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Curriculum vitae

Rafael Ramírez

Born: 27 05 1956

Formal education

1974 International Baccalaureate, Atlantic College UWC, Wales.

1977 B. Sc. In Geography, Trent University, Ontario, Canada.

1982 Masters in Environmental Studies, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada. (Thesis: Towards a Theory of Action Paradigm. Eric Trist, supervisor).

1987 Ph.D., Social Systems Science department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Thesis: Towards and Aesthetic Theory of Organisation. Michel Crozier and West C. Churchman, supervisors).

2003 MA (Oxon) by resolution

Languages

English, Spanish, French (all fluent); have also worked in Italian & Brazilian Portuguese.

Current positions

Director, Oxford Scenarios Programme, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (2004-2006 and again since 05/2010)

Senior Fellow in Strategy, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (since 06/2014)

Governing Body Fellow in Strategy, Green-Templeton College, University of Oxford (since 09/2003

Founding Partner, R NormannPartners AB, Stockholm (since 2003)

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Prior professional and academic positions

Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Martin School (2010-2014); James Martin Senior Research Fellow in Futures, Institute for Science, Innovation, and Society, Saïd Business School & 21st Century School, University of Oxford (2007-2010); University Fellow, James Martin Institute of Science & Civilisation, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (2004 - 2007)

Associate Fellow, Smith School for Entrepreneurship and the Environment, University of Oxford (2008-12)

Senior Research Associate of the Technology and Management for Development Program, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford (since 5/2012)

Vice-Chairman and Acting Chairman, World Economic Forum Global Council on Strategic Foresight (2009-2010); Chairman (2008 - 2009)

Tenured Full Professor of Management, HEC-Paris (1999 - 2009); Associate Professor with Tenure, HEC-Paris (1997 -1999); Associate Professor on Tenure Track, HEC-Paris (1994 -1997)

Visiting Professor of Scenarios and Corporate Strategy, Global Business Environment, Shell International, London (9/2000 - 7/2003).

Elected “individual member”, Global Business Network (1998)

Consultant and Special Assistant to the Chairman, Service Management Group -later SMG- Stockholm (1985-1987); Director, SMG Developments, Copenhagen (1987 -1988); Vice-President R & D, SMG International, Stockholm (1988-1989); Elected Partner, SMG (1987 – until sale);

Visiting Researcher, Centre de Sociologie des Organisations (CSO), National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Paris (1985 -1987)

Staff Analyst, Management & Behavioural Science Centre, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (1984 -1985)

Post-Graduate Fellow, Faculty of Environmental Studies; and Projects Director, Action Learning Resources (directed by Gareth Morgan and Eric Trist), York University, Toronto (1982 -1984)

Research Associate, Faculty of Business, McMaster University, Ontario (1980)

Co-ordinator “Injured Workers Literacy Program” Frontier College, Toronto (1978 -1980).

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Publications

Theses

1. "Towards an action learning paradigm", M.E.S. Dissertation, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, 1981. Eric Trist, thesis director;

2. "Towards an aesthetic theory of social organisation", Doctoral Dissertation, Social Systems Science Department, the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1987. C. West Churchman and Michel Crozier, thesis directors

Books

3. 1991: R. Ramírez: The Beauty of Social Organisation. Munich: Accedo

4. 1994: R. Normann & R. Ramírez: Designing Interactive Strategy. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

1995: Den nya Affars Logiken. (Swedish version ). Stockholm: Liber Hermods

1995: La strategie interattive d'impresa : dalla catena alla costellazione del valore. (Italian version). Milan: Etas Libri

1996: (Japanese edition) – Tokyo: Sanno Daigaku.

1998: second, revised edition, with new preface – paperback

2000: Constellations de Valeur. (French version). Paris: Village Mondial

5. 2000: R. Ramírez & J. Wallin Prime Movers, John Wiley & Sons

2001: Prime Movers - Omställarna (Swedish version). Stockholm: Liber Hermods,

2001: Prime Movers-tulevaisuuden tekijät (Finnish version). Helsinki: WSOY

2001: Les Inventeurs de Stratégie (French version). Paris: Village Mondial

6. 2003: G. Franck & R. Ramírez Les Meilleures Pratiques des Multinationales : Structure, Contrôle, Ressources Humaines, Culture. Paris : Editions de l’organisation.

7. 2003: w/ M. Maccoby, C. Heckscher, and P-E. Tixier: Agents of Change: Crossing the Post-Industrial Divide, Oxford University Press.

2003: Tixier, P.E., Maccoby, M, Ramírez, R & Heckscher, C: La métamorphose des géants. (French version). Paris: Editions de l’organisation

8. 2008: Ramírez, R., Selsky, J. & van der Heijden, K (eds): Business Planning in Turbulent Times: New Methods for Applying Scenarios. London: Earthscan.

2010: second edition, paperback (with a preface by Vince Cable and a new chapter on the financial crisis): Ramírez, R., Selsky, J. & van der Heijden, K (eds): Business Planning in Turbulent Times: New Methods for Applying Scenarios. London: Earthscan.

9. 2016: R. Ramírez & A. Wilkinson: Strategic Reframing: the Oxford Scenarios Planning Approach Oxford University Press

10. 2016: R. Ramírez & U. Mannervik: Designing Value Creating Systems. Imperial College Press

Chapters in books

11. R. Ramírez: “A participative socio-technical approach to occupational health and safety”, Work and health in the 1980’s: experiences of direct worker’s participation in occupational health, Bagnara, S. Misiti, R. and Wintersberger, 1985, Edition Sigma, Berlin.

