Dipl.-Ing. Lorenz Erdmann

Lorenz Erdmann leads the Business Unit Foresight for Organizations from Research and Civil Society at Fraunhofer ISI's Department of Foresight. He graduated from the Technical University Berlin with a degree in Environmental Sciences and Technology. Prior to his current role, he gained work experience at the Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment IZT and later joined Fraunhofer ISI's Department of Foresight in 2011.

His main research topics revolve around the development and application of foresight methods (e.g., Horizon Scanning, Scenario Technique, Roadmapping), and their integration into inter- and transdisciplinary research processes (e.g., combination with quantitative modelling and participatory action research).