By appointment

• System Dynamics
• Strategic Management
• Corporate Sustainability Management
• Project Management 

• Decision-making in complex systems
• Understanding climate change
• Corporate environmental sustainability
• Economic growth and environmental pollution
• Strategic management (systems thinking, alliance management, general strategic decision-making)

• Misperceptions of climate change
• Corporate environmental sustainability
• Economic growth and environmental pollution
• Interorganizational alliances

• Virtual research stay at MIT Sloan School of Management (SD Group) in 2020
• En-ROADS Ambassador, Climate Interactive
• Short time research stay at McGill University, Montréal, Canada and MIT Sloan School of Management (SD Group) in 2016
• World Climate Ambassador, Climate Interactive
• Appointed professor of Strategy and International Project Management at Reutlingen University
• Brief research periods at McGill University, Montréal, Canada (2011) and at the University of Lugano, Switzerland (2012)
• Appointed professor of Scientific Methods in “Economic Sciences“ at Heilbronn University
• Strategy advisor at the PA Consulting Group, Frankfurt am Main
• Dissertation awarded the Gert-von-Kortzfleisch prize for excellent scientific work in the field of system dynamics
• Doctorate (Dr. rer. Pol) at Stuttgart University
• Doctoral thesis on the topic „Interorganizational Learning in Learning Alliances“
• Several research periods at the System Dynamics Group of the MIT Sloan School, Cambridge, U.S.A.
• Member of scientific staff and doctoral candidate in the Department of Planning and Strategic Management of the Business Administration School at Stuttgart University
• Dissertation entitled “Vom systemischen Denken zur Methode System Dynamics“ (From Systemic Thinking to the Method of System Dynamics) in the Department of Planning and Strategic Management at Stuttgart University
• Internships at Applied Materials, U.S.A. and DASA in Ulm
• Scholarship for study abroad at the University of Connecticut, U.S.A
• Graduated in Business Administration at Stuttgart University

Activities outside the university

• since 2015: Dana Meadows Award of System Dynamics Society, member of the committee
• 2017-2019: System Dynamics Society: Member of the Policy Council
• 2014-2019: German Society of System Dynamics (Deutsche Gesellschaft für System Dynamics): President
• 2012 – 2014: German Society of System Dynamics (Deutsche Gesellschaft für System Dynamics): Board member of system dynamics in research and teaching
• 2012 – 2014: German Society of System Dynamics (Deutsche Gesellschaft für System Dynamics), Gert-von-Kortzfleisch Award: Chairperson of the committee for excellent scientific work with system dynamics
• 2006 – 2012: German Society of System Dynamics (Deutsche Gesellschaft für System Dynamics): Board member for system dynamics in practice
• 2012: System Dynamics Society: Member of Policy Council

Prices/awards

• 2021: Heidelberg Center for Sustainable Development of the Pedogeological University of Heidelberg, Teaching Award “University Teaching for Sustainable Development” for “Integrating the World Climate and Climate Action Simulations in University Teaching”
• 2021: Academy of Management, Management Education and Development Division: “Best Professional Development Workshop” for “Preparing the Manager for Climate Change: From Awareness to Action"
• 2021: AACSB “Innovations that Inspire” for “Diffusion of Climate Action Simulation in Germany"
• 2020: Gert-von-Kortzfleisch-Award 2020 for Paper: Kapmeier & Gonçalves (2018): Wasted Paradise? Policies for Small Island States to Manage Tourism-Driven Growth While Controlling Waste Generation: The Case of the Maldives, in: System Dynamics Review 34(1-2), pp. 172-221
  Award of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für System Dynamics e.V. for scientifically excellent works in System Dynamics
• 2017: ARCS Conference on Sustainability, “People’s Choice” for paper: “Can role-play with interactive models enhance climate knowledge, affect and intent to act?”, co-authored with Juliette Rooney-Varga (UMass Lowell), John Sterman (MIT Sloan School), Eduardo Fracassi (Instituto Technologica de Buenos Aires), Travis Franck (Climate Interactive), Victoria Kurker (UMass Lowell), Ellie Johnston (Climate Interactive), Andrew Jones (Climate Interactive) and Kenneth Rath (SageFox Consulting Group)
• 2009: Gert-von-Kortzfleisch-Award for PhD publication: Kapmeier (2007): Dynamics of Interorganizational Learning in Learning Alliances
  Award of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für System Dynamics e.V. for scientifically excellent works in System Dynamics

