Markku Wilenius
markku.wilenius@utu.fi +358 50 592 9121 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku |
Futures studies
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
- Future of cities and communities - Future of organizations - long socio-ecomomic waves - Societal pioneers
Principal teacher on master degree of futures studies Courses currently: - foundations of futures studies - Strategic foresight -Systems thinking
- Extreme Events (2011) Wilenius, Markku;Casti, John;Ilmola, Leena;Rouvinen, Petri
- Johtajuus kuudennessa aallossa (2011) Tieto ja osaaminen kilpailuetuna Wilenius, Markku
- Kohti edelläkävijyyttä? Ilmasto- ja energiapoliittisen tulevaisuusselonteon arviointi. (2011) Wilenius, Markku
- Onko Suomesta edelläkävijäksi? (2011) Ympäristötietoisuus Suomessa Wilenius, Markku
- Uusi maailmanjärjestys ja globaalidemokratian haaste. Huomioita murroksen keskeltä ja lintuperspektiivistä. (2011)
- Futura
- Towards the age of corporate responsibility? Emerging challenges for the business world (2005)
- Futures
- Defining alternative national-scale socio-economic and technological futures up to 2100: SRES scenarios for the case of Finland (2004)
- Boreal Environment Research
- Citizenship and ecological modernization in the information society (2001)
- Futures
- Risk landscapes in the era of social transition (2001)
- Futures
- Sociology, modernity and the globalization of environmental change (1999)
- International Sociology
- Building a regime for climate protection: Finland and international climate policy (1998)
- Global Environmental Change
- The information age: Economy, society and culture, vol 1, The network society 1996. (1998)
- Acta Sociologica
- Climate in the making - Using Delphi for Finnish climate policy (1997)
- Futures
- From science to politics: The menace of global environmental change (1996)
- Acta Sociologica
- Climate change, living environment and ways of life (1995) Jarvela M, Wilenius M