Publications.

A.   Peer-reviewed scientific articles

  • Pouru, Laura & Wilenius, Markku (2021). Building individual futures capacity through transformative futures learning. Futures (in the process)

  • Wilenius, Markku (2021) Bioeconomy as a driver for upcoming 7th K-wave (2050-2100). In Koukios, Emmanuel,. Bio#Futures: Foreseeing and Exploring the Bioeconomy. Springer Nature AG

  • Kurki, Sofi & Wilenius, Markku (2020) The Sixth Smart Wave. The future of work as seen through the long-term dynamic development of societies. In Schaffers, Hans & Vartiainen, Matti, Digital Innovation and the Future of Work. River Publishers, Gistrup.

  • Jones, Ana & Wilenius, Markku (2020).  In Greensight: Healthier Futures for Urban Cores in Transition. Cities & Health. Received 08 Aug 2019, Accepted 04 May 2020, Published online: 16 Jun 2020.

  • Wilenius, Markku (2018). Global change and K-waves: Exploring the Pattern of the Future. In Routledge Handbook of Resource Nexus. Routledge.

  • Wilenius, Markku & Kurki, Sofi (2017). K-waves, Reflexive Foresight and the Anticipation of the Next Socio-economic Cycle. In Handbook of Anticipation R. Poli (ed.).
Springer International Publishing AG.  

  • Kurki, Sofi & Wilenius, Markku (2016) Trust Makes This Organisation Unique.  Looking at the Future of Work through Two Human-centric Organisations. European Journal of Futures Research 4:23

  • 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

  • Kurki, Sofi & Wilenius, Markku  (2015). Ethics in the Sixth Wave: How New Ethical Companies will Transform Our Economies in the Coming Decades. Futures, Vol. 71, pp 146-158

  • Schmidt-Bleek Friedrich & Wilenius, Markku & Lehmann, Harry (2014). The Challenge of the Whole.  Creating System Policies to Tackle Sustainability. In Michael Angrick et. al:  Factor X: Policy, Strategies and Instruments in the Sustainable Resource Use. Springer Verlag

  • Wilenius, Markku (2014). Leadership in the Sixth Wave. Excursions into the New Paradigm of the Kondratieff Cycle 2010-2050. European Journal of Futures Research, 2:36

  • Wilenius, Markku (2014). Society, Consciousness and Change.  An Inquiry into Pentti Malaska’s futures thinking. Futures Volume 61, September 2014, Pages 58–67

  • Wilenius, Markku (2010). Demographic Change as a Challenge for Societies at Large. In From Grey to Silver: Managing the Demographic Change Successfully. Edited by Sven Kunisch, Stephan Boehm&Michael Boppel. Springer-Verlag. Berlin

  • Wilenius, Markku & Malmelin, Nando (2009). Towards Sustainably Managed Media Organizations. Business Strategy Series vol.10 No.3

  • Wilenius, Markku (2008). Taming the Dragon. How to Tackle the Challenge of Futures Foresight. Business Strategy Series vol.9 No.2

  • Wilenius, Markku (2006). Cultural Competence in the Business World: A Finnish Perspective. Journal of Business Strategy, Vol. 27, No 4

  • Wilenius, Markku (2005). Towards the Age of Responsibility? Emerging Challenges for the Business World. Futures. Vol. 37, numbers 2/3 March / April

  • Wilenius, Markku (2002). Sustainable Development and Human Capital in the Network Society: The Challenges Europe is Facing in the Future. Communication & Cognition, vol. 35, Nr. 1 & 2

  • Wilenius, Markku – Kamppinen, Matti (2001). Risk landscapes in the era of social transition. Futures, Vol. 33, no. 3-4

  • Wilenius, M. – Malaska, P. – Kamppinen, M. (2001). Citizenship and ecological modernization in the information society. Futures, Vol. 33, no. 3-4, pp. 219-223

  • Wilenius, Markku – Kamppinen, Matti (2000) Introduction: A guideline for living beyond information society. Foresight Vol. 02, no 02, apr. 00, pp.147-150.

