Reimagining inclusive creative ecosystems: a barrier-free approach to sensory-based artistic collaboration

The contemporary global business landscape demands sophisticated human resource strategies that transcend traditional diversity management approaches to create comprehensive frameworks integrating diversity, equity, inclusion, and innovation (DEII). This research presents a strategic conceptual framework that positions human resource management as the central catalyst for organizational transformation through systematic DEII implementation across multinational enterprises. The framework synthesizes theoretical foundations from organizational psychology, strategic management, and innovation theory while addressing practical implementation challenges in diverse cultural contexts. The proposed framework encompasses five interconnected dimensions: strategic alignment mechanisms that embed DEII principles into organizational DNA, cultural transformation processes that reshape organizational narratives and behaviors, talent management systems that leverage diverse perspectives for competitive advantage, innovation acceleration through inclusive collaboration, and performance measurement systems that quantify DEII impact on organizational outcomes. Each dimension incorporates evidence-based practices derived from extensive literature analysis and contemporary organizational case studies. The research methodology employs a comprehensive theoretical synthesis approach, integrating insights from organizational development theory, social identity theory, and innovation management frameworks. The analysis reveals that successful DEII implementation requires sophisticated understanding of intersectionality, cultural nuance, and systemic barriers that perpetuate organizational inequities. The framework addresses these complexities through multi-layered intervention strategies that operate simultaneously at individual, team, and organizational levels. Key findings indicate that organizations achieving superior DEII outcomes demonstrate three critical characteristics: leadership commitment that extends beyond symbolic gestures to structural change, systematic measurement systems that track both quantitative metrics and qualitative cultural indicators, and adaptive implementation approaches that respond to evolving demographic and cultural contexts. The framework provides actionable guidelines for human resource professionals seeking to transform organizational cultures while driving innovation through inclusive practices. The conceptual framework offers significant contributions to human resource management theory and practice by establishing clear linkages between diversity initiatives and innovation outcomes, providing comprehensive implementation roadmaps for global organizations, and addressing measurement challenges that have historically limited DEII effectiveness assessment. Future research directions include empirical validation of framework components and longitudinal studies examining DEII impact on organizational performance across different cultural contexts.

Many researchers are fascinated by creativity and innovation. The question of creative resources at the Yogyakarta Guitar Orchestra (YGO) becomes the primary topic to be discussed in this paper. The premise is that the innovation and creativity framework embedded in YGO's creative resources directly impacts and influences the creative process so that the role of creative resources becomes visible. The goal of this study was to establish a model for YGO's creative resource management to manage innovation and creativity effectively. The research method is grounded theory, with data collected via interviews, literature reviews, and photo documentation. The data analysis was conducted using the innovation paradigm and the creative resource management perspective on creativity. The study's findings include information about how YGO acts as an accelerator for creative resources in order to foster innovation and creativity. This contribution can assist policymakers in directing resources and actions toward YGO or similar communities in order to foster the future development of a high-quality innovation and creative ecosystem

The earth is the greatest resource base for art and creativity. Over the ages, it has provided man with materials used to create and build great monuments, objects, carved images, etc, that have served for utilitarian, religious, socio-economic and aesthetic purposes. From the caredwellings of the early man, the Great Pyramids in Egypt, the Stonehenge, to the skyscrapers in big cities, the earth provided the wood, stone, iron in conjunction with old and new technologies. But man has failed to realize and appreciate the great potentials the earth could and has provided for his sustainable living, art and creativity. The relationship of the earth to the aesthetic and creative mind of man has been relegated to a low level that man has failed to realize that the earth will always generate new ideas and initiatives to solve human problems. Inspite of the challenges of the earth’s degradation by man’s activities, and lack of best practices and resourceful programs to regenerate the earth, the environment still is able to provide resources for art, creativity and sustainable development. DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n5p87

Prioritization of Rural Development Strategies by Sustainable Development Approach (Case Study: Villages in the Northwest of Isfahan Province)

