A recommended video of how little things can change a lot

#1 · 9. March 2021, 21:04

This video, posted from the tourist researcher Sarah Dolnicar, will show you that little things make a huge difference in the mass. For example what you save for not cleaning the room, food waste in buffets, etc....

Just amazing!

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#2 · 9. March 2021, 22:26

Thank you very much for this excellent and inspiring contribution. Wonderful! This speech encourages me another time to be tourist researcher 🙂

And I recommand this speech to all my colleagues researching about Sustainability Communication!

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Ceterum censeo mutationem climae esse vincendem.

(Incidentally, I think that global warming must be defeated)

Prof. (FH) Mag. Mag. Dr. Harald A. Friedl
Assoc. Professor for Sustainability and Ethics in Tourism
Institute for Health and Tourism Management
FH JOANNEUM - University of Applied Sciences
Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Straße 24
8344 Bad Gleichenberg, Austria
Phone office +43-316/5453-6725
Phone mobil: +43-699/191.44.250
eMail: harald.friedl@fh-joanneum.at
Web: www.fh-joanneum.at/GMT

#3 · 17. March 2021, 9:53

Great presentation - very well done and makes me start thinking. The three incentives remind me very much of a lecture in my studies in the course Hospitality Management, there we learned something similar. As I am writing my master thesis about an environmental quality label in the luxury hotel industry, I can imagine that the incentives mentioned (adapted infrastructure for example with smaller plates at the buffet; reward system for example with a drink voucher if room cleaning is waived; offer sustainable version for example of napkins with a chance of cotton napkins) can be implemented. I found particularly good and important the statement that one must not limit the comfort and pleasure of the guests and that one does not get far with the creation of guilt. Very valuable insight

Matching literature, which I found equally exciting:

https://hbr.org/2019/07/the-elusive-green-consumer

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#4 · 18. March 2021, 9:32

Quote from Harald A. Friedl on 18. March 2021, 9:32
What makes me reflecting is your words about "one must not limit the comfort and pleasure of the guests" and " one does not get far with the creation of guilt".

This is a complex thing. Of corse id depends very much on the specific target group. Especially in the old fashioned luxury segment, this was a matter of course:

Here, the offer was aimed at an upper class that was essentially defined by social distance - and thus by an ostentatious consumption that was out of reach for most people.
I just don't think that this approach is comparable to the present.
Here's a comparison:
Two hundred years ago, it was completely self-evident for people with white skin (and aristocratic status) to consider themselves superior and thus also legally above people with other skin colours because of their appearance and their origin. This view culminated on the one hand in the excesses of the slave trade, but also in the madness of the Holocaust. Anyone who holds such a way of thinking today is put in their place as a racist and even makes themselves liable to prosecution in many countries.
The same applies to the right to consume natural resources: in the past, it was considered that anyone who could afford it financially could do anything. A flight into space? No problem, just a question of money...
In view of the increasing obviousness of the effects of this consumption of the world in the - naïve - conviction that the world is infinitely large, this very conviction is becoming increasingly questionable.

We have to distinguish between two things: the factual and the ethical.
Factually, powerful and rich people will always find it easier to get what they want, however absurd it may be (such as the consumption of "lukewarm monkey brain"...). But global ethical standards are also changing.
Today, the rulers of a country are no longer allowed to do whatever they want with their population. In the past, this was considered "interference in internal affairs" under international law. Today, it is considered a moral duty of the "international community" (United Nations) to intervene - on the basis of an International Criminal Court that has now been established.
I am convinced that this change in environmental thinking will - slowly but surely - also have an impact on the way rich people deal with scarce resources, for the simple reason of necessity, because our environmental problems are becoming more and more dramatic:

It is increasingly becoming an impertinence, an impropriety that one simply "does not do", to ostentatiously waste environmental resources out of simple hedonism. Even if those concerned will continue not to be ashamed of it, they will reveal their indulgence less and less publicly, because otherwise they could be confronted with a shit-storm...

Conclusion: I consider the statement "one must not limit the comfort and pleasure of the guest" to be an anachronism that must also be reinterpreted in the light of the changed world with its new challenges.