  • Wilenius, Markku (1999) Luonto informaatioajassa: Castells uuden kulttuurin jäljillä [Nature in the Information Age: Castells and the New Culture]. Sosiologia 2/99, pp. 135-142

  • Wilenius, Markku (1999) ”Tales of Transition. Futures Studies and Sociological Explanation”. International Review of Sociology, Vol. 9, No. 3, November 1999, pp. 373-385

  • Wilenius, Markku – Masini Barbieri, Eleonora (1999) Introduction: Futures Studies and Sociology. International Review of Sociology, Vol. 9, No. 3, November 1999, pp. 283-285

  • Wilenius, Markku (1999) Sociology, Modernity and the Globalization of Environmental Change. International Sociology, Vol. 14, No. 1, March 1999, pp. 33-57

  • Wilenius, Markku (1998) A New Globe in the Making: Manuel Castells on the Information Age. Acta Sociologica, Vol. 41 (4), 1998, pp. 269-277

  • Wilenius, Markku – Tirkkonen, Juhani (1998) Building A Regime for Climate Protection: Finland and International Climate Policy. Global Environmental Change, Vol. 8, No. 4, 1998, 23 pages

  • Wilenius, Markku – Tirkkonen, Juhani (1997) Climate in the Making: Using Delphi for Finnish Climate Policy. Futures, Vol. 29, No. 9, pp. 845-862

  • Wilenius, Markku (1996) From Science to Politics: The Menace of Global Environmental Change. Acta Sociologica, Vol. 39, No. 1, 1996

  • Wilenius, Markku (1996) Yhteiskuntatieteellisestä ympäristötutkimuksesta Suomessa [About Environmental Sociology in Finland]. Sosiologia 4/1996

  • Wilenius, Markku (1996) Kristallipallo ja maapallo: ympäristö sosiologin kohteena [Chrystal Ball and Earth: Environment as a Topic of Sociological Analysis]. Tiede & Edistys 4/1996

  • Wilenius, Markku (1994) Kemiallisista poliittisiin reaktioihin. Modernin murros ympäristöongelmien tematisoitumiskenttänä [From Chemical to Political Reactions: The Transformation of Modernity as a Field of Environmental Conflicts]. Janus 4/1994

B. Non-refereed scientific articles

  • Wilenis, Markku & Jones, Ana (2020). Co-responsibility handbook. Sustainability in Hospitality Towards Zero Emissions, Zero Waste, Zero Impact; Locally Sourced, Locally Produced New ResortConcept in Kontiolahti-North Karelia. FFRC E-books, Turku Finland.

  • Wilenius, Markku & Pouru, Laura (2020). Developing futures literacy as a tool to navigate an uncertain world. In Humanist Futures: Perspectives from UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks on the futures of education. Paris, UNESCO.

  • Nicolas A. Balcom Raleigh, Laura Pouru, Ellinoora Leino-Richert, Marjukka Parkkinen & Markku Wilenius (2019). Futures Literacy Lab for Education. Imagining Complex Futures of Human Settlements at Finland Futures Academy Summer School 2017. FFRC eBook 3/2018

  • Amos Taylor, Nicolas A. Balcom Raleigh, Sofi Kurki, Marianna Birmoser Ferreira-Aulu, & Markku Wilenius (2019). Precursos to a “good” economy in 2125. Making sense of Bioeconomy  and justice horizons. FFRC eBooks 2/2019

  • Jones, Ana & Wilenius, Markku (2019).Greening Turku. A Vision for Greener and Sustainable Historic Town. Project Report.

  • Jones, Ana Maria – Wilenius, Markku & Niskanen, Suvi (2019). Access to Green: Enhancing Urban Attractiveness in Urban Centers – the Case of Turku. FFRC eBooks 6/2018, Finland Futures Research Centre, University of Turku

  • Jones, Ana & Wilenius, Markku (2018). A Green Urban Future. Scaled-Up Perspectives in Urban Green for Human-Centered and Livable Urban Cores. FFRC eBOOK 5/2018

  • Pouru, Laura & Wilenius, Markku (2018). Tulevaisuuslukutaito navigaatiovälineenä kuudennessa aallossa: kuinka integroida tulevaisuus lukio-opetukseen? Futura 3/2018

  • Wilenius, Markku & Kurki, Sofi (2017). Sitä niittää mitä kylvää: luottamuskeskeisten organisaatioiden                 menestystarinoita. Teoksessa Martela, Frank & Jarenko, Karolina: Itseohjautuvuus: miten organisoitua tulevaisuudessa? Alma Talent, Helsinki.

