Prof. Dr. Jan Oliver Schwarz
Room:
I202
Subject Area:
Strategic Foresight and Trend Analysis
Research
- Strategic Foresight
- Trends and weak singals
- Scenario Planning and Business Wargaming
- Design Thinking
- Strategy and cultural products / Science-Fiction
Vita
Professional Career
- since WiSe 2021: Professor of Strategic Foresight and Trend Analysis an der THI
- 2019 - 2021: Professor of Strategic Management and Leadership, ESB Business School, Reutlingen University
- 2015- 2019: Professor General Management, Hochschule Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Design Department
- 2015 - 2016: Decision Strategies International, Inc., London & Munich, Associate Principal
- 2010 - 2015: Allianz SE, Munich, Strategy Consultant
Educational Background
- Universität der Künste Berlin, PhD, Management, Foresight
- Stellenbosch Business School, MPhil, Futures Studies
- Universität Witten/Herdecke, Dipl. Oec., Management
Links to online profiles
ResearchGate: Prof. Dr. Jan Oliver Schwarz
LinkedIN: Prof. Dr. Jan Oliver Schwarz
Videos
Interview in der Sendung "Nachgefragt" (TV Ingolstadt)
"Zukunft oder Zukünfte?" innerhalb der Vortragsreihe Nachhaltiges modernes Leben (Youtube)
Podcasts
#13 Über die Bedeutung von Science-Fiction für die Gestaltung unserer Zukunft - R+V-Zukunftspodcast
#58 Ausbildung von Innovation- & Foresightmanager:innen - Podcast TRENDONE GmbH
Publications
2023
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
;
Wach
,
Bernhard
;
Rohrbeck
,
René
How to anchor design thinking in the future
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 1873-6378 https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-haw/files/3613/1-s2.0-S0016328723000411-main.pdf
How to anchor design thinking in the future
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 1873-6378 https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-haw/files/3613/1-s2.0-S0016328723000411-main.pdf
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
Strategic Foresight
Publisher : Routledge
Publisher place : London
ISBN: 9781003302735
Strategic Foresight
Publisher : Routledge
Publisher place : London
ISBN: 9781003302735
2022
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
;
Wach
,
Bernhard
The usage of cultural products in design thinking
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Publisher place : London
ISSN: 1460-6925
The usage of cultural products in design thinking
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Publisher place : London
ISSN: 1460-6925
2021
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
From alternative pictures of the future to an organizational intervention
Publisher : Wiley
Publisher place : Hoboken
ISSN: 2573-5152 https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-haw/files/1894/FuturesForesightScience-2021-Schwarz.pdf
From alternative pictures of the future to an organizational intervention
Publisher : Wiley
Publisher place : Hoboken
ISSN: 2573-5152 https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-haw/files/1894/FuturesForesightScience-2021-Schwarz.pdf
Oriesek
,
Daniel F.
;
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
Winning the Uncertainty Game
Publisher : PM World Inc.
Publisher place : Dallas (TX)
ISSN: 2330-4480
ISBN: 978-0-367-85359-4
Winning the Uncertainty Game
Publisher : PM World Inc.
