Title: Transformational festival experiences and innovation processes : a case study / Grant Lee Hall.

Material Type: Book

Subject: Performing arts festivals--Social aspects.

Subject: Technological innovations--Social aspects.

Subject: Burning Man (Festival)--Management.

Subject: transformational festivals

Subject: innovation

Subject: thesis

Description: This study investigates transformational festivals and the experiences they afford in order to interpret how the latter spur the innovation processes of participants. Burning Man, which has been described as the ‘prototypical’ transformational festival, is used as the case for this study, as attendees have linked their experiences at Burning Man to their innovation processes. Through the interviewing of thirteen innovators who have attended Burning Man, this study found that transformational festival experiences catalyse innovation processes, and infuse them with resources — such as ideas, people and time — above and beyond formalised work roles. In doing so, this study highlights the importance of artistic activities, co-creation, working in challenging environments and transformative learning within innovation processes that are catalysed by transformational festival experiences.

Date of Publication: 2019

Publisher: Thesis (Masters by research(Business and Management))--University of South Australia 2019

Date: 2019