Mikkel Knudsen
M.Sc. (Pol. Sci.)
mikkel.knudsen@utu.fi +358 29 450 4653 +358 50 513 6636 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku Office: 3.12 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0846-4005 |
Areas of expertise
Technology foresight; R&I foresight; research infrastructures; policy futures; Anticipatory Governance; Denmark; Itonics.
Technology foresight; R&I foresight; research infrastructures; policy futures; Anticipatory Governance; Denmark; Itonics.
Research community or research topic
Member of the Futures Distillery (https://tulevaisuustislaamo.fi/).
Member of the Futures Distillery (https://tulevaisuustislaamo.fi/).
Biography
I'm a project researcher in Futures Studies and doctoral researcher in Political Science. My main research interest and expertise lie at the intersections of the two fields, as well as in foresight, technology foresight, and sustainability.
2018-: Project Researcher, Finland Futures Research Centre, University of Turku
2010: M.Sc. (Political Science), University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Research
Research projects:
- 2023-2025: GYROSCOPE (https://sites.utu.fi/gyroscope/). Academy of Finland, RRF funding.
- 2023-2025: T-Winning Spaces 2035 (https://t-winning-spaces2035.com/). Academy of Finland. RRF funding.
- 2022-2025: Strategic Foresight for Sustainability (https://www.sf4s-project.com/), Erasmus+, European Commission
- 2018-2023: Manufacturing 4.0 (www.mfg40.fi), Strategic Research Council at the Academy of Finland
- 2022: Foresight and Future Generations in Lawmaking (FORGE), VN TEAS
- 2021-2022: European Consumer Behaviour after COVID-19: A Foresight Study, DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission
- 2018-2021: Platforms for Big Data Foresight, Research Council of Lithuania
- 2017-2019: European Research Infrastructures in the International Landscape (RISCAPE) (Horizon 2020)
- 2016-2019: Saving Cooperative Energy (SCOoPE) (Horizon 2020).
Teaching
2022: Finland Futures Academy Summer School
2020-2021: Technology Foresight in Organizational Strategies (TSE, UTU)
2019: Finland Futures Academy Summer School
Publications 
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- Managing Strategic Flexibility in Industry 5.0 Transition : An Integrated Real Options and Strategic Foresight Approach (2025) Contemporary Issues in Industry 5.0 : Towards an AI Integrated Society Savolainen, Jyrki; Knudsen, Mikkel Stein
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Deconstructing Paradoxes Of Work Through CLA : Millennium Project Special Session at FFRC Conference ‘Futures of Natural Resources’, 13 June 2024, Turku, Finland (2024) Heinonen, Sirkka; Ebrahimabadi, Samaneh; Viitamäki, Riku; Taylor, Amos; Pätikangas, Paula; Knudsen, Mikkel; Tähtinen, Lassi
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Eye of Europe Foresight Training Manual (2024) Knudsen, Mikkel; Kaskinen, Juha; Lauttamäki, Ville
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Futures of green skills and jobs in Europe in 2050: Scenarios and policy implications (2024) Knudsen, Mikkel; Caniels, Marjolein; Dickinson, Peter; Hery, Michel; Könnölä, Totti; Lotz-Sisitka, Heila
(Other publication) - Futures studies in Denmark through three lenses (2024) Our World of Futures Studies as a Mosaic Knudsen, Mikkel Stein
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - L'avenir des compétences et des emplois verts en Europe en 2050 : scénario et implications politiques ; conséquences pour la prévention des risques professionnels (2024)
- Hygiène et sécurité du travail
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Robotiikka ja automaatio vievät meitä teolliseen murrokseen - miltä näyttää valmistavan teollisuuden tulevaisuus? (2024)
- Futuuri
(E1 Popularised article) - Unlocking a Thrivable Future for Humanity – Optimism, Sustainability and Prosperity (2024)
- Futuuri
(E1 Popularised article) - Defining ‘Future Generations’: Epistemic Considerations on Conceptualizing a Future-Oriented Domain in Policy And Law-Making (2023)
- Journal of Futures Studies: Epistemology, Methods, Applied and Alternative Futures
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Foresight on Demand (FoD) Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on European Consumer Behaviour - Foresight Study (2023) Kimpeler Simone, Cuhls Kerstin, Freudenberg Charlotte, Giuffré Giovanna, Galvini Giorgia, Ricci Andrea, Marmora Loredana, Giesecke Susanne, Wasserbacher Dana, Heinonen Sirkka, Knudsen Mikkel Stein, Könnölä Totti
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Futures of Green Skills and Jobs in Europe in 2050: Scenario and Policy Implications (2023) Knudsen Mikkel Stein, Caniels Marjolein, Dickinson Peter, Hery Michel, Könnölä Totti, Lotz-Sisitka Heila
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Contrasting digital twin vision of manufacturing with the industrial reality (2022)
- International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Ennakointi ja tulevat sukupolvet lainvalmistelun prosesseissa, instituutioissa ja käytännöissä (2022) Airos Maija, Ahlqvist Toni, Knudsen Mikkel, Mutanen Anu, Rapeli Lauri, Schauman Jonas, Setälä Maija, Taylor Amos
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Future avenues of digital transformation: Next steps? (2022) Public Innovation and Digital Transformation Kaivo-oja Jari, Knudsen Mikkel Stein, Lauraéus Theresa
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Google Big Data Trend Index Analysis of Industry 4.0 Technologies: Technology and Key Concept Trends of Global Landscape in 2004–2021 (2022)
- Communications in Computer and Information Science
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - International Energy Research Infrastructures: Mapping the global landscape of Energy RIs (RISCAPE) (2022) Knudsen Mikkel Stein, Birmoser Ferreira-Aulu Marianna, Shabanova-Danielyan Elizaveta, Wang Weiqing, Luukkanen Jyrki, Kaivo-oja Jari
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Plausible 6G Futures: Scenarios for the Future MNO Business Environment in the 6G Era (2022)
- Communications in Computer and Information Science
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Strengthening foresight and the role of future generations in Finnish lawmaking (2022) Airos Maija, Ahlqvist Toni, Knudsen Mikkel, Mutanen Anu, Rapeli Lauri, Schauman Jonas, Setälä Maija, Taskinen Mari, Taylor Amos
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Tulevaisuudentutkimusta Tanskassa kolmen linssin läpi (2022)
- Futura
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Energy Research Infrastructures in Europe and Beyond: Mapping an Unmapped Landscape (2021)
- European Integration Studies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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