Publisher place : Dallas (TX)
ISSN: 2330-4480
ISBN: 978-0-367-85359-4
2020
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
;
Rohrbeck
,
René
;
Wach
,
Bernhard
Corporate foresight as a microfoundation of dynamic capabilities
Publisher : Wiley
Publisher place : Hoboken
ISSN: 2573-5152
Corporate foresight as a microfoundation of dynamic capabilities
Publisher : Wiley
Publisher place : Hoboken
ISSN: 2573-5152
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
Revisiting Scenario Planning and Business Wargaming from an Open Strategy Perspective
Publisher : Sage Publishing
Publisher place : Thousand Oaks (CA)
ISSN: 2169-2793 https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-haw/files/1896/1946756720953182.pdf
Revisiting Scenario Planning and Business Wargaming from an Open Strategy Perspective
Publisher : Sage Publishing
Publisher place : Thousand Oaks (CA)
ISSN: 2169-2793 https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-haw/files/1896/1946756720953182.pdf
Eller
,
Eric
;
Hofmann
,
Rupert
;
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
The Customer Foresight Territory
Publisher : Universität St. Gallen
Publisher place : St. Gallen
The Customer Foresight Territory
Publisher : Universität St. Gallen
Publisher place : St. Gallen
2019
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
;
Ram
,
Camelia
;
Rohrbeck
,
René
Combining scenario planning and business wargaming to better anticipate future competitive dynamics
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 1873-6378 https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-haw/files/4193/1-s2.0-S0016328718300545-main.pdf
Combining scenario planning and business wargaming to better anticipate future competitive dynamics
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 1873-6378 https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-haw/files/4193/1-s2.0-S0016328718300545-main.pdf
Gordon
,
Adam
;
Rohrbeck
,
René
;
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
Escaping the ‘Faster Horses’ Trap: Bridging Strategic Foresight and Design-Based Innovation
Publisher : Talent First Network
Publisher place : Ottawa
ISSN: 1927-0321 https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-haw/files/4191/Bridging_Strategic_Foresight.pdf
Escaping the ‘Faster Horses’ Trap: Bridging Strategic Foresight and Design-Based Innovation
Publisher : Talent First Network
Publisher place : Ottawa
ISSN: 1927-0321 https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-haw/files/4191/Bridging_Strategic_Foresight.pdf
2016
Müller
,
Adrian W.
;
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
Assessing the functions and dimensions of visualizations in foresight
Publisher : Emerald
Publisher place : Leeds
ISSN: 1463-6689
Assessing the functions and dimensions of visualizations in foresight
Publisher : Emerald
Publisher place : Leeds
ISSN: 1463-6689
2014
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
The ‘Narrative Turn’ in developing foresight
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 0040-1625
The ‘Narrative Turn’ in developing foresight
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 0040-1625
2013
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
;
Liebl
,
Franz
Cultural products and their implications for business models: Why science fiction needs socio-cultural fiction
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 0016-3287
Cultural products and their implications for business models: Why science fiction needs socio-cultural fiction
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 0016-3287
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
;
Kroehl
,
Rixa
;
von der Gracht
,
Heiko A.
Novels and novelty in trend research — Using novels to perceive weak signals and transfer frames of reference
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 1873-5509
Novels and novelty in trend research — Using novels to perceive weak signals and transfer frames of reference
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 1873-5509
von Groddeck
,
Victoria
;
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
Perceiving megatrends as empty signifiers: A discourse-theoretical interpretation of trend management
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 0016-3287
Perceiving megatrends as empty signifiers: A discourse-theoretical interpretation of trend management
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 0016-3287
Rohrbeck
,
René
;
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
The value contribution of strategic foresight
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 0040-1625
The value contribution of strategic foresight
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 0040-1625
2011
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
Ex ante strategy evaluation: the case for business wargaming
Publisher : Emerald
Publisher place : Leeds
ISSN: 1751-5637
Ex ante strategy evaluation: the case for business wargaming
Publisher : Emerald
Publisher place : Leeds
ISSN: 1751-5637
2009
Oriesek
,
Daniel F.
;
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
Business Wargaming
Publisher : Gabler
Publisher place : Wiesbaden
ISBN: 978-3-8349-1879-6
Business Wargaming
Publisher : Gabler
Publisher place : Wiesbaden
ISBN: 978-3-8349-1879-6
Liebl
,
Franz
;
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
Normality of the future: Trend diagnosis for strategic foresight
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 0016-3287
Normality of the future: Trend diagnosis for strategic foresight
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 0016-3287
2007
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
Assessing the future of futures studies in management
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 0016-3287
Assessing the future of futures studies in management
Publisher : Elsevier
Publisher place : Amsterdam
ISSN: 0016-3287
2005
Schwarz
,
Jan Oliver
Pitfalls in implementing a strategic early warning system
Publisher : Emerald
Publisher place : Leeds
ISSN: 1463-6689
Pitfalls in implementing a strategic early warning system
Publisher : Emerald
Publisher place : Leeds
ISSN: 1463-6689