Voloshchuk K.B., Popovych K.-D.М. STRATEGIC GUIDELINES AND FUNCTIONALITY OF MANAGEMENT OF RECOVERY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF EURO-INTEGRATED ENTREPRENEURSHIP Purpose. The aim of the article is to deepen the theoretical foundations of strategizing and management functionality as an innovative approach to recovery, sustainable development, searching for opportunities to increase export potential, and digital transformation of Euro-integrated entrepreneurship. Methodology of research. The following research methods were used: induction and deduction to reveal current trends in the benefits of digitalization, which outweigh its costs due to the growth of business investments in the digitalization of corporate processes at the global level; analysis and synthesis – to compare traditional and digital functionality of management of recovery, sustainable development and digital transformation of Euro-integrated entrepreneurship; calculation and construction – to determine the possibilities of increasing exports to the EU; abstract and logical – for the transformation of business models; tabular and graphical – for the visualization of the obtained research results. Findings. The key characteristics of traditional and digital approaches to the functional management of recovery, sustainable development, and digital transformation of European-integrated entrepreneurship are determined, as sources of competitive advantages and strategic guidelines for reducing costs, increasing productivity and flexibility of business, long-term sustainability, and development. Significant imbalances in the dynamics of the development of legal entities-enterprises and individual entrepreneurs by the number of business entities, the number of employed and hired workers, the specific weight in the total number, the results of innovative activity and activity of enterprises, and the volumes of exports and imports are established. Current trends reveal that the benefits of digitalization significantly outweigh its costs, especially in the medium and long term, thereby strengthening competitive positions in the market and allowing businesses to objectively assess efficiency, personalize offers, predict user behavior, and develop digital skills among personnel. The possibility of increasing business value by implementing sustainable practices of an ESG-oriented approach is identified, which allows responding to challenges, proactively using sustainable development as a strategic factor of differentiation, integrating it into the business strategy, and focusing simultaneously on social, environmental, and industry significance, which significantly affect operational activities and final results. Originality. Further development of the theoretical foundations of strategizing and functional management as an innovative approach to recovery, sustainable development, and digital transformation of European-integrated entrepreneurship based on the creation of ecosystems has been achieved; flexible approaches, interactive work, constant feedback, and rapid adaptation to changes, real-time decision-making, and search for opportunities to increase Ukraine's export potential. Practical value. The obtained results can be used by authorities and management as strategic guidelines and innovative approaches to the management of the recovery, sustainable development, and digital transformation of entrepreneurship in the process of adaptation to the requirements of European integration. Significant opportunities to realize the unused potential of increasing Ukraine's exports to the EU and to implement sustainable practices through an ESG-oriented approach aimed at creating business value have been identified. Key words: strategy, guideline, functionality, management, recovery, sustainable development, digitalization, transformation, European integration, entrepreneurship, enterprises.

The activities of the libraries on creation of the electronic information resources for culture and art are considered. The study was conducted on the basis of search and selection of information on the resources on the websites of 15 federal libraries. There were revealed 23 online resources created by the Russian State Library, the Russian National Library, the Russian State Art Library, the Russian State Library for Young Adults, the Russian State Children’s Library, the Scientific Pedagogical Library named after K.D. Ushinsky, the State Public Historical Library and the Russian State Library for the Blind. As a result of the research, it was revealed that the libraries currently to a greater extent provide information resources in traditional forms of presentation (card file, local database, printed publication), rather than in electronic form (remote open access resources). There prevail the resources of universal nature, including the resources for culture and art. Among the features there is noted the development of the new modern forms of presentation of resources in the form of virtual exhibitions, electronic collections, catalogues, that include digitized documents from library collections. Herewith, the documents are available both in the public domain and in the restricted access; and there is possible to acquaint with the document content in the reading rooms of libraries. On the basis of monitoring of libraries’ websites, it is made the conclusion on the need of intensification of activities to create specialized thematic resources for culture and art with the aim of further development of information culture and support of the information literacy of users, as well as for the professional competence of specialists.

At the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, held on September 25, 2015, at the United Nations Headquarters, Thailand, along with 193 United Nation (UN) member states, signed and adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This global development framework aims to achieve sustainable social, economic, and environmental development by 2030, ensuring that no one is left behind. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which serve as a guide for all countries to work together, consist of 17 main goals and 169 SDG targets that are universal, interconnected, and mutually reinforcing. And, there are also 247 indicators designed to monitor and evaluate the progress of development. The SDGs can be grouped according to five interconnected dimensions, known as the 5Ps: People: Focus on developing and eradicating poverty and hunger and reducing inequality within society. Planet: Emphasize the protection and preservation of natural resources and climate for future generations. Prosperity: Promote well-being and a harmonious coexistence with nature. Peace: Uphold principles of peaceful coexistence, a peaceful society, and non-discrimination. Partnership: Foster collaboration among all sectors to drive the sustainable development agenda forward.

