Recent Findings from Leeds Beckett University Highlight Research in Event Management (Navigating emotions in future thinking: a Polylogue approach).

A recent study from Leeds Beckett University explores how event professionals think about the future and navigate emotions through the use of provocative far future scenarios. The research highlights the importance of developing tools to overcome emotional barriers to future thinking and engaging a diverse range of stakeholders in conversations about the future. The findings have implications for industry resilience and strategic thinking, particularly in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and other global challenges such as climate change. The study is available in the journal Event Management. [Extracted from the article]