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12. R. Normann & R. Ramírez: “A theory of the offering: a step towards a post-industrial business strategy” in Strategy Organisation Design, and Human Resource Management, Snow, C. (Ed.). 1989. J.A.I. Press, Greenwich, Ct.

13. R. Ramírez: “The social architecture of Puy du Fou” in Learning Works, Morley D & Wright, S. (Ed.). 1988, ABL, Toronto.

14. R. Ramírez: “Appendice metodologica” in Reinventare l’Italia, L. Necci, R. Normann (eds.), pp. 241-261. 1994, Arnold Montadadori Editore, Milan.

15. R. Normann & R. Ramírez: “From Value Chain to Value Constellation” in Fast Forward: the Best Ideas on Managing Business Change, J. Champy, N. Nohira (Eds.), pp. 39-60. 1996, Harvard Business School Press.

16. R. Normann & R. Ramírez: “From Value Chain to Value Constellation” in Managing the Value Chain. 1988, Harvard Business School Press.

17. R. Normann & R. Ramírez: “From value chain to value constellation: designing interactive strategy”, Corporate Planning and Strategy. 1996, Harvard Business Review Press, n° 49510

18. J. Dean, E. Ottensmeyer, & R. Ramírez: “An Aesthetic Perspective on Organisations” in Creating Tomorrow’s Organisations, Cary Cooper & Susan Jackson (eds.), 1997. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester.

19. R. Ramírez: Preface, The Value Net - A Tool for Competitive Strategy, C. Parolini. 1999. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester.

20. R. Ramírez & C. Drevon: “The Role and Limits of Methods in Transitional Change Processes” in The Transitional Approach in Action, G. Amado & L. Vansina (eds.), pp 192-226. 2005, Karnak Books, London.

21. R. Ramírez & U. Mannervik: “Customer Value Co-Creation And Co-Innovation” in Involving Customers in New Service Development, E. Gummerson, (ed). 2006, Imperial College Press

22. K. Medjad & R. Ramírez: “When Strangers Meet - Scenarios and the Legal Profession” in Scenarios for Success, B. Sharpe and K. van der Heijden (eds.). 2007, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester.

23. R. Ramírez & K. van der Heijden: “Scenarios To Develop Strategic Options: A New Interactive Role For Scenarios In Strategy” in Scenarios for Success, B. Sharpe and K. van der Heijden (eds.). 2007, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester.

24. R. Ramírez: “Forty Years of Scenarios: Retrospect and Prospects” in Mapping the Management Journey: Five Decades of Management Studies, Dopson, S., Earl, M, and Snow, P. (eds). 2008, Oxford University Press.

25. R. Ramírez & U. Mannervik: “Designing Value Creating Systems” in Kimbell, L & Seidel, V.: Designing for Services - Multidisciplinary Perspectives: Proceedings from the Exploratory Project on Designing for Services in Science and Technology-based Enterprises, Saïd Business School, 2008, University of Oxford.

26. R. Ramírez, K van der Heijden, & J. Selsky: “Introduction” in Business Planning in Turbulent Times: New Methods for Applying Scenarios. Ramírez, R., Selsky, J. & van der Heijden, K (eds): 2008, Earthscan, London

27. R. Ramírez, J. Selsky and K van der Heijden: “Historical overview of causal textures and scenarios” in Business Planning in Turbulent Times: New Methods for Applying Scenarios. Ramírez, R., Selsky, J. & van der Heijden, K (eds): 2008, Earthscan, London

28. R. Ramírez: “Scenarios providing clarity to address turbulence” in Business Planning in Turbulent Times: New Methods for Applying Scenarios. Ramírez, R., Selsky, J. & van der Heijden, K (eds2008, Earthscan, London

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29. J. Selsky, K van der Heijden, & R. Ramírez: “Concluding chapter” in Business Planning in Turbulent Times: New Methods for Applying Scenarios. Ramírez, R., Selsky, J. & van der Heijden, K (eds): 2008, Earthscan, London

30. K van der Heijden, R. Ramírez, J. Selsky, & A. Wilkinson: “Turbulence, business planning and the unfolding financial crisis” in Business Planning in Turbulent Times: New Methods for Applying Scenarios. Ramírez, R., Selsky, J. & van der Heijden, K (eds): 2010, second edition - Earthscan, London.

31. R. Ramírez & M. Paltschik: “An essay on Christian Grönroos’s contributions through the lenses provided by Richard Normann’s work”. Festrichict for Christian Grönroos edited by Lars-Johan Lindqvist, Hanken University, Helsinki. 2014 Part of the series ‘Legends in marketing’ edited by Jagdish N. Sheth: Vol. 8, # 16: Pp 229-238.

Peer-reviewed journal articles:

31. R. Ramírez: “Action learning: a strategic approach for organisations facing turbulent environment”, Human Relations, 1983, vol. 36, # 8.

32. G. Morgan & R. Ramírez: “Action learning: a holographic metaphor for guiding social change”, Human Relations, 1984, vol. 37, # 1 (with G. Morgan).

33. T. Gilmore, J. Krantz & R. Ramírez: “Action-based modes of inquiry and the host-researcher relationship”, Consultation, autumn 1986, vol. 5, n° 3

34. R. Ramírez: “An aesthetic theory of social organisation”, Dragon (The Journal of S.C.O.S/European Group for Organisational Studies), 1988.

35. R. Ramírez: “The relationship between the aesthetic theory of social organisation overviewed in the previous paper and some theories of organisational image and organisational symbolism”, Dragon (The Journal of S.C.O.S/European Group for Organisational Studies), 1988.

36. R. Ramírez: “The aesthetics of work and the beauty of organisation”, Rivista AIF per la Formazione, 1991, vol. 13/14

37. R. Normann & R. Ramírez: “From value chain to value constellation: designing interactive strategy”, Harvard Business Review, July-August 1993, vol. 71, n° 4, pp. 65-77.