  • Kurki, Sofi – Pura, Minna & Wilenius, Markku (2016) RE-Acting the Future. New Ways to Work: The Case of Reaktor. FFRC eBOOK 8/2016. Finland Futures Research Centre, University of Turku.

  • Wilenius, Markku (2015). Epävarmuuden maailmassa tulevaisuus on luotava itse  [In the world of uncertainty, future is created by yourself]. In Ilari Hetemäki et al. Kaikkea sattuu [Everything happens]. Gaudeamus.

  • Wilenius, Markku &Nyman, Göte (2014). What are we good for: challenges of education in Finland. Sitra, unpublished manuscript.

  • Wilenius, Markku (2013) Tulevaisuus systeeminä –Pentti Malaskan yhteiskunnallisesta ajattelusta Future as a system – an inquiry into the social thinking of Pentti Malaska]. Futura 2/2013

  • Wilenius, Markku (2011) Uusi maailmanjärjestys ja globaalidemokratian haaste. Huomioita murroksen keskeltä ja lintuperspektiivistä [New World Order and the Challenge of Global Democracy]. Futura 2/11

  • Wilenius, Markku (2005). A vision for Europe? In: Wider Europe, Edited by Kari Liuhto and Zsuzsanna Wincze. Conference proceedings. ISBN 951-564-281-7

  • Wilenius, Markku (2005) Näkökulmia Suomen koulutus- ja innovaatiojärjestelmään [perspectives on Finnish education and innovation system]. Futura 4 / 2005, pp. 51-57. ISSN 0785-5494

  • Kaivo-oja, Jari - Luukkanen, Jyrki - Wilenius, Markku (2004). Defining alternative national-scale socio-economic and technological futures up to 2100: SRES scenarios for the case of Finland. In Boreal Environment Research vol. 9, Helsinki

  • Wilenius, Markku (2003) Tuhannen vuoden haaste [The Challenge for the next thousand years]. Futura 1/2003, 30-37. Tulevaisuuden tutkimuksen seura ry, Helsinki

  • Wilenius, Markku. (2002) The Road Less Travelled. Sustainable Development as the Ultimate Chance. Futura 2/2002. 8-10

  • Wilenius, Markku - Tirkkonen, Juhani - Tapio, Petri. (2002). The development of climate discourse: internationally, in Finland and in Finnish transport futures studies. In publications Käyhkö, J. - Talve, L. (eds.) Understanding the global system. The Finnish perspective. FIGARE Painosalama, Turku. 193-199

  • Wilenius, Markku (2002) "The World in 2015 According to Johannesburg". Geneva Association Information newsletter nro 32, November 2002 7-10

  • Wilenius, Markku (2002). Maailma vuonna 2015 ja elämä Johannesburgin jälkeen. [World in 2015 and Life after Johannesburg] Ulkopolitiikka 3/2002. 12-24

  • Wilenius, Markku, Tirkkonen, Juhani & Kaivo-oja, Jari (2001) Ilmastoneuvotteluiden tuskainen taival kohti Kioton pöytäkirjan toimeenpanoa [ The Long and Winding Road of Climate Negoatiations and the Implementation of Kyoto Protocol]. Ulkopolitiikka. Vsk. 38, No. 4, 116- 129

  • Wilenius, Markku (2001) Opening Speech for the Quest for the Futures. In Stevenson, Tony & Masini, Eleonora Barbieri, Rubin, Anita & Lehmann-Chadha, Martin (eds.)(2001) The Quest for the Futures: A Methodology Seminar in Futures Studies. Selection from the Methodology Seminar in Futures Studies, Turku, Finland, June 12-.15, 2000. Finland Futures Research Centre. World Futures Studies Federation. Painosalama Oy, Turku, pp. 13-14

  • Wilenius, Markku (2000) Tulevaisuus, teknologia ja ihminen. Future, Technology and Humankind. (Article in English and in Finnish). Arkkitehti - The Finnish Architectural Review 1/2000. pp. 26-31

