Patricia Wolf

Patricia Wolf is a Professor in the Department of Business & Management at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Faculty of Business and Social Sciences. She is affiliated with multiple interdisciplinary research centers, including the Centre for Integrative Innovation Management (C*I2M), the SDU SCC Elite Center PACA, and the SDU Climate Cluster, reflecting her broad impact across innovation, climate futures, and societal transformation.

Her research focuses on innovation management, foresight methodologies, artificial intelligence in social contexts, knowledge management, and climate futures. She explores how organizations and societies can envision and enact sustainable futures, particularly through participatory and creative methods such as scenario development, flash fiction, and citizen science.

The 15 most recent publications reveal a strong trend toward integrating AI, climate imagination, and participatory futures, with increasing emphasis on emotional dimensions like climate anxiety and hopeful envisioning. Her work bridges theory and practice, often involving collaborations with SMEs, educational institutions, and environmental organizations to co-create actionable strategies.

• Innovative Teaching Award 2024
• John Bessant Best Paper Award (2023 and 2021)
• SCC Fast track - uddelingsrunde november 2024

Patricia Wolf has secured significant grant funding for projects such as FUSION, PACA, and CFF, where she serves as Principal Investigator or Co-PI. These projects focus on mobilizing youth, educators, and communities to engage in climate future fiction and responsible innovation. She has supervised PhD students and contributed to curriculum development in innovation and foresight education. Her teaching includes courses on innovation management, knowledge management, and organizational processes.

She leads and participates in interdisciplinary teams across SDU, including collaborations with the Department of Sports Science, the Climate Cluster, and external partners in Denmark and Germany. Her labs and research groups emphasize co-creation, narrative methods, and future-oriented design, fostering a culture of integrative and socially responsible innovation.