Markku Wilenius
markku.wilenius@utu.fi +358 50 592 9121 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4327-7128 |
Areas of expertise
Futures studies
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
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
Research
- Future of cities and communities - Future of organizations - long socio-ecomomic waves - Societal pioneers
- Future of cities and communities - Future of organizations - long socio-ecomomic waves - Societal pioneers
Teaching
Principal teacher on master degree of futures studies Courses currently: - foundations of futures studies - Strategic foresight -Systems thinking
Principal teacher on master degree of futures studies Courses currently: - foundations of futures studies - Strategic foresight -Systems thinking
Publications
- Kohti edelläkävijyyttä? Ilmasto- ja energiapoliittisen tulevaisuusselonteon arviointi. (2011) Wilenius, Markku
(C1 Refereed scientific book) - Onko Suomesta edelläkävijäksi? (2011) Ympäristötietoisuus Suomessa Wilenius, Markku
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Uusi maailmanjärjestys ja globaalidemokratian haaste. Huomioita murroksen keskeltä ja lintuperspektiivistä. (2011)
- Futura
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Towards the age of corporate responsibility? Emerging challenges for the business world (2005)
- Futures
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Defining alternative national-scale socio-economic and technological futures up to 2100: SRES scenarios for the case of Finland (2004)
- Boreal Environment Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Citizenship and ecological modernization in the information society (2001)
- Futures
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Risk landscapes in the era of social transition (2001)
- Futures
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Sociology, modernity and the globalization of environmental change (1999)
- International Sociology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Building a regime for climate protection: Finland and international climate policy (1998)
- Global Environmental Change
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The information age: Economy, society and culture, vol 1, The network society 1996. (1998)
- Acta Sociologica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Climate in the making - Using Delphi for Finnish climate policy (1997)
- Futures
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - From science to politics: The menace of global environmental change (1996)
- Acta Sociologica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Climate change, living environment and ways of life (1995) Jarvela M, Wilenius M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)