Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISIRalph Gutknecht joined the Competence Center Foresight at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI in April 2019. He studied Psychology (M.Sc.) at the FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg with a focus on Work and Organizational Psychology, Health Psychology as well as Cognitive Psychology, Motivational & Affective Processes. His research interests relate to the psychological foundations of future-oriented thinking and their consideration in the use of Foresight methods, with a focus on Horizon Scanning and Scenario Processes.
Ralph Gutknecht, M.Sc.
Work focus
- Scenario processes
- Partially automated Horizon Scanning
- Quantitative and qualitative surveys
- Mental representation of future related content (Construal-Level Theory)
- Perception distortions in decision-making processes (Biases)
- Interaction between humans and technology
Projects
- Circadian Rhythms and Technology - Desynchronization in Everyday Life (CIRCADIA)
- Future Analysis BWI 20X0
- Foresight Fraunhofer - Future topics with relevance to application-oriented research
- Strategic horizon scanning of developments relevant to climate protection - Klimascan
- European Topic Center Sustainability Transitions
- A Delphi survey on the topic "Futures of language learning"
- Future Business im VDMA – Zukunftsbilder des Maschinenbaus
- Environmental research and governance in the digital age
- QUANTA – QUANTisch für AnfängerInnen (‘Quantic for beginners‘). Development and testing of a toolkit for teaching quantum technologies: making qubits, superposition and entanglement tangible.
- WIRtschaften 2040 - Wachstum, Wohlstand und Teilhabe (WEconomy 2040 - Growth, Welfare and Inclusion)
- Foresight Fraunhofer - Future topics with relevance to application-oriented research
Publications (selection)
- Geurts, A., Gutknecht, R., Warnke, P., Goetheer, A., Schirrmeister, E., Bakker, B. et al. (2022): New perspectives for data‐supported foresight: The hybrid AI‐expert approach. Futures & Foresight Science, 4 (1). https://doi.org/10.1002/ffo2.99
- VDMA Future Business (Hg.) (2020): Progressive Mess- und Prüftechnik 2030. Zukunftsbilder für den Maschinen- und Anlagenbau. Band 6. Unter Mitarbeit von E. Maiser, H.-G. Heil, R. Gutknecht, B. Moller, D. Hutzschenreuter, S. Eichstädt, F. Härtig. Frankfurt am Main.
- Schirrmeister, Elna; Meissner, Lia; Gutknecht, Ralph; Göhring, Anne-Louise (2019): Analyse organisationsspezifischer Biases im Kontext von Innovationsmanagement und Foresight, conference contribution Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften e.V.
Publications (comprehensive list)
Jahr
YearTitel/Autor:in
Title/AuthorPublikationstyp
Publication Type2023 Expectations and assumptions for the future in the work programme 2021-2022 of Horizon Europe
Warnke, Philine; Gutknecht, Ralph; Könnölä, TottiBericht
Report2023 Der circadiane Rhythmus. Essenziell für unser Überleben, häufig vernachlässigt
Cuhls, Kerstin; Kantermann, Thomas; Gutknecht, Ralph; Heyen, Nils; Mork-Antony, Friederike; Rörden, JanBericht
Report2022 New perspectives for data-supported foresight: The hybrid AI-expert approach
Geurts, Amber; Gutknecht, Ralph; Warnke, Philine; Goetheer, Arjen; Schirrmeister, Elna; Bakker, Babette; Meissner, SvetlanaZeitschriftenaufsatz
Journal Article2021 Globalization scenarios. Challenges and responses from the perspective of German business
Laudien, Anika; Bartsch, Bernhard; Sprich, Christoph; Schirrmeister, Elke; Schätter, Frank; Gutknecht, RalphBericht
Report2021 Plattformbasierte Datenökonomie
Klobasa, Marian; Pelka, Sabine; Martin, Nicholas; Erdmann, Lorenz; Gutknecht, Ralph; Heimberger, Heidi; Lerch, Christian; Eberling, Elisabeth; Brugger, Heike; Mandel, TimBericht
Report2021 Globalisierungsszenarien. Herausforderungen und Handlungsoptionen aus Sicht der deutschen Wirtschaft
Laudien, Anika; Bartsch, Bernhard; Sprich, Christoph; Schirrmeister, Elke; Schätter, Frank; Gutknecht, RalphBericht
Report2020 Demand response in the service sector - Theoretical, technical and practical potentials
Wohlfarth, Katharina; Klobasa, Marian; Gutknecht, RalphZeitschriftenaufsatz
Journal Article2019 Analyse organisationsspezifischer Biases im Kontext von Innovationsmanagement und Foresight
Schirrmeister, Elna; Meissner, Lia; Gutknecht, Ralph; Göhring, Anne-LouiseKonferenzbeitrag
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