Elif Cepni

Elif Cepni is a professor of economics and decision making. She is a UNESCO Chair holder on Anticipation Studies, Futures Literacy and Strategic Foresight. She is the Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science. She is the Dean of Business School/ Karabuk University. Dr. Cepni is also working actively to support the formulation of strategic plans and future projects of companies, institutions and governments by using participatory foresight method. She works on anticipation and foresight for...See more

Elif Cepni is a professor of economics and decision making. She is a UNESCO Chair holder on Anticipation Studies, Futures Literacy and Strategic Foresight. She is the Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science. She is the Dean of Business School/ Karabuk University. Dr. Cepni is also working actively to support the formulation of strategic plans and future projects of companies, institutions and governments by using participatory foresight method. She works on anticipation and foresight for improving decision making process. In 2011, she was appointed as the Rector of Dogus University, a position she held until 2013. Prof. Dr. Cepni worked at Bahcesehir University/Istanbul as a Vice Rector in charge of international and academic affairs between 2013-2017. Prof. Dr. Çepni is the author of "A Guide for Economic and Financial Indicators", as well as "The Economy of Turkey in Retrospect "and "Let's Get Developed". In addition to her writing, she has also taught courses ranging from "Microeconomics", "Macroeconomics", "Development Economics" and "Strategic Planning and Strategic Foresight." She often delivers seminars on the interpretation of economic and financial indicators to banks and companies and is frequently invited as a speaker to various conferences and seminars. Prof. Dr. Çepni also volunteers as a development consultant for a London-based NGO working with African countries. She would like to combine economic literacy with intellectual foresight. She believes that, this may eliminate time inconsistency and credibility problems for policy makers, CEOs and managers. Using collective intelligence may create different roadmaps for countries, societies and institutions. She is currently working on the challenges of postnormal times and believes in the importance of postnormal science. Systems View of Thinking, Complexity, Chaos and Decision Making are her main interest areas. See less