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Heiko von der Gracht
von der Gracht in 2011
Born	Heiko Andreas von der Gracht (1978-11-30) 30 November 1978 (age 47) Aachen, West Germany
Alma mater	Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences Fontys University of Applied Sciences University of Plymouth EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht
Employers	KPMG University for Continuing Education Krems
Known for	Foresight Technology management Delphi method

Heiko Andreas von der Gracht (born 30 November 1978) is a German academic and futurist specializing in foresight and technology management. He is a professor of Foresight and Digital Transformation at the University for Continuing Education Krems.

Contents

• Early life and education
• Professional life
• Research
• Selected publications
• Books and reports
• Articles
• References
• External links

Early life and education

Von der Gracht was born in Aachen on 30 November 1978. He was raised in Jülich and attended the Gymnasium Zitadelle Jülich, where he received his Abitur in 1998. ^{[1] [2]}

In 2003, he graduated as an industrial engineer from a dual degree program offered by the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences and Fontys University of Applied Sciences in Venlo. ^[3]

The following year, Von der Gracht received a Master of Science in supply chain management from the University of Plymouth. ^[4] From 2005 to 2008, he was a research assistant at the EBS University of Business and Law, where he completed his doctorate in 2008 in futures studies. ^[5]

Professional life

In 2009, Von der Gracht founded the Centre for Futures Studies and Knowledge Management at the EBS University of Business and Law. ^{[6] [7]}

In 2013, Von der Gracht joined KPMG Germany as a futurist and head of a think tank for strategic foresight. ^[8]

Von der Gracht received his habilitation in 2017 from the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg. ^[9] Since 2024, he has been Professor of Foresight and Digital Transformation at the University for Continuing Education Krems. Previously, Von der Gracht held the Chair of Futures Studies at Steinbeis University. ^[10]

He also serves as a member of the Global Foresight Network at the World Economic Forum (WEF) ^[11] and as an ambassador for its Global Collaboration Village (Forum Metaverse). ^[12]

Research

Based on the work of futurist Theodore J. Gordon in The Millennium Project, Von der Gracht developed the survey software 'Real-time Delphi.' ^[13] In 2011, he and Gordon presented a joint paper at the World Future Society (WFS) Annual Summit 2011, which summarized lessons learned from 40 real-time Delphi (RTD) studies conducted across their two platforms. ^[14]

In early 2018, Von der Gracht founded the international journal Futures & Foresight Science , of which he has been an associate editor since 2017, together with professors George Wright from the University of Strathclyde and George Cairns from Queensland University of Technology . ^{[15] [16]} Since 2012, he served on the advisory board of the journal Technological Forecasting & Social Change and has been an associate editor of that journal since 2017. ^[17]

Selected publications

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heiko Andreas von der Gracht .

• Literature by and about Heiko Andreas von der Gracht in the German National Library catalogue
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