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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- 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 ) - Open Biofutures: The Challenge of Maintaining Agency for Long-Term Futures (2021) Bio#Futures: Foreseeing and Exploring the Bioeconomy Taylor Amos T., Balcom Raleigh Nicolas A.
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - 2021Hyvä ja paha tieto Häyry Matti, Ahola-Launonen Johanna, Kurki Sofi, Laihonen Maarit, Porttikivi Merja, Raleigh Balcom Nicolas, Taylor Amos, Saarenmaa Liisa, Takala Tuija, Wilenius Markku
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - (2021) Bio#Futures: Foreseeing and Exploring the Bioeconomy Balcom Raleigh Nicolas A., Taylor Amos
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - (2021) Ahvenharju Sanna, Villman Tero, Saarimaa Riikka, Taylor Amos, Suomalainen Kaisa-Maria, Granlund Maria, Sivonen Risto, Witoon Siyada, Nguyen Hoa
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - (2020)
- Ajatuksia koronan aikaan blogi
(E1 Popularised article) - (2020) Ana Jones, Amos Taylor
(Other publication) - (2020)
- Medium
(E1 Popularised article) - Immersive futuring: ghost forests in 2075 (2019)
- Futuuri
(E1 Popularised article) - Precursors to a 'Good' Bioeconomy in 2125: Making Sense of Bioeconomy & Justice Horizons. First Foresight Report of the BioEcoJust ProjectRethinking transformative agency for the bio-society2019 Amos Taylor, Nicolas A. Balcom Raleigh, Sofi Kurki, Marianna Birmoser Ferreira-Aulu, Markku Wilenius
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - (2019) Constructing Social Futures – Sustainability, Responsibility and Power Amos Taylor
(Other publication) - Scenario Adaptation for Creative and Transformative Innovation (2019) Amos Taylor
(G2 Master’s thesis, polytechnic Master’s thesis) - Workshop: role-based game on bioeconomy and justice year 2125
(Futures Conferencen 2019 abstrakti) (2019) Constructing Social Futures: Book of Abstracts Amos Taylor, Sofi Kurki, Noora Vähäkari
(Other publication) - BioEcoJust Open Horizon Scanning #2 (2018)
- Tulevaisuuden tutkimuskeskuksen blogi
(E1 Popularised article) - (2018) FTA2018 - Future in the making Nicolas A. Balcom-Raleigh, Amos Taylor, Markku Wilenius
(D3 Article in a professional conference publication) - Launch of BioEcoJust Open Horizon Scanning (2018)
- Tulevaisuuden tutkimuskeskuksen blogi
(E1 Popularised article) - How To Wake A Sleeping Finnish Forest Giant: Perspectives On the Finnish Bioeconomy (2017) The Emergence of Bio-Economy: Opportunities and Risks: A Forward-Looking Study Amos Taylor
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - (2017) Sirkka Heinonen, Joni Karjalainen, Marjukka Parkkinen, Juho Ruotsalainen, Sofia Zavialova, Sofi Kurki, Leena-Maija Laurén, Hazel Salminen, Amos Taylor
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Highlighting Media & Journalism Futures 2030 - Survey on Weak Signals and Emerging Issues (2015) Amos Taylor, Sirkka Heinonen, Juho Ruotsalainen, Marjukka Parkkinen
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Beware of the Used Futures – Sohail Inayatullah Highlighting the Best Foresight Practices (2014) Special Conference Edition of the Finland Futures Research Centre’s Newsletter Leponiemi Lauri, Taylor Amos, Heinonen Sirkka
(B3 Non-refereed article in a conference publication)
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