Amos Taylor
Masters Degrees in Futures Studies FM,& MA Audio Visual Media Culture
amos.taylor@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7193-3858 |
Areas of expertise
Future generations, anticipatory governance, participatory futures methods, creativity and culture, foresight development, futures literacy. Media Culture, design.
Future generations, anticipatory governance, participatory futures methods, creativity and culture, foresight development, futures literacy. Media Culture, design.
Research community or research topic
Tulevaisuustislaamo │ Futures Distillery is part of the Research infrastructures of the University of Turku.- https://tulevaisuustislaamo.fi/
Tulevaisuustislaamo │ Futures Distillery is part of the Research infrastructures of the University of Turku.- https://tulevaisuustislaamo.fi/
Biography
Amos Taylor is a futures researcher who has worked on multiple foresight projects for the past 9+ years at Finland Futures Research Centre. His expertise is on participatory and creative based methods in futures studies on research themes of crisis, uncertainty and transformative policy imaginaries. He has designed and facilitated countless futures workshops and Delphi studies. He has published widely on topics connected with future uncertainties.
Research
Research projects:
- 2023-2025: ECOCRIN Business Finland
- 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
- 2022 Formas Project, commissioned Report on Futures of Post Agenda2030. (Formas Swedish Sustainable innovation fund)
- 2018-2023: WISE (https://wiseproject.fi/ . Strategic Research Council at the Academy of Finland
- 2023-2025: RESCUE Real Estate and Sustainable Crisis Management in Urban Environments (https://www.rescue-finland.com/). Academy of Finland.
- 2022: Foresight and Future Generations in Lawmaking (FORGE), VN TEAS
- 2020-2021 FlxDeep EIT
- 2017-2020: BioEcoJust Bioeconomy and Justice. (bioecojust.utu.fi). Academy of Finland
Teaching
Masters degree programme in Futures Studies course: Participatory Scenario Planning Laboratory, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Sceanrio thinking 2018 - 2019
Strategic Foresight, exe Executive education.
Sustainable Futures, 2020 - 2023
Futures Studies Methods: CLA Causal Layerd Analysis, lecture Futures Clinique method lecture,
Publications 
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- Wellbeing and everyday shared experiences of beauty in families and communities : Promoting social and aesthetic justice through everyday arts and culture (2025) Routledge International Handbook of Wellbeing Arts Melo Teixeira de, Ana; Carvalho Pato de, Cláudia; Ribeiro, Raquel; Huhmarniemi, Maria; Taylor, Amos; Latvala-Harvilahti, Pauliina; Šešić Dragićević, Milena; Murphy, Regina; Sarantou, Melanie; Sabiescu, Amalia; Martos, Tamás; Sallay, Viola; Berbel-Gómez, Noemy; Cabedo-Mas, Alberto
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - When We Work. Delphi Results on Time and Temporality Within Futures of Work (2025)
- Futures & Foresight Science
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A mindshift towards futures resilience and anticipatory urban governance (2024) Real Estate and Sustainable Crisis Management in Urban Environments : Challenges and solutions for resilient cities Heinonen, Sirkka; Karjalainen, Joni; Taylor, Amos
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - (2024) Heinonen, Sirkka; Ebrahimabadi, Samaneh; Viitamäki, Riku; Taylor, Amos; Pätikangas, Paula; Knudsen, Mikkel; Tähtinen, Lassi
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Miten Suomi selviytyy sitkeistä ympäristökriiseistä? (2024)
- Futuuri
(E1 Popularised article) - Olemisen sijaan tulemisia joksikin – joustavia identiteettejä post-normaalin jälkeisissä outojen maailmojen uudessa normaalissa (kirja-arvio)
(2024)- Futura
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - On Futures of Work, AI, and Narratives Roundtable Discussion with Mariana Bozesan, Member of the Club of Rome and Jerome Glenn, Executive Director of the Millennium Project
(Conducted during the FFRC international conference 2024 in Turku on 14th June, video by Amos Taylor, and editing by Osku Haapasaari and Samaneh Ebrahimabadi, Helsinki Office of FFRC. ) (2024) Heinonen, Sirkka; Viitamäki, Riku; Taylor, Amos; Ebrahimabadi, Samaneh
(I1 Audiovisual publication) - Reflections on critical uncertainties in biofuturesCoolest Student Papers at Finland Futures Research Centre 2022-2023 - Tulevaisuuden tutkimuskeskuksen valittuja opiskelijatöitä 2022–2023
(2024)- Renewable and Sustainable Energy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Constructive conversations on resilient urban futures (2023) Heinonen Sirkka, Karjalainen Joni, Taylor Amos, Rashidfarokhi Anahita, Toivonen Saija, Tähtinen Lassi
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - (2023) Heino Hanna, Ahlqvist Toni, Ahvenharju Sanna, Ferreira-Aulu Marianna, Kaboli Akhgar, Lehtiö Kati, Puustinen Sari, Pöllänen Markus, Shaw Morgan, Siivonen Katriina, Taylor Amos, Arvonen Anne
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book)
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