Thinking like a system in the turbulent world of outdoor recreation management

ABSTRACT

The world is turbulent, everchanging, non-linear and uncertain. COVID-19 demonstrated this uncertainty at all social scales. A consequence of this situation is that surprises are a universal occurence. Systems thinking is a way of thinking about the wholes and making sense of what appears to be chaos. Systems thinking is oriented toward developing understanding how the parts of a system, which outdoor recreation and tourism form, relate to the system as a whole. But systems thinking is not enough to create action in this situation. We need to do three things Dive deeper to better understand the mental models at play;Think differently to develop resolutions to challenges based on new mental models;and Act Holistically to ensure that new ideas and all voices are included and respected. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)