Prospective and Strategy
ADAPT, INNOVATE, PROSPER
Building Resilient Futures through Strategic Foresight
In a changing world, rigorous foresight and well-founded strategies are key to long-term success. Dr. Könnölä has extensive experience creating future scenarios, technology roadmaps, and policy frameworks for European institutions, integrating data analysis and stakeholder engagement.
European Commission ‘Foresight on Demand’ (FoD)
As a project leader for IFI, he collaborated on tasks for various Directorates-General of the European Commission, designing scenario exercises and strategic recommendations for EU-level policies.
Policy Support Mechanism: Whole-of-Government Approach
He contributed as an expert in the implementation of industrial technology roadmaps, integrating forecasting methods into national R strategies.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Selected projects
Publications
- Guest editor of the special issue on future-oriented technology analysis in technological forecasting and social change.
- Academic articles: on scenario development and multi-criteria decision analysis for strategic planning in leading journals.
- Book chapters on foresight-driven innovation policies, detailing the methodology and its real-world application in governmental and corporate contexts.