Thomas Klaffke
[email protected] • www.swll.io
(+49) 176 4738 3423 • Revaler Straße 26a, 10245 Berlin
I am a foresight and innovation enthusiast, researcher and analyst with 2,5 years of experience. Having lived and worked on 4 different continents (Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa) and with an educational background in futures studies and international business and cultural studies, I am most passionate about shifting perspectives to trigger innovations and solve problems.
Experience
Freelance Foresight Researcher & Analyst, Z_Punkt GmbH - The Foresight Company. Berlin, 08/2016 - 11/2016
Literature analysis and scenario development for a project with the German Department of Labor.
Working Student, ITONICS GmbH. Berlin and Cape Town, 03/2015 - 03/2016
Working on a Joint Venture project between ITONICS and Lacuna Innovation Ltd (6 months in Berlin, 7 months in Cape Town). Supporting the development of a new front-end-innovation method, trend as well as innovation concept research, analysis and writing for various clients.
Intern, trommsdorff + drüner - innovation + marketing consultants GmbH. Berlin, 03/2014 - 08/2014
Intern, trommsdorff + drüner - innovation + marketing consultants GmbH. Berlin, 03/2014 - 08/2014
Trend research, analysis and writing for a major German telecommunications company.
Intern, Z_punkt GmbH - The Foresight Company. Cologne, 08/2013 - 01/2014
Supporting various strategic foresight projects with desk research, scenario development, and trend analysis and writing. Particularly a project with UKCES on the future of work.
Intern, Hanns Seidel Foundation Indonesia. Jakarta, 08/2011 - 01/2012
Political and project-related research and analysis, as well as assistance to the resident representative.
Intern, PT Euro Management Indonesia. Jakarta, 03/2011 - 07/2011
Supporting the companies offer to prepare young Indonesians for higher education opportunities in Germany.
Full-Time Volunteer, Franciscan Outreach Association. Chicago, 08/2008 - 08/2009
Community service at a soup kitchen for the homeless in the center of Chicago.
Education
Futures Studies, M.A., Free University of Berlin, since 10/2014
International Cultural and Business Studies, B.A., University of Passau, 10/2009 - 07/2013
Focus: Southeast Asian Studies (Final Grade 2.0)
Humpis Schule Ravensburg, 09/2005 - 06 2008
Commercial High School of triannual structure (Bilingual Global Studies Program)
Higher Education Entrance Qualification (Final Grade 2.0)
Welfengymnasium Ravensburg, 09/1999 - 07/2005
Skills
Languages
German: native tongue
English: business fluent
Indonesian: advanced
Italian: basics
French: basics
IT Skills
MS Office
Apple iWork
Google Docs
Slack
Evernote
Basecamp
Webflow (website-builder)
2017 goal: learn Photoshop
Hobbies
Travelling
Everything regarding "the future" and innovation (new tech, trends, gadgets, science, sci-fi,...)
Blogging
Music (Blues Harp)
The Outdoors
Work and Projects
- Some of the work that I did, can be found on my website: www.swll.io/work
- Two of my academic papers can further be found here: http://de.slideshare.net/ThomasKlaffke
- I recently started writing articles on Medium: https://medium.com/@thomas_klaffke
- I am currently writing my master thesis titled "The Autopoietic Organization - Overcoming Structure-Determined Innovation with Foresight". In this thesis, I apply social systems theory to innovation, analyzing how organizations can become more innovative and the role that foresight plays in that context.