Purpose The services of the libraries are to disseminate information and create awareness on issues of importance in the society. Often times, it is not very clear on what and how the entire community can be reached, thus denying some groups opportunities to be integrated toward actualization and contribution to the national development. The purpose of this paper is to examine the information activities provided by libraries and librarians in promoting development and social integration through identification of community members, harnessing the output indicators of what, where, when, why and how in engaging the people, investigating the constraints and the implications of the findings to community contribution toward national development. Design/methodology/approach The study was designed using Spidergram to incorporate 5Ws and H (who, what, when, where, why and how) in information engagement for social inclusion. There was no sampling as all the 88 participants have enriching discussion on sustainable development, filling the questionnaire that were structured on a four-point scale of strongly agree (SA), agree (A), disagree (D) and strongly disagree (SD). There was also the use of interview which the participants actively interfaced on. Data were collated and analyzed using frequency tables and mean scores with 2.5 benchmark set for acceptable or rejected item. Findings Result revealed that many people are unaware of national sustainable development but are willing to create spaces to be integrated in nation building. There is the need for libraries and librarians to provide information that goes beyond a simple consultation or support process but to expand into meaningful and inclusive collaborations, building stronger relationships and partnerships within the community. Participants expressed displeasure on late information, low literacy, lack of engagement from libraries and librarians, among others, and indicated that their meeting venues are excellent spaces for information activities. Practical implications If the community members are excluded from inclusive information participation, they will be denied of their fundamental rights to access to information. With that, they will not take their rightful place in sustainable national development. On the other hand, the libraries and librarians will continue to be relegated to the background. Since it has been established that many people need information and are willing to create spaces to get it, it is necessary that the best practices are adopted in adding values to national development. Social implications Disseminating information to wide groups of audience enhances free discussion which can lead to understanding of needs, mutual respect, problem solving and increase in knowledge of national development. Originality/value This research employs spidergram with the adoption of who, what, where, when, why and how (5Ws and H) in tracing the engagements of libraries/librarians in service provision for active national development. it provides a unique approach toward investigating the relevance of libraries and librarians in ensuring national development.

This paper examines the change drivers and challenges involved in the transitioning of the Water Research Commission’s Amanzi for Food training of agricultural educators and farmers’ face-to-face co-engaged course to an online course aligned with Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) (www.amanziforfood.co.za). The study drew on system thinking to analyse components within the course development activity system. Insights from stakeholder engagement and expansive learning processes fed into key emergent themes which informed the e-learning processes. The research highlights how the development and implementation of a sustainable training programme using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools bring together learning processes occurring within different interconnected dimensions and in complex and unpredictable ways. It became clear that to utilise e-learning as a mediating artifact capable of facilitating social transformation towards suitability expansively, certain conditions needed to be in place. The drivers that impacted the development of e-learning as a mediating tool included the need to find an alternative learning platform for broader dissemination of Rain Water Harvesting & Conservation (RWH&C) knowledge and alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study concludes that this transition requires specific tools, adequate time, an understanding of e-learning pedagogical processes and learning platform functionalities (requiring upskilling of the digital literacy of the development team and other actors), and workable data-efficient or data-free, smartphone-friendly training and communication platforms.

This study aims to reconsider the cultural and creative industries’ role within the sustainable development of Turkey. Although Turkey is one of the most important countries in cultural and creative industries ecosystem, she’s facing some significant problems such as insufficient creative human sources, lack of well-tailored cultural policies and maybe most importantly, the culture’s implicit role in the sustainable development of Turkey. For a proper understanding of cultural policies’ role on sustainable development, especially in the developing countries, the present article inquiries primarily UNESCO’s cultural policies and culturally sustainable development notion. Then, the present study will be headed towards a re thinking of creative industries and sustainable development nexus in the case of Turkey. In this sense, this article explains the challenges and jeopardies in the creative industries within Turkey’s creative ecosystem. My study would conclude that the development of creative industries mainly relies on remarkable groups of creative entrepreneur’s endeavours rather than “appropriate” cultural policies in Turkey. While cultural and creative industries have been evaluated as new sources of employment and welfare for countries, the present study argues that these industries need a “well –tailored” cultural policy and the inclusion of culture into development paradigm. In this sense, towards a sustainable development in Turkey, this study would offer some recommendations for Turkey’s newly established creative industry policies.

The arising concern for the inter-industry collaborations was concretised through the continuous development of new collaborative structures as it is the case of business ecosystems emergence. The use of open innovation in existing ecosystems became an essential trigger for the emergence, defining and development of dynamic capabilities. Consequently, these capabilities were used as the most relevant resources in value networks evolution as they defined and created new ways for opportunities exploration and exploitation especially within existing ecosystems. From this point of view the current research seeks to identify and define what are dynamic capabilities, to present the existing framework of capabilities analysis and to understand how it is used in practice within existing ecosystems. Also, this research seeks to uncover how collaborative efforts and the use of innovative technologies influence organisational growth.