38. R. Normann & R. Ramírez: “Response” in “Strategy and the art of reinventing value”, Perspectives section, Harvard Business Review, September-October 1993

a. “Faites sortir la valeur de ses chaînes!”, Harvard L’Expansion, hiver 1993, n° 71, pp. 66-77 (w/ R. Normann).

b. “Werte Schaffen mit Kunden und Lieferanten“, Harvard Business Manager, 16 1 1994 (w/ R. Normann).

39. R. Ramírez: “Wrapping Form and Organisational Beauty”, Organisation, May 1996, vol. 3, n° 2, pp. 233-242.

40. R. Ramírez: “Reinventing Italy: Methodological Challenges”, Futures, April 1996.

41. R. Ramírez: “Value Co-Production: Intellectual Origins and Implications for Practice and Research”, Strategic Management Journal, 1999, n° 20, pp. 49-65.

42. D. Bourgeois & R. Ramírez: “Un divorce trop vite annoncé: le service et la bureaucratie”, Revue Française du Marketing, 1999, n° 171, pp. 33-51 (with D. Bourgeois).

43. R. Ramírez: “The aesthetics in and of metaphor”, Revue Internationale de Psychosociologie, Vol. IX #21, Autumn 2003.

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44. R. Ramírez: “La integración de los equipos de dirección durante una fusión a través de la cartografía de responsabilidades”, Administración y Organizaciones, No. 13, Año 7, pp. 91/99, Diciembre 2004.

45. R. Ramírez & N. Arvidsson: “The Aesthetics of Business Innovation: an exploratory distinction of two archetypes” - Innovation: management, policy, and practice. 7.4 (October) 2005.

46. R. Ramírez: “The Aesthetics of Cooperation” , European Management Review Vol 2, Issue 1 2005 pp 28-35

47. K. Blois & R. Ramírez: "Capabilities as marketable assets: A proposal for functional categorization", Industrial Marketing Management, 2006 Volume 35, Issue 8, November, Pages 1027-1031

48. F Vasconcellos & R. Ramírez: “Dimensions of Complexity in Business Environments”, Journal of Business Research (2010)

49. A. Wilkinson & R. Ramírez: ”Canaries in the Mind: Exploring how the financial crisis impacts 21st century futuremindfulness” Journal of Futures Studies, March 2010, 14(3): 45 – 60

50. R. Ramírez & J Ravetz: “Feral Futures: Zen and Aesthetics”. Futures 43 (4). pp. 478-487,

available on-line January 2011

51. R. Ramírez, L. Roodhart & W. Manders: “How Shell Domains Link Innovation and Strategy”

Long Range Planning Volume 44, Issue 4, August 2011, Pages 250–270

52. R. Ramírez & M. Forssell: “Incertidumbre, Turbulencia, y Escenarios” Ekonomiaz, Revista Vasca de Economia #76, 1er Cuatrimestre 2011, pp 92-103

53. R. Ramírez & L. Roodhart: “Strengthening strategy’s middle: linking the long & short term” Revista DOM www.fdc.org.br/pt/Paginas/revista_dom.aspx 2011

54. E. Eidinow & R. Ramírez: ‘The Eye of the Soul’: Phronesis and the Aesthetics of Organizing” Organizational Aesthetics, Summer 2012

55. R. Ramírez, D. Gronquist and R. Osterman: “Linking Scenarios and Early Warnings to Focus Managerial Attention on Possible Futures” Technological Forecasting and Social Change Volume 80, Issue 4, May 2013, Pages 825–838

56. J. Selsky, R. Ramírez, & O. Baburoglu: "Collaborative capability design: Redundancy of potentialities", Systemic Practice and Action Research. Online on Nov. 11, 2012

57. R. Ramírez, M. Thompson, L. Roodhart, P. Lednor: ‘El vínculo de la innovación con la renovación estratégica como capacidad dinámica’ Administración & Organizaciones, #30, 2013

58. R. Ramírez & M. Paltschik: “Seizing the opportunities opened by the ‘peak oil’ effect to reorient ‘services’ and ‘systems’ research towards ‘value co-production systems’ scholarship”, Systems Science and Behavioral Research accepted. Forthcoming 2013

59. R. Ramírez & C. Selin, (2014) "Plausibility and probability in scenario planning", Foresight, Vol. 16 Iss: 1, pp.54 - 74

60. R. Ramírez & A. Wilkinson: “Re-thinking the 2X2 scenario method: grid or frames?” Available online 22 November 2013 Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2014

61. R. Ramírez & J. Selsky: “Strategic Planning in Turbulent Environments: A Social Ecology Approach to Scenarios Long Range Planning Accepted for Publication April 2014

62. R. Ramírez, M. Mukherjee, S. Vezzoli, and A. Matus Kramer: “Scenarios as a Scholarly

Methodology to Produce “Interesting Research” Futures Volume 71, August 2015, Pages 70–87

63. C. Selin, L. Kimbell, R. Ramírez, Y. Bhatti. Scenarios and design: Scoping the dialogue space Futures, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 25 June 2015

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Peer reviewed journal articles under review-

M. Mukherhjee, R. Cuthbertson, R. Ramírez: Scenarios Research and Cognitive Reframing: Implications for Strategy as Practice. Submitted to the Strategic Management Journal, August 31, 2015

Other publications

64. D. Morley & R. Ramírez: “Food for the future of Mexico: an action learning perspective”, York Action Learning Resources Group, January 1983, n° 1.

65. R. Ramírez: “A social-technical approach to occupational hazard management: towards a worker-based, participative program for occupational hazard assessment and work re-design” (internal working paper), York Action Learning Resources Group, June 1983.