  • Wilenius, Markku (1999) Murroksen merkit ja tulevaisuuden idut: mitä teollisuusyhteiskunnan jälkeen? [The Signs of Transformation and the Seeds of Future: What After Industrial Society?] Futura 1/99. Tulevaisuuden tutkimuksen seura ry. Pp. 29-38

  • Wilenius, Markku (1997) Social Scientist in Orbit: The Earth and the Challenges of Environmental Sociology. In Sociological Theory and the Environment, Proceedings of the Second Woudschoten Conference of Research Committee 24 Environment and Society (International Sociological Asssociation). Edited by Gijswijt, August & Buttel, Frederick & Dickens, Peter & Dunlap, Riley & Mol, Arthur & Spaargaren, Gert. SISWO, University of Amsterdam, 1997, 15 page 

  • Wilenius, Markku – Tirkkonen, Juhani (1996) Assessing the Climate Change Interaction between the Research Community and Decision-makers. In Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme. Report Nr 8. HDP: Geneva 1996

  • Wilenius, Markku (1996) Environmental Sociology in Finland. International Sociological Association, Newsletter of the Research Committee 24 (Environment & Society), No 9. 1996

  • Wilenius, Markku – Järvelä, Marja (1995) Climate Change, Living Environment and Ways of Life. In Zwerver, S. & van Rompaey, R.S.A.R. & Kok, M.T.J. & Berk, M. M. (eds.) Climate Change research: Evaluation and Policy Implications. Studies in Environmental Science 65 B. Amsterdam: Elsevier 1995

  • Wilenius, Markku (1993) Between Economy and Ecology. A Study of Finnish Environmental Elites. In Proceedings of First Finnish Conference of Environmental Sciences. Kuopio, 1993

C. Scientific books/ Monographs

  • Wilenius, Markku & Kurki, Sofi (2021). The revolution at work: How the Organisations of the Future operate? World Scientific Publishing, London. (Forthcoming)

  • Wilenius, Markku (2017). Patterns of the Future. Understanding the Next 40 Years of Global Change. World Scientific Publishing, London 

  • Pouru, Laura & Wilenius, Markku & Holstius Karin, Heinonen, Sirkka  (eds.) (2018). Pentti Malaska–A Visionary and Forerunner (Futures Series 9). The Finnish Society for Futures Studies. 243 pp. 

  • Pouru, Laura & Wilenius, Markku & Holstius Karin, Heinonen, Sirkka (2017). Pentti Malaska: Ennalta näkijä, edellä kulkija (Pentti Malaska: The Man with Foresight). Tulevaisuuden tutkimuksen seura, Helsinki.

  • Wilenius, Markku (2015). Tulevaisuuskirja. Metodi seuraavan aikakauden ymmärtämiseen [The Book of Future. Method to understand the next epoch].  Otava.

  • Wilenius, Markku & Kurki, Sofi (2012). Surfing the Sixth Wave. Exploring the Next 40 Years of Global Change. Finland Futures Research Centre, e-publication 10/2012

  • Wilenius, Markku & Casti, John & Ilmola, Leena & Rouvinen, Petri (2011). Extreme Events. Taloustieto, Helsinki

  • Wilenius, Markku & Malmelin, Nando (2008). Välittäjät. Vastuullisen viestinnän tulevaisuus [Intermediators. The Future of Responsible Communication]. Gaudeamus, Helsinki

  • Wilenius, Markku - Ståhle, Pirjo (2006) Luova tietopääoma - tulevaisuuden kestävä kilpailuetu. [Creative Knowledge Capital. Sustainable Competitive Advantage of the Future]. Edita Publishing Ltd, Helsinki

  • Wilenius, Markku (2004) Luovaan Talouteen. Kulttuuriosaaminen tulevaisuuden voimavarana. [Towards a Creative Economy. Cultural Competence as a Future Resource] SITRA publications n:o 266. Edita Publishing Ltd, Helsinki

  • Wilenius, Markku & Aaltonen Mika (2002). Osaamisen ennakointi. Pidemmälle tulevaisuuteen, syvemmälle osaamiseen [Foresight Competence. Further towards the Future, Deeper Towards Competence Building] . Edita, Helsinki 

