innovation, you may look at the issues of mega-events and modern slavery. When discussing political and legislative/regulatory innovation you may address challenges such as regulating the reduction of the carbon footprint of events. The point is that you are building a strong research base around a topic that interests you.
2. Identify how the topic under discussion relates to the UN SDGs – it may be useful to select a specific SDG to focus on. We want to see how the challenge that you have identified can be framed in terms of sustainable development.
3. Identify potential solutions to aspects of the challenges that you have identified – the potential solutions may come in the form of case studies of best practice that could be distributed more widely within the industry, alternatively you may identify innovative solutions from other industries that could be applied within an experience management sector. You may also suggest original solutions of your own that can be supported with research material. The important thing to consider is that any suggestions for innovation should be based on a credible and persuasive argument.
4. Discuss your research findings within the seminar discussion – You will be required to clarify the scope of the issue that you have identified, highlight relevant UN SDG(s) that you have identified and propose your suggested innovative solution(s). As part of the discussion, you will be expected to expand on your approach to research (including key authors/sources). You will also be prepared to respond to ongoing questions and comments. It is important to understand that you are expected to articulate your findings with confidence and communicate an evidence-based position that you can defend rigorously. It is also important to understand that this is NOT a presentation – it is a discussion, and we are not looking for a long, scripted, monologue. The module team member will ask questions at any time and prompt questions from the rest of the group. We will look for opinions and perspectives from your colleagues and we will seek to interrogate your conclusions and you should be able to defend your position.
5. Help to facilitate the group discussion – There is an expectation that all members of the seminar group are respectful of others and allow everyone to express themselves. To help achieve this goal, you must be fully prepared and will be expected to communicate points in a concise manner and to engage in discussions by adopting a questioning approach. The debate moderator (member of the teaching team) will help to facilitate engagement from all group members but, ultimately, you must be willing to contribute.
6. Produce a clear and comprehensive bibliography – You will have the opportunity to submit a bibliography for each of the seminar discussions. This is not a formal requirement of the assessment, but it will allow the teaching team to better understand the research that you have undertaken.
Must have TEN or more References for each topic