66. R. Ramírez: Final report of the forum on the future of the labourer teacher, Frontier College, Toronto, June 1981.

67. J. Craig & R. Ramírez: “Action learning: an approach to promote public participation”, Lead paper, Dag Hammarskjold Foundation Project on Methods and Media in Community Participation, 1984.

68. R. Ramírez & L. Gatignol: “Back-casting when forecasting is unreliable”, Proceedings of the Brussels Seminar on Marketing and International Research, ESOMAR, March 1993, Amsterdam, Pays-Bas.

69. R. Ramírez & C. Drevon. “Making Organisational Learning Happen: A Review of Four Methods”, Actes du Séminaire International “Pédagogies pour le changement, 4-5-6 May 1994, IAE d’Aix-en-Provence

70. R. Ramírez: “L’intégration des équipes de direction lors d’une fusion à travers la cartographie des responsabilités”, Actes du Congrès de l’Association Française de Gestion des Ressources Humaines, November 1995, Futuroscope, Poitiers.

71. R. Ramírez: “Unchaining Value in a New Economic Age”, Financial Times, 20 February 1998, pp. 12

72. G. Franck & R. Ramírez: “Compte Rendu de Recherche sur l’Internationalisation de Neuf Groupes Européens”, le Club Prospective EDF-GDF-La Poste-Elf Aquitaine-France Télecom, restricted report. February. 2000.

73. R. Ramírez, H. Hultin & K. Rajala: “Social Capital: Values, Information Societies, and Social Engagements: A Comparative study of fifteen societies in five countries”, A Research Report for SISU, Sonera – restricted report, Sept. 2000.

74. (Co-author with eleven others): People and Connections: The 2001 Global Scenarios, Global Business Environment, Shell International, London, 2001 (restricted book; public version available at www.shell.com/scenarios)

75. Co-author with four others; The Corporation of the Future, restricted report, Global Business Environment, Shell International, London, 2002

76. R. Ramírez: Different ways of thinking about stakeholder fields, restricted report for Trenitalia, 2004. Rome.

77. R. Ramírez & U. Mannervik: Six game-changer stories. Restricted report for Shell International, 2004

78. R. Ramírez: “Les aspects esthétiques du management”. Les Echos. L’art du management #6, 10. 21/10/2004. pp 9-10

79. R. Ramírez & U. Mannervik: A comparative analysis of 6 game-changer stories and its implications for innovation in Shell. Restricted Report for Shell International, 2004

80. R. Ramírez: “L’ esthétique du management”. Hommes et Commerce, Décembre-Janvier 2005, pp 60-61

81. (co-authored with 3 others) Participant Briefing Document The Oxford Strategic Renewal

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Research Programme Practitioner Conference. 2005. 82. R. Ramírez: Domains The Oxford Strategic Renewal Research Programme Working Paper,

2005. 83. A. Wilkinson & R. Ramírez: Interview on Scenario Planning, in The Smart Manager, Jun-Jul

2007 84. (A. Wilkinson & R. Ramírez: Coming to Grips with Turbulence www.livemint.com , Nov 25,

2008 85. R. Ramírez, M. Thompson, L. Roodhart, E. Allen, P. Lednor, W. Manders: Exploring How

Innovation & Strategy Renewal Are Linked. Invited lecture Centre de recherche en gestion, (CRG) École Polytechnique, presented in Paris, April 2 2008; revised for on-line posting & references in research - June 23 2008.

86. M. Thompson & R. Ramírez: Strategic Renewal Research Programme: A Summary of the Research. Restricted Gamechanger Report, Exploration and Production, Shell International May 2009.

87. (w/ A Wilkinson et al.): Beyond the Financial Crisis. The Oxford Scenarios www.sbs.oxford.edu/financial-scenarios 2010

88. R. Ramírez: “The Injured Workers Literacy Programme” Frontier College publication, 2012 89. R. Ramírez & R. Undy: “The Academic and Business Case for Statute XII”. Oxford

Magazine. Summer 2014 90. R. Ramírez. Presentation to Congregation on Status XIII. Supplement to the Oxford

Gazette, 27 November 2014. 91. R. Ramírez: The place of the economics profession in Society’. World Economic Forum

Strategic Foresight Community Papers for the NYC Meeting of December 16-17, 2014; available on-line in WEF website January 2015.

Papers presented in conferences, seminars, and workshops:

92. R. Ramírez: “Rehabilitating the Injured Worker”, Social Work in Industrial Settings Symposium. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. November 1979

93. R. Ramírez: “ESL for Industrial Accident Victims”, teaching English as a Second Language Conference. Toronto, November 1979

94. R. Ramírez: “L’alhpabetisation des travailleurs”. Alphabetisation Populaire ’80. Val Morin, Quebec, November 1980

95. R. Ramírez: “New ways of working”, Degradation of Work Symposium, April 1982, Bethune College, York University, Canada.

96. R. Ramírez: “New Initiatives in Continuing Education”. Sweden-Canada Exvhange on Continuing Education. Council of Ontario Universities. Toronto, May 1982

97. D. Morley & R. Ramírez: “Foods for the future of Mexico: an action learning perspective”, Symposium Internacional Sobre la Alimentacion del Futuro, June 1982, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, Mexico.

98. R. Ramírez: “The role of literacy in participation in occupational health and safety”, International Conference on Direct Worker Participation in Questions of Occupational Health and Safety, 1982, Castel Gandolfo, Italy.

99. R. Ramírez: “The role of literacy in participation in occupational health and safety”, Institute of Psychology Italian National Research Council, 1982, Rome.

