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Personal Statement
I have joined the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation in 2019. While at Strathclyde, I have held the roles of Associate Dean (KE) and Director of KE.
I am passionate about academic impact and engaged research which helps individuals, organisations and the wider society. My field of research is Strategy Process, within this field I specialise on foresight, uncertainty and I have special interest on strategy tools and particularly scenario planning. I am mostly a qualitative researcher using interviews, case studies and ethnographic data.
I enjoy inter and transdisciplinary research and KE projects and have collaborated with the department of Management Science (in HYPOBATT; TIDE) and the Centre for Innovation in Financial Regulation (in FRIL) within SBS. At the same time, I have or still am collaboring with Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (in CAELUS), Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (in TIDE), Design Manufacturing and Engineering Management (in Design HOPES).
In my quest for academic impact, I have delivered a great number of executive education programmes on strategic management, scenario planning and entrepreneurial growth, to a variety of companies. I have worked both with large MNEs and SMEs on their strategy and growth journeys.
I am co-organising the Scenario Planning and Foresight conferences (joined events between BAM and ORSUK). And I am in the editorial board of Futures & Foresight Science.
I am keen to supervise doctorate students on topics related to my research expertise.
Previously, I used to work for Aston Business School. And I have held a visiting research fellowship at Said Business School.
Research Interests
Strategy Process; Foresight; Perceived Uncertainty; Scenario Planning; Strategy Tools; Prospective Sensemaking; Business Modelling
Expertise & Capabilities
Research; Qualitative Research Methods; Knowledge Exchange; Facilitation; Strategy Development workshops; Scenario Planning workshops
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Business Administration, University of Warwick
External positions
External Examiner for MSc Management and Triple Degree, Lancaster University School of Management
2016 → 2020
Visiting Research Fellow, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
2016 → 2018
Visiting Lecturer , Akademie Studienakademie (University of Cooperative Education), Stuttgart
2007 → 2010
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Fintech - Centre of Innovation in Financial Regulation (Glasgow City Region - Extension)
Cummins, M. (Principal Investigator), Basu, D. (Co-investigator), Bowden, J. (Co-investigator), Shaw, E. (Co-investigator) & Tapinos, E. (Co-investigator)
1/04/25 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
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Design HOPES (Healthy Organisations in a Place-based Ecosystem, Scotland)
Rodgers, P. (Principal Investigator), Dixon, J. (Co-investigator), Dragojlovic-Oliveira, S. (Co-investigator), Galloway, S. (Co-investigator), Inns, T. (Co-investigator), Tapinos, E. (Co-investigator), Wodehouse, A. (Co-investigator) & Wright, G. (Co-investigator)
AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council)
1/10/23 → 31/03/28
Project: Research
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Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: Scotland 2024/2025 Report
Mwaura, S., Sahasranamam, S., Tapinos, E., Hart, M., Prashar, N. & Ri, A., 30 Nov 2025, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh. 22 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Scenarios for the future of NHS Scotland Transportation 2040
Tapinos, E. (Developer), Dixon, J. (Developer), Naveed, S. H. (Developer) & Kennedy, D. (Designer), 3 Oct 2025Research output: Digital or non-textual outputs › Digital or Visual Products
Activities
- 5 Conference, workshop, seminar or course
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Strategic Themes - EPSRC (Critical Mass) - Sustainable & Circular Materials & Manufacturing
Kay, T. (Organiser), O'Hare, M. (Organiser), Felfel, R. (Participant), Oterkus, E. (Participant), Oterkus, S. (Participant), SARKER, S. (Participant), Mariotti, D. (Participant), Tapinos, E. (Participant), Lau, K. H. A. (Participant), Bellingham, R. (Participant), Henderson, K. (Participant), Deans, F. (Participant), Johnston, K. (Participant), Liggat, J. (Participant), Yang, L. (Participant), Minty, R. (Participant), Gangasa Walvekar, R. (Participant), Macdonald, E. (Participant), Vieira de Souza, W. J. (Participant) & Kumar, A. (Participant)
11 Feb 2025Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Conference, workshop, seminar or course
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Strategic Themes - EPSRC (Critical Mass) - IES Workshop
Kay, T. (Organiser), Kelly, N. (Participant), Ivaturi, A. (Participant), Oterkus, E. (Participant), Oterkus, S. (Participant), Tapinos, E. (Participant), Costola, D. (Participant), Bellingham, R. (Participant), Mariotti, D. (Participant), SARKER, S. (Participant), Henderson, K. (Participant), Gangasa Walvekar, R. (Participant), Patelli, E. (Participant), Burnside, N. (Participant) & Flett, G. H. (Participant)
7 Feb 2025Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Conference, workshop, seminar or course