PISA reports aim both to analyze and describe the educational reality of each country and to assess different academic competences, including digital competence. In this paper, we are committed to the vision of digital literacy as an indispensable element of sustainable education and social concerns, which, together with the environment, the economy, social justice and human rights, form the basis of the concept of sustainability. From this point of view, it is considered that an improvement in digital competence has a positive impact on the use made of ICT and also on its link with sustainable development. The aim of this research is to comparatively analyze the results in terms of literacy itself, digital skills and digital resources and experiences according to the PISA 2018 report in four OECD countries: Spain, Portugal, Colombia and Brazil, specifically, two Latin countries (Brazil and Colombia) and two Hispanic countries (Spain and Portugal), and for the enjoyment in the use of digital devices between one country in each area (Brazil and Spain). The sample is composed of 54,323 participants (18,073 participants from Brazil and Colombia, Latin America, and 36,250 from Spain and Portugal, Iberian Peninsula), using as an instrument the surveys developed and implemented in the PISA 2018 dataset for the OECD sample, which is related to some aspect of digital skills. The main findings of this study confirm that the variables related to digital resources, digital literacy and digital skills are statistically significant in the four countries. Therefore, in view of this, we want to support the promotion of digital competence as a key element in the sustainable, educational and social development of a community. At a pedagogical level, this means that we are committed to different specific programs, innovative educational practices and the creation of resources that promote inclusion and educational quality, focusing on social concerns and the fit of each country and area for promoting sustainable education.

This study examines the role of cultural tourism and place branding in fostering sustainable tourism development, focusing on community engagement, visitor satisfaction, and environmental awareness. Using Sustainable Development and Cultural Capital theories as the theoretical foundation, the research highlights the long-term benefits of tourism and the significance of local culture and heritage in achieving sustainable outcomes. A quantitative methodology was employed, utilizing Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to analyze data collected from participants at a cultural festival in Takoradi, Ghana. The findings reveal that place branding significantly impacts sustainable development, both directly and indirectly, through visitor satisfaction. Additionally, cultural tourism promotes sustainable development via community engagement, with environmental awareness moderating the relationship between community engagement and sustainable development. This study offers valuable insights for policymakers and tourism practitioners, emphasizing the integration of cultural assets and community involvement in sustainable tourism strategies. By exploring the interplay between cultural tourism, place branding, and sustainability, the research adds a unique perspective to the field of sustainable tourism development.

The article addresses the pressing issues of sustainable development for agricultural enterprises in a changing external environment, particularly under the influence of military actions. The study presents a retrospective analysis of sustainable development’s theoretical foundations, including economic, social, and environmental components. Based on the systematization and generalization of approaches to defining the concept of sustainable enterprise development, sustainable development is proposed to be understood as a process that ensures stable growth, the reproduction of all enterprise subsystems, and the achievement of positive results in three key areas (economic, environmental, and social) through effective internal management and the application of progressive economic and legal regulations at the state level. The study substantiates the importance of ensuring the stable functioning of enterprises through effective internal management and the application of progressive regulations at the state level. It is necessary to develop a sequence of stages for evaluating the sustainable development of agricultural enterprises to eliminate obstacles in assessing the sustainable development of enterprises. This algorithm will provide a clear understanding of the main steps, stages of assessment, and the interconnections between sustainability components in the enterprise’s operation. Critical components of sustainability, such as financial, marketing, production, investment, and social aspects, which affect the stability of the enterprise, are identified. The following scale of the integral indicator is proposed: 0-0.25 (critical level of development), 0.26-0.50 (low level of development), 0.51-0.75 (medium level of development), 0.76-1.00 (high level of development) to determine the level of development of an agricultural enterprise. The research has revealed the critical thresholds beyond which the activities of an enterprise may be considered as being at a minimum level of sustainability, as well as reflecting the trends in sustainable development in a positive or negative direction. Keywords: sustainable development, enterprise development, sustainable development of agricultural enterprises, evaluation of enterprise sustainable development, integral indicator of enterprise sustainable development.

With the emergence of the concept of the creative city, a new way of thinking about the reciprocal relationship between culture and place has been introduced. This concept, by emphasizing the creative human capital within the city, supports the liberation of individual talents to address urban issues. In this paradigmatic approach, unique indigenous cultural and creative industries are recognized as the primary competitive advantage of cities to achieve economic development. Considering the significant potential of historical cities in Iran to implement the creative city model, the mechanism for establishing a cultural and creative ecosystem in these cities requires investigation. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to evaluate the impact of the spatial preferences of the creative class on the realization of a cultural and creative ecosystem in historical cities of Iran. In the first phase of this research, by reviewing the theoretical foundations in credible global literature, the spatial preferences of the creative class are identified, and the factors influencing the cycle of cultural and creative ecosystems are examined. In the second phase of the research, to test the hypothesis, the structural equation model is utilized within the framework of Amos23 and Spss20 statistical software. This research is applied in nature and descriptive-correlational in terms of data collection and analysis methods. The statistical sample includes 196 members of the creative class residing in the cities of Yazd, Kashan, and Jiroft, who were selected through convenience sampling. The findings indicate that the set of spatial preferences of the creative class affects the implementation of the cultural and creative ecosystem in the historical cities of Iran. If historical cities in Iran seek to implement the creative city model, they must identify the factors that retain and attract the creative class according to their indigenous capacities and, by applying a set of hard and soft creative placemaking factors, provide the possibility of realizing a cultural and creative ecosystem to achieve creative economic development.