100. R. Ramírez: “The role of literacy in participation in occupational health and safety”, The European Centre for Research and Documentation in the Social Sciences, 1982, Vienna.

101. R. Ramírez: “New initiatives in continuing education, Swedish-Canadian Exchange in continuing education”, Council of Ontario Universities, may 1982, Canada.

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102. D. Leemans & R. Ramírez: “The relationship between illiteracy and accident occurrence”, Tenth World Congress on the Prevention of Occupational Accidents and Diseases, May 1983, Ottawa, Canada.

103. R. Ramírez: “Las conferencias de búsqueda en la planificación integrada”, Instituto Mexicano de Sistemas, October 1983, México.

104. R. Ramírez: “The role of research and empiricism in community service, Internal Training Program”, Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario, April 1983.

105. R. Ramírez: “Action learning as a strategy for organisational change”, Organisational Development Network, April 1983, Toronto.

106. R. Ramírez & A. Burfoot; “Towards designing holographic organisations”, American Society for Cybernetics Meeting, November 1984, Philadelphia

107. R. Ramírez: “Los sistemas socio-técnicos y su futuro”, IIIe Simposio International de Ingeniería Industrial y de Sistemas, Invited Key-note opening speech, March 1985, Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, México.

108. R. Ramírez: “The practice of action learning at a university research and consulting centre”, IIIe International Conference on Organisational Policy & Development, May 1985, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA (w/T. Burns, T. Gilmore, J. Krantz).

109. R. Ramírez: “Algunas nuevas tendencias en la teoría de la planificación”, Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Institutos de Educación Superior, July 1988, México

110. R. Ramírez: “The aesthetics of work”, Associazione Italiana Formatori, XI Convegno Nazionale, October 1991, Budapest.

111. B. Ekman & R. Ramírez: “A global integration scenario enhancing productivity”, World Productivity Conference, May 1993, Stockholm.

112. R. Ramírez: “Changing demands with respect to content and method when planning for the future”, Planning and Reporting in an Uncertain Business Environment, International Borsens Okonomistyrings Konference, 3 May 1994, Copenhagen

113. R. Ramírez & C. Drevon : “Making organisational learning happen: a review of four methods“, Séminaire International de Recherche: Pédagogies pour le changement, 4-5-6 mai 1994, IAE d’Aix-en-Provence.

114. R. Normann & R. Ramírez: “From Value Chain to Value Constellation”, 14th Annual International Conference of the Strategic Management Society, 20-23 September 1994, Jouy-en-Josas, France.

115. R. Ramírez: “Designing Interactive Strategy”, Enterprise Transformation Through Business Processes, “CAM-I” Management Seminar (Consortium for Advanced Management - International), 7 June 1995, Paris.

116. R. Ramírez: “Actual Organisation, Aesthetics, and Value”, Organisations, Management, Design: Exploring the Aesthetic Dimension of Business Conference, 13-14 June 1995, Luxembourg.

117. R. Ramírez: “Co-Produced Value, Aesthetics, and Organisation”, Creative Crossroads Conference (autour du travail de Christo), September 1995, University of Linköping, Sweden.

118. R. Ramírez: “Problems of Organisational Form and the Promise of Organisational Aesthetics”, Aesthetics of Art & Enterprise Conference, 11-12 April 1996, European Centre for Art Management School of Business, Stockholm University.

119. F. Vasconcellos & R. Ramírez: “Competences and Complexity: an Exploration”, Symposium ‘Organisational Learning and the Learning Organisation: Theoretical and Research Developments’, 1er-3 September 1996, Lancaster University,

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120. R. Ramírez: “Value Constellations and Competence Development”, 16th Annual International Strategic Management Society Conference, 10-13 November 1996, Phoenix, USA.

121. R. Ramírez: “The Relationship Between the Public and the Private Spheres: Some Reflections”, European Health Leadership Program, 27 November 1996, King’s Fund College, Paris.

122. R. Ramírez: “Reconfigure your Customer Relationships Before Others Reconfigure You”, Invited Track keynote speech, International Strategic Leadership Conference, 27-30 April 1997, Washington DC.

123. D. Bourgeois & R. Ramírez: “Does ‘Customer Orientation’ Lead to ‘De-Bureaucratisation’ ? An Exploratory Analysis of Limitations to this Assumption”, 13th EGOS Colloquium, 3-5 July 1997, Budapest.

124. F. Vasconcellos & R. Ramírez: “Domain Definition: How Value Propositions Induce Strategic Innovation and Organisational Change”, 17th Annual International Strategic Management Society Conference, 5-8 October 1997, Barcelona.

125. R. Ramírez: “Complexity, Aesthetics, and Strategy”, 17th Annual International Strategic Management Society Conference, 5-8 october1997, Barcelona.

126. R. Ramírez: “Tacit Knowledge and Presentational Symbolism: An Empirical Investigation”, Aesthetics II Conference, 29-30 mars 1999, Bolton, United Kingdom.

127. R. Ramírez & J. Wallin: “Offerings: The Relations Between Action, Actor, and Interaction and Managing Knowledge and Ignorance: A Co-Evolutionary Perspective”, 19th Annual International Strategic Management Society Conference, 4-6 October 1999, Berlin.

