Biography

Wendy Schultz is one of the facilitators for the Deep Transitions Futures project. She is an academically trained futurist with over forty years of global foresight practice. She has designed futures research projects for NGOs, government agencies, and businesses. Recently, she completed four global scenarios and multiple regional scenarios on the futures of research and innovation in a post-COVID world. Wendy Schultz holds a PhD degree in Futures Studies from Manoa University and teaches Futures Studies in the Strategic Foresight Master’s programme at the University of Houston. For further insights follow @wendyinfutures on Twitter.

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