From a socio-psychological point of view, I am not so sure that necessary changes are not very successful by creating feelings of guilt. See the article

Becken, S., Friedl, H., Stantic, B, Connolly, R. & Chen, J. (2020).
Climate crisis and flying: social media analysis traces the rise of "flightshame". Journal of Sustainabl Tourism. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2020.1851699

What makes me reflecting is your words about "one must not limit the comfort and pleasure of the guests" and " one does not get far with the creation of guilt".

This is a complex thing. Of corse id depends very much on the specific target group. Especially in the old fashioned luxury segment, this was a matter of course:

Here, the offer was aimed at an upper class that was essentially defined by social distance - and thus by an ostentatious consumption that was out of reach for most people.
I just don't think that this approach is comparable to the present.
Here's a comparison:
Two hundred years ago, it was completely self-evident for people with white skin (and aristocratic status) to consider themselves superior and thus also legally above people with other skin colours because of their appearance and their origin. This view culminated on the one hand in the excesses of the slave trade, but also in the madness of the Holocaust. Anyone who holds such a way of thinking today is put in their place as a racist and even makes themselves liable to prosecution in many countries.
The same applies to the right to consume natural resources: in the past, it was considered that anyone who could afford it financially could do anything. A flight into space? No problem, just a question of money...
In view of the increasing obviousness of the effects of this consumption of the world in the - naïve - conviction that the world is infinitely large, this very conviction is becoming increasingly questionable.

We have to distinguish between two things: the factual and the ethical.
Factually, powerful and rich people will always find it easier to get what they want, however absurd it may be (such as the consumption of "lukewarm monkey brain"...). But global ethical standards are also changing.
Today, the rulers of a country are no longer allowed to do whatever they want with their population. In the past, this was considered "interference in internal affairs" under international law. Today, it is considered a moral duty of the "international community" (United Nations) to intervene - on the basis of an International Criminal Court that has now been established.
I am convinced that this change in environmental thinking will - slowly but surely - also have an impact on the way rich people deal with scarce resources, for the simple reason of necessity, because our environmental problems are becoming more and more dramatic:

It is increasingly becoming an impertinence, an impropriety that one simply "does not do", to ostentatiously waste environmental resources out of simple hedonism. Even if those concerned will continue not to be ashamed of it, they will reveal their indulgence less and less publicly, because otherwise they could be confronted with a shit-storm...

Conclusion: I consider the statement "one must not limit the comfort and pleasure of the guest" to be an anachronism that must also be reinterpreted in the light of the changed world with its new challenges.

From a socio-psychological point of view, I am not so sure that necessary changes are not very successful by creating feelings of guilt. See the article

Becken, S., Friedl, H., Stantic, B, Connolly, R. & Chen, J. (2020).
Climate crisis and flying: social media analysis traces the rise of "flightshame". Journal of Sustainabl Tourism. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2020.1851699

Ceterum censeo mutationem climae esse vincendem.

(Incidentally, I think that global warming must be defeated)

Prof. (FH) Mag. Mag. Dr. Harald A. Friedl
Assoc. Professor for Sustainability and Ethics in Tourism
Institute for Health and Tourism Management
FH JOANNEUM - University of Applied Sciences
Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Straße 24
8344 Bad Gleichenberg, Austria
Phone office +43-316/5453-6725
Phone mobil: +43-699/191.44.250
eMail: harald.friedl@fh-joanneum.at
Web: www.fh-joanneum.at/GMT

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#6 · 8. August 2024, 5:22

Sarah Dolnicar's video incredibox game brilliantly highlights how small changes, like reducing room cleaning and minimizing food waste in buffets, can have a monumental impact on sustainability and efficiency—truly an eye-opener for anyone passionate about making a difference!

#7 · 22. August 2024, 9:19

This video is a powerful reminder that even the smallest actions geometry dash can have a big impact on the world around us. I love how the video shows that by simply being kind to others, we can make a difference. The message of this video is so important because it encourages us to appreciate the little things in life and to be more mindful of our choices.

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#9 · 29. August 2024, 3:15

I just spent 18 minutes watching Sarah Dolnicar's video on How to Spend Less on Vacation, and it was eye-opening! It's incredible how small changes, like opting out of daily room cleaning or reducing Buckshot Roulette food waste at buffets, can make such a huge impact.

#10 · 22. October 2024, 13:12

Great insights, Sarah! It's fascinating how small changes can have such a big impact. Makes you wonder if a simple iq test for our habits could reveal even more ways to improve efficiency!