128. F. Vasconcellos & R. Ramírez: “The Co-evolution of Knowledge & Ignorance”, 19th Annual International Strategic Management Society Conference, 4-6 October 1999, Berlin

129. R. Ramírez: ‘Redefining Tacit Knowledge’ 4th International Conference on Competence-Based Competition, Norwegian School of Management, 1998, Sandvika, Norway

130. R. Ramírez: ‘Why is Tacit Knowledge Tacit? An Aesthetic Exploration’, Paper presented at the “Workshop on Organising Aesthetics”, EIASM, Certosa di Pontignano, Siena, Italy, May 12-14, 2000

131. C. Heckscher, M. Maccoby, R. Ramírez and P.E. Tixier: “Intervening to help public monopolies become competitive”, Academy Of Management, Washington, August 2001

132. M. Vanhuele & R. Ramírez: “Is the Business of Management Education Business or Education? Critical Reflections on the MBA Live Case Experiments at the HEC School of Management”, International Teacher’s Program, New York, 2001

133. R. Ramírez & M. Young: “The aesthetics of scenario planning”. 2nd EIASM workshop on aesthetics and organisation. Gattieres, France, July 2003.

134. R. Ramírez & L. Roodhart: “Exploring the links between innovation & strategic renewal – the ‘locus’ issue”. Strategic Renewal Research Programme Practitioners’ Conference, Templeton College, February 2005;

135. R. Ramírez: L. Roodhart: “Linking technology paths & scenarios to enable innovation”. Invited keynote speech, EURAM, Munich, May 2005.

136. (panellist) “Plotting the Future”, 22nd Annual Oxford Analytical Conference, Oxford, September 2005.

137. R. Ramírez, S. Girod and K. Ruddle: “Exploring the Links Between Innovation and Strategic Renewal” - I. British Academy of Management. Oxford. September 2005.

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138. R. Ramírez, M. Thompson, P. Lednor and E. Allen: “Linking Innovation and Strategic Renewal: Understanding the Roles of Social Architecture for Knowledge-Related Performance“. HRM and Knowledge-Related Performance: The Nature, the Outcomes and the Linkages, Copenhagen Business School. Copenhagen, September 21-22, 2005

139. R. Ramírez, S. Girod and K. Ruddle: “Exploring the Links Between Innovation and Strategic Renewal” - II. Strategic Management Society International Conference. Orlando. October 2005.

140. R. Ramírez, M. Thompson, S. Girod, P Lednor, E. Allen: “Linking Innovation and Strategic Renewal: Understanding the Roles of Social Architecture”. EGOS, Bergen, July 2006.

141. R. Ramírez & D. Grönquist: Extending the life of scenario sets and enhancing the value of the investment Society of Corporate Intelligence Professionals Conference, London, October 2006.

142. R. Ramírez, M. Thompson, S. Girod, P Lednor, E. Allen: Strategic Renewal and Innovation: Exploring & Links Strategic Management Society International Conference, Vienna, October 31 2006

143. R. Ramírez, M. Thompson, E. Allen, L. Roodhart and P. Lednor: The co-evolutionary nature of dynamic capabilities EGOS Conference, Vienna July 2007

144. (M Thompson, R. Ramírez, P Lednor, E. Allen: “How do Organisations link Innovation and Strategic Renewal? A Social-Practice Perspective” Academy of Management Conference. Philadelphia, August 2007

145. R. Ramírez, O. Baburoglu & J. Selsky: ”A new design principle for building field level collaborative capability: Redundancy of potentialities” Academy of Management Conference. Philadelphia, August 2007

146. R. Ramírez, M. Thompson and P. Lednor: “Renewal as Strategic Process: Organisational innovation, technical innovation, & strategy renewal”. Strategic Management Society International Conference. San Diego, October 2007.

147. R. Ramírez, D. Grönquist & R. Osterman: “Deploying EWS Scanning & Data Monitoring to Enhance & Extend Scenario Investment Values: Enabling scenarios to become processes”. Strategic Management Society International Conference. San Diego, October 2007.

148. (W/ M. Thompson and E. Allen): “Strategic Renewal and Innovation” Ecole des Mines invited day on strategic renewal & innovation research seminar, Paris, December 2007;

149. R. Ramírez; M Thompson; L Roodhart; P Lednor; W Manders; E Allen: “Exploring How Innovation & Strategy Renewal Are Linked”. Invited lecture Centre de recherche en gestion, (CRG) École Polytechnique, presented in Paris, April 2 2008

150. R. Ramírez: “Pearls in Policing Scenarios –some comments”. Invited lecture, Pearls in Policing Initiative, http://www.spl.politieacademie.nl/page/page_item_en.asp?ID=1538 Dutch School for Police Leadership, The Hague. June 17, 2008.

151. R. Ramírez, M. Thompson; L. Roodhart; P. Lednor; W. Manders; E. Allen: “Exploring How Innovation & Strategy Renewal Are Linked”. SEIB Research Workshop, University of Oxford, June 23 2008.

152. R. Ramírez (panelist): The future of mobile telecommunicaitons panel session. World Economic Forum; Davos, January, 2009.

153. R. Ramírez, J Selsky & K van der Heijden: “Causal Texture Theories of Turbulence & the Growth and Role of Scenario Practices” Euram. Liverpool May 2009

154. R. Ramírez, O. Baburoglu, J. Selsky: “A Design Principle To Drive Collaborative Action On Global Challenges: Redundancy Of Potentialities”. http://worldbenefit.case.edu/global-forum/ June 2009.

155. (w/T. Lang): “Constructing social capital through entrepreneurial scenario ventures”. EGOS, Barcelona, July 2009.

156. R. Ramírez & A Wilkinson:Invited keynote, “Business Planning In Turbulent Times: relating

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scenarios & strategy; or using the future as a safe space to consider the present”. Risk Capital conference. Brussels, Spring 2009.

157. A. Wilkinson & R. Ramírez: Three invited presentations to the World Wild Life Fund, Rheos, and England & Wales Institute of Chartered Accountant Finance Lab: The Oxford “Beyond the Crisis Scenarios”. ICA, London and oxford. July 2009

158. R. Ramírez: ”Long term contextual complexity in business design”. Invited keynote speech. DesignYatra conference. Mumbai. September 2009.

