Matjaz Vidmar
Biographic Data
| ID | 5893733 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matjaz Vidmar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matjaz |
| FAMILY NAME | Vidmar |
| SIGNATURE | VIDMAR M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1368-9762 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Building Anticipatory Capacity for Transformative Resilience
Grand Societal Challenges (GSCs) require regional policymakers to develop new forms of anticipatory capacity. This is defined as the ability to navigate uncertainty, align diverse stakeholders and direct development towards long-term societal goals. This study argues that, when implemented throughout the entire policy cycle, strategic foresight is a vital tool for building such capacity and positioning regions for transformative resilience. Using…
Experiential AI
Experiential artificial intelligence (AI) is an approach to the design, use, and evaluation of AI in cultural or other real-world settings that foregrounds human experience and context. It combines arts and engineering to support rich and intuitive modes of model interpretation and interaction, making AI tangible and explicit. The ambition is to enable significant cultural works and make AI systems more understandable to nonexperts, thereby stren…
Strategic intelligence for the future of places
Based on the growing importance of place-based strategic intelligence, this article puts forward a conceptual framework for a new methodological approach to influence the shaping of subnational economic development. The novel Opportunity Areas Analysis Tool has been designed and deployed in the context of a City Region Deal in Scotland, UK. We define key trends, map core capabilities and assess exploitation capacities for data-driven innovation e…
Face Masks During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Wearing face masks is recommended as part of personal protective equipment and as a public health measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Their use, however, is deeply connected to social and cultural practices and has acquired a variety of personal and social meanings. This article aims to identify the diversity of sociocultural, ethical, and political meanings attributed to face masks, how they might impac…
Atomic Mumbai
In an era of nuclear post-modernism, as Cold War tensions slowly fade from the personal and collective memory, Atomic Mumbai is a welcome reminder of the significance of atomic energy for the physi
Mystical science and practical religion
Mystical science and practical religion
Atomic Mumbai
In an era of nuclear post-modernism, as Cold War tensions slowly fade from the personal and collective memory, Atomic Mumbai is a welcome reminder of the significance of atomic energy for the physi
Face Masks During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Wearing face masks is recommended as part of personal protective equipment and as a public health measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Their use, however, is deeply connected to social and cultural practices and has acquired a variety of personal and social meanings. This article aims to identify the diversity of sociocultural, ethical, and political meanings attributed to face masks, how they might impac…
Strategic intelligence for the future of places
Based on the growing importance of place-based strategic intelligence, this article puts forward a conceptual framework for a new methodological approach to influence the shaping of subnational economic development. The novel Opportunity Areas Analysis Tool has been designed and deployed in the context of a City Region Deal in Scotland, UK. We define key trends, map core capabilities and assess exploitation capacities for data-driven innovation e…
Experiential AI
Experiential artificial intelligence (AI) is an approach to the design, use, and evaluation of AI in cultural or other real-world settings that foregrounds human experience and context. It combines arts and engineering to support rich and intuitive modes of model interpretation and interaction, making AI tangible and explicit. The ambition is to enable significant cultural works and make AI systems more understandable to nonexperts, thereby stren…
Building Anticipatory Capacity for Transformative Resilience
Grand Societal Challenges (GSCs) require regional policymakers to develop new forms of anticipatory capacity. This is defined as the ability to navigate uncertainty, align diverse stakeholders and direct development towards long-term societal goals. This study argues that, when implemented throughout the entire policy cycle, strategic foresight is a vital tool for building such capacity and positioning regions for transformative resilience. Using…
Sociology (3 works) · Geography (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Regional Development and Policy (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Art (1 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 works) · Astronomy (1 works) · Bridge (graph theory) (1 works)