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Six pillars framework: methods and method categories

Six pillars	Method	Method category	Key outputs
Pillar 1: Mapping	Literature review	Evidence-based	Critical synthesis of metaverse tourism literature; identification of key themes and signals
Pillar 1: Mapping	Environmental scanning	Evidence-based	STEEP-based drivers of change
Pillar 1: Mapping	Futures triangle	Evidence-based/Exploratory	Push, pull, and weight forces shaping metaverse tourism futures; 68 signals and factors
Pillar 2: Anticipating	Futures Wheel	Participatory	Consequence mapping of interconnected signals and second-order impacts
Pillar 3: Timing	Polak Game	Participatory	Surfacing of participants' futures consciousness and individual worldview orientations
Pillar 4: Deepening	Causal layered analysis	Interpretive	Worldviews, metaphors and archetypes underpinning metaverse tourism futures
Pillar 5: Creating Alternatives	Scenario construction	Creative	Four scenario archetypes: The Invisible Hand, A Promised Land, Fountain of Youth, Garden of Eden
Pillar 6: Transforming	Backcasting	Normative	Strategic actions and policy considerations for tourism stakeholders

Six pillars	Method	Method category	Key outputs
Pillar 1: Mapping	Literature review	Evidence-based	Critical synthesis of metaverse tourism literature; identification of key themes and signals
Pillar 1: Mapping	Environmental scanning	Evidence-based	STEEP-based drivers of change
Pillar 1: Mapping	Futures triangle	Evidence-based/Exploratory	Push, pull, and weight forces shaping metaverse tourism futures; 68 signals and factors
Pillar 2: Anticipating	Futures Wheel	Participatory	Consequence mapping of interconnected signals and second-order impacts
Pillar 3: Timing	Polak Game	Participatory	Surfacing of participants' futures consciousness and individual worldview orientations
Pillar 4: Deepening	Causal layered analysis	Interpretive	Worldviews, metaphors and archetypes underpinning metaverse tourism futures
Pillar 5: Creating Alternatives	Scenario construction	Creative	Four scenario archetypes: The Invisible Hand, A Promised Land, Fountain of Youth, Garden of Eden
Pillar 6: Transforming	Backcasting	Normative	Strategic actions and policy considerations for tourism stakeholders

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