159. R. Ramírez: ”El valor en redes de negocio”. Invited keynote speech, COSMU 09 Conference, Aidima, Valencia, Spain. October 2009.

160. A Wilkinson & R. Ramírez: “How plausible is plausibility as a scenario effectiveness criterion?” Joint Arizona State University-InSIS Plausibility Project Workshop, Arizona, November 2009.

161. R. Ramírez: “What might Decision-Making be in a Complex World?” (co-written with J Ravetz, T Lang, & A. Wilkinson) Invited lecture, International Risk Assessment and Horizon Scanning Symposium 2010. Singapore. March 2010

162. T Lang & R. Ramírez: “Designing Collaborative Research to Study Scenario Work”. 2010 SMS Special Conference in Finland with the theme “Intersections of Strategy Processes and Strategy Practices”. Lapland, March 2010

163. R. Ramírez & T. Lang: Invited to lead a scenarios planning clinic, 7th annual Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, at the University of Oxford 14 – 16 April, 2010.

164. R. Ramírez: Invited keynote: Radically new Business Models? Charity Finance October 18 2010. London

165. R. Ramírez: Panelist. Turbulence, Scenario Planning & Financial Instability/ Earthcast. February 9th 2011. https://earthscanevents.webex.com/ec0605lc/eventcenter/recording/recordAction.do;jsessionid=gjclNQjHY2dv3LpLk6YF2xyvGHgHGTvd1ZpFxMTcSZnlyXmmTFpx!-2078002360?theAction=poprecord&actname=%2Feventcenter%2Fframe%2Fg.do&apiname=lsr.php&renewticket=0&renewticket=0&actappname=ec0605lc&entappname=url0107lc&needFilter=false&&isurlact=true&entactname=%2FnbrRecordingURL.do&rID=10618977&rKey=bfaae538a5d80fa0&recordID=10618977&rnd=8305962503&siteurl=earthscanevents&SP=EC&AT=pb&format=short

166. R. Ramírez: Panelist. Reducing risks through scenario planning: developing a strategic workforce plan that acknowledges a range of potential outcomes Economist Talent Summit. London. June 2011.

167. R. Ramírez: “What might national planning do to do well?” Presentation to Minister Trevor Manuel and Commissioners of the South African Planning Commission. Martin School. University of Oxford. August 2011.

168. R. Ramírez: “Business Planning in Turbulent Times”. Invited presentation. International Advisory Board. Saїd Business School. Asia House, London. October 27, 2011.

169. R. Ramírez: “Value Constellations, Innovation & and Scenarios”. MTC (Marketing Technology Center). Stockholm. November 30th, 2011 http://www.mtcstiftelsen.se/Bazment/311.aspx

170. A. Helfgott, J. Vervoort, R. Ramírez, J. Ravetz: “We’re All In This Together: Shifting Paradigms on Science and Society in a Shifting Global Landscape”. Planet Under Pressure Conference. London, March 26-29 2012, convened by the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford

171. R. Ramírez: Invited discussant for innovation roundtable. MTC (Marketing Technology Center). Stockholm. April 24, 2012 http://www.mtcstiftelsen.se/Bazment/311.aspx

172. R. Ramírez: Invited keynote presentation: “The Future is Now” Annual seminar of the Association of Public Librarians. Warwick University, UK. May 10, 2012

173. R. Ramírez: Invited keynote opening presentation: “Scenarios and Innovation”. Fundaçao

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dom Cabral Innovation Summit. Sao Paulo, Brazil. May 17, 2012. 174. R. Ramírez (co-written with M. Paltschik): Invited opening plenary speaker for the Service

Interest Group of the American Marketing Association International Conference at Hanken Business School June 8-9 2012

175. R. Ramírez (co-written with M. Paltschik) Invited opening plenary speaker for the International Society for the Systems Sciences 2012 Conference at San Jose State University July 15-20 2012

176. R. Ramírez & D. Ing: “On Offerings Session” the International Society for the Systems Sciences 2012 Conference at San Jose State University July 15-20 2012

177. R. Ramírez: Invited panelist on the future of infrastructure session, Rethinking Cities: Framing the Future – 6th Urban Research & Knowledge Symposium, Barcelona, 8-10 October 2012

178. R. Ramírez: ‘Challenger’ invited presentation. “The Futures of Civil Society” session. World Economic Forum, Davos, 23 January 2013.

179. R. Ramírez: Invited keynote speaker. “Engaging the Future”. Oxford Management Club. April, 2013

180. R. Ramírez: Invited speaker: ‘Scenario planning in turbulent times’ Anesthesiologendagen 2013

181. R. Ramírez: Invited lecture, “If there’s a ‘peak oil’ of ‘service management’ and ‘systems science’ research, what might one do about it?” (paper coauthored with M. Patlschik) University of Hull Business School, May 15 2013. Maastricht, May 30, 2013

182. R. Ramírez: Invited Panelist: Digital Horizons: People, Prosperity, Power. Stockholm, June 13, 2013

183. R. Ramírez: Invited closing keynote speaker “Scenarios research: scholarship and impact” Developments in Scenario Planning Workshop. University of Warwick Business School, June 4, 2014

184. R. Ramírez: Invited speaker: ‘Scenario Planning’. IMF seminar, Washington DC June 18, 2014

185. R. Ramírez: Invited keynote speaker: “Who might Nanotechnology use Scenarios?”, Next Generation Sensor Devices for a Healthier, Safer Society - International Networking workshop, Oxford Martin Programme on Nanotechnology, July 24 2014

186. R. Ramírez: Invited opening keynote speaker “The Oxford Scenario Planning Approach: Uses in public policy & financial regulation”. Mainstreaming Scenarios Seminar, OECD March 30, 2015

187. R. Ramírez: Chair, Webinar on UK & Europe scenarios. June 10th 2015. http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/programmes/executive-education/oxford-scenarios-programme/events/future-uk-and-its-relationship-europe-your-business-strategy-ready

Reviewer for

Academy of Management, Organisation Science, John Wiley and Sons, Strategic Management Society, Japanese Research Ministry, European Group on Organisation Studies, Stanford University Press, Blackwell-Wiley, Strategic Management Journal, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Oxford University Press, the International Journal of Foresight, Journal of Design Research, International Journal of Forecasting, and Innovation Policy Journal.

