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Markku
Wilenius
Professor, Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC)
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Areas of expertise
Futures studies
Biography
Markku Wilenius is professor of futures studies in Turku University Business School. He has worked over 20 years with futures studies. In 2015 he co-founded Turku Complex Systems Institute at the University of Turku. In recent years his research interest include understanding socio-economic long-term waves, future of financial industry, future of forest industry and future of non-hierarchical organizations. His latest project is the future of cities and communities. He is the president of three foundations. He has also worked with Allianz, world largest private insurer, leading their strategic research and development. He is a member of Club of Rome and has led Finnish delegation in Johannesburg Sustainable Development Summit. He has published books and articles widely. His forthcoming book is called “Patterns of the Future. Understanding the Next 40 Years of Global Change” (World Scientific, London). His latest articles are: Wilenius, Markku (2015) The Next K-Wave and the Challenge of Global Democracy. Foresight Vol. 17, Issue 1, p. 35-52 Wilenius, Markku & Casti, John (2015). The Sixth K-Wave and the Shocks That May Upend It Technological Forecasting and Social Change Vol. 94, May 2015, Pages 335–349 Wilenius, Markku & Kurki, Sofi (2015). Ethics in the Sixth Wave: How New Ethical Companies will Transform Our Economies in the Coming Decades. Futures, Vol. 71, pp 146-158
Teaching
Principal teacher on master degree of futures studies Courses currently: - foundations of futures studies - Strategic foresight -Systems thinking
Research
- Future of cities and communities - Future of organizations - long socio-ecomomic waves - Societal pioneers
Publications
FUTURES OF A COMPLEX WORLD Proceedings of the Conference “Futures of a Complex World”, 12–13 June 2017, Turku, Finland (2018)
(Toimitustyö tieteelliselle lehdelle, kokoomateokselle tai konferenssijulkaisulle (C2))Access to Green. Enhancing Urban Attractiveness in Urban Centers - The Case of Turku (2018)
(Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti taikka -selvitys (D4))A Green Urban Future : Scaled-Up Perspectives in Urban Green for Human-Centered and Livable Urban Cores (2018)
(Julkaistu kehittämis- tai tutkimusraportti taikka -selvitys (D4))Johdatus Pentti Malaskan ajattelun maailmaan (2017)
(Kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa (B2))Coolest papers at Finland Futures Research Centre 2016–2017. Tulevaisuuden tutkimuskeskuksen valittuja opiskelijatöitä 2016–2017 (2017)
(Toimitustyö tieteelliselle lehdelle, kokoomateokselle tai konferenssijulkaisulle (C2))K-Waves, Reflexive Foresight, and the Future of Anticipation in the Next Socioeconomic Cycle (2017)
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli kokoomateoksessa (A3))Mobility in Turku: Futures of mobilty as a subsystem of a complex city (konferenssiabstrakti) (2017)
Futures of a Complex World conference
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Transdisciplinarity and new fields of knowledge in anticipatory processes (2017)
International Conference on Anticipation
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Patterns of the Future: Understanding the Next Wave of Global Change (2017)
(Vertaisarvioitu tieteellinen erillisteos tai raportti (C1))Futures of Mobility in Turku 2050: Individuals and Future Signals (konferenssiabstrakti) (2017)
Mobile Utopia conference
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