D.     Publications intended for professional communities

  • Wilenius, Markku (2011). Onko Suomesta edelläkävijäksi? [ Finland as a Pioneering Country?] In the publication Ympäristötietoisuus Suomessa [Environmental Awareness in Finland]. Rakennustieto, Helsinki

  • Wilenius, Markku (2011) Johtajuus kuudennessa aallossa [Leadership in the Sixth Wave].  Tieto ja osaaminen kilpailuetuna [Knowledge and Competence as an advantage]. Kauppalehti publications

  • Wilenius, Markku (2011) Kohti edelläkävijyyttä/Towards Pioneering Status. Assessment of the Foresight Report on Long-Term Climate and Energy Policy. Prime Minister's Office: Publications 3/2011

  • Wilenius, Markku (2010 ) Education as Innovation. In Portraying Finland Otava, Helsinki Wilenius, Markku (2010 ) Tulevaisuuden arkipäivä (Ordinary Day in the Future). In Tieteen päivät 2011, Gaudeamus, Helsinki University Press

  • Wilenius, Markku (2006) Tulevaisuuksien näkeminen haasteena. Teoksessa De Urbe Uloa – Menestyksen avaimet pp. 72–80. Suomen Kotiseutuliiton julkaisuja A:13

  • Wilenius, Markku (2006) Yhteiskunta, Tulevaisuus ja Ennakointi. Teoksessa Uusi Jako: Miten Suomesta tuli kilpailukyky-yhteiskunta. [Society, Future and Foresight. In: New Deal: How Finland became a competition-oriented society]. Gaudeamus, Helsinki

  • Wilenius, Markku (2005) Tulevaisuuden johtaminen. Teoksessa Ståhle, Pirjo (ed.) Tietopääoman johtaminen. [Managing the Future. In: Ståhle, Pirjo (ed.) Managing Intellectual Capital.] Kustannusosakeyhtiö Kauppalehti, Helsinki

  • Wilenius, Markku (2005) Education as Innovation. Investing in Knowledge And Expertise. In Kolbe, Laura (ed.) Portraying Finland - Facts and Insights. Otava, Helsinki

  • Wilenius, Markku (2005) Yhteiskunnallisen ennakoinnin rooli tulevaisuuden haasteiden tunnistamisessa. [The Role of Social Foresight in Monitoring Future Challenges] TUTU-julkaisu nro 1/2005

  • Wilenius Markku (2003) Ubi Es? The Futures of Personal Navigation. A Report to the NAVI- programme. Ministry of Communication and Transportation

  • Hietanen, Olli - Wilenius, Markku et. al. (2002) Tulevaisuusajattelun haasteita: tietoyhteiskunta ja kestävä kehitys [The Challenges of Futures Thinking: Information Society and Sustainable Development]. In Publication Tulevaisuudentutkimuksen perusteet[Foundations for Futures Studies]. SKS, Helsinki. 405-458

  • Wilenius, Markku - Aaltonen, Mika. (2002) Osaamisen ennakointi yrityksen kehittämisen haasteena [Foresight Competence as a Challenge for Corporations]. Teoksessa Tulevaisuudentutkimuksen perusteet [Foundations for Futures Studies]. SKS, Helsinki. 819-840

  • Wilenius, Markku & Puolanne Eero (2002). Elintarviketalouden reunaehdot vuoteen 2030 menessä 2030, ETU 2030 [The Future Conditions of Finnish Agriculture and Food Industry, ETU 2030 -project]. Publications of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 9/2002

E. Publications intended for the general public

  • Several hundred columns and small articles were published in the press

  • Over 150 radio and television interviews over the years

  • Over 400 interviews in journals, magazines and daily papers

F. Public artistic and design activities 

Six-programme series “tulevaisuuspaja” [Futures Workshop] in Finnish national Broadcasting Company (YLE) together with professor Pirjo Ståhle in Autumn 2007. The programme dealt with future innovations critical to Finland ́s long-term future success.

G. Doctoral theses

Wilenius, Markku (1997) Faust on Wheels. Conceptualizing Modernization and Global Climate Change. The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters and The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. Helsinki. Doctoral Dissertation. 170 pages.