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Member of the Comité Scientifique of / Editorial Board of

Futures http://www.journals.elsevier.com/futures/

Prospective & Stratégie www.strategie-prospective.fr

Organizational Aesthetics http://ojs.wpi.edu/index.php/orgaesthetics/

Executive Education Teaching: The Oxford Scenarios Programme; RWE Thames Water strategy workshop; RWE Thames Water asset management workshop; RWE Thames Water Extended Board Strategy Meeting Strategy Sessions (London and Elizabethtown); Wårtsila Marine Shipping Futures Workshop, Bibby programme, DP World scenarios programme, JDC and Leatid scenarios programmes, Caribbean Development Bank Scenarios Programme; l’Oréal scenarios programme; Coaching and Consulting for Change Programme (jointly with HEC); Oxford Diploma in Strategy & Innovation; Oxford Diploma in Global Business, EMBA & MBA scenario electives; Addleshaw Goddard, AT Kearney scenarios programmes, Atkins, Bibby, BMW Group (two different programmes), British Energy, Caribbean Development Bank Scenarios programme, Centrica, CEO Academy, Deloitte Industry Futures Senior Partners, DP World, European Patent Office, Emory EMB; Financial Conduct Authority; Finnish supply chain group; Innogy; Joint European Patent Office & UK Patent Office Programme; Major Projects Association; Meggit, Novotel UK; Major Programmes Leadership Academy; Nexen; O2; PAF; Prudential; Retail Futures Group; Rolls-Royce; Royal & Sun Alliance; RWE Thames Water; SAB Miller; Scottish Water; Standard Chartered Bank Leadership Programme; Standard Chartered Bank Strategic Thinking Programme; Sumitomo Mitsubishi Banking Corporation; Tata Chemicals; Telefónica; Thyssen-Krupp; Zain Coaching & Consulting for Change; Air France-KLM; Air Liquide; Alcatel; Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris; AVEBE; Axa; BNP; Eurotunnel; International Railway Strategic Management Institute; Paribas; Schneider Electric; Spie; Usinor; Zurich Insurance.

Doctoral supervision and advice

Co-supervisor with Giles Amado of Denis Bourgeois ‘Docteur es Sciences de Gestion’ dissertation “Le Client – Fossoyeur ou Secours de la Bureaucratie?”. HEC Paris March 1992

Co-supervisor with Georges Trepo of Valerie Outteryck doctoral dissertation ‘Docteur es Sciences de Gestion’ dissertation “La gestion de l’homme (des moments et leurs hommes) La GRH comme problematique – etude de cas a partir des relations des DRH avec les syndicats »”. HEC Paris March 1992

Co-supervisor with Georges Trepo of Flavio Carvalho de Vasconcelos ‘Docteur es Sciences de Gestion’ dissertation “L FORMATION DES PROBLEMATIQUES DANS LES ORGANISATIONS – Une analyuse des structures matricielles »”. HEC Paris 1998

Co-supervisor with Jacqueline Lauffer of Fabienne Autier Docteur es Sciences de Gestion’ dissertation ‘Ni prescire ni laissez-faire : Une analyse exploratoire des logiques de production de l’innovation dans les organisations ». HEC Paris February 1999

Advisor to Kamil Michlewski DPhil dissertation « Towards an Understanding of the Role the Culture of Designers Can Play in Organisation » School of Design, University of Northumbria at Newcastle. March 2006

Advisor to ATCJ (Jerome) Dangerman DPhil dissertation « The Energy System, Lock-in and Adaptation » Radboud University Nijmegen. November 2013

Supervisor of Trudi J. Lang DPhil Dissertation “ESSAYS ON HOW SCENARIO PLANNING AND

THE BUILDING OF NEW SOCIAL CAPITAL ARE RELATED” Oxford University

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Consulting activities

With a wide range of organisations including – Aidima; Amerada Hess; Atkins; AT&T; CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency) - Government of Barbados; CIDA - Government of St. Lucia; Cargotec; “Club Prospective” (EDF, GDF, France Télécom, la Poste, EDF, Elf Aquitaine); Crédit Suisse; Delta-Lloyd; EDF; Elster; Entreprise & Personnel; Enskilda London; European Patent Office; European Roundtable of Industrialists; Ferrovie dello Stato; Fondation Médéric Alzheimer; France Télécom; Globetrotter; HP Laboratories; Koestler Trust, Kuxta; JDC; Kwantlen Polytechnic University; London First; Metsa-Serla; Neste; Novo Nordisk, NYC Department of Juvenile Justice; Nissan Europe; the OECD; Oxfam; PAF, POAS; PMO-Singapore; PMO-UAE; Prudential; RATP; Repsol; SAS; Scania; Shell International; Shell Manufacturing; Shell Game-Changer; Siemens, Sonera/Telecom Finland; Scania; Statoil; Stora; Suez Energy International; Telefónica; Telespazio; Top Denmark; Trenitalia; United European Gastroenterology; UNDP - Government of Panama; Unitas; Volvo Penta; Wärtsilä, World Economic Forum.

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