 Academic societies

• DGSD - Deutsche Gesellschaft für System Dynamics e. V., founding member
• ARCS - Alliance of Research on Corporate Sustainability 
• SMS - Strategic Management Society
• MIT Club of Germany e. V.
• System Dynamics Society
• GWS - Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialkybernetik e. V.

Review activities

• System Dynamics Review
• Systems Research and Behavioral Dynamics
• Submissions to “Annual Conference of the System Dynamics Society in Germany“
• Submissions to the annual “International System Dynamics Conference“
• Einreichungen zur „Konferenz für Wirtschafts- und Sozialkybernetik“ 
• conference of the Association of Economic and Social Cybernetics (GWS), of the Institute of Business Administration at St. Gallen University and of the Institute of Corporate Cybernetics (IfU) at RWTH Aachen
• Strohhecker, J. and Größler, A. (editors)"Strategic and Operative Production Management. Empiricism and Simulation." Festschrift for Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Peter Milling, Wiesbaden 2009

02. Jan 2021 - Zitat in der Visual Story, Wiener Zeitung:  Ärger im Paradies. Der Tourismus auf den Malediven wächst und mit ihm der Müllberg – täglich um bis zu 1.500 Tonnen: https://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/chronik/welt/2084315-Aerger-im-Paradies.html

06. Okt 2020 - Interview, UnternehmensGrün e.V.: „Simulationsmodell hilft Unternehmen bei ihrer Klimastrategie“: https://www.unternehmensgruen.org/blog/2020/10/06/unternehmen-muessen-sich-mit-klimaschutz-auseinandersetzen-und-besser-verstehen/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter-auszeichnung-co2-klimaneutral-energie-netzwerk

Mai 2020 - Report, re:search. Forschungsmagazin Reutlingen University: “Nur noch kurz die Welt retten“, pp. 36-37

20. März 2020 - Zitat in der Visual Story, Spiegel online: Die Müllinsel. Das Abfallproblem der Malediven: https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/malediven-plastikflut-die-muellinsel-a-9374c9dd-3f09-40fe-81ce-b63eb9806ae5

05. März 2020 - Dokumentation, ZDF/3sat: „Wissen – Klima-Konferenz zum Erleben“ https://www.3sat.de/wissen/nano/200305-rollenspiel-nano-100.html

Jan 2020 - Interview, Kupferblau. Campusmagazin Universität Tübingen: “Auf eine Tasse Kaffee mit… Prof. Dr. Florian Kapmeier. „Wir müssen alle Stellschrauben aktivieren, über alle Länder hinweg“, pp. 57-59

Jan 2020 - heute - En-ROADS Ambassador; in Zusammenarbeit mit Climate Interactive: www.climateinteractive.org/florian-kapmeier/

10. Dez 2019 - Zeitungsinterview, Riff Reporter: „Da geht’s lang, oder? Die Erderhitzung zu begrenzen ist möglich, aber nicht einfach, zeigt eine Online-Simulation“: https://www.riffreporter.de/klimasocial/schrader-simulation-klimaschutz-enroads/

30. Nov 2019 - Zeitungsinterview, Reutlinger Generalanzeiger: „Das Leben könnte in 15 oder 20 Jahren ganz anders aussehen. Professor Dr. Florian Kapmeier von der Hochschule Reutlingen erforscht die Klimawandel-Kommunikation“, p. 15

30. Nov 2019 - Zeitungsartikel, Reutlinger Generalanzeiger: „Und wenn wir die Welt retten?“, p. 15

16. Aug 2019 - News-Beitrag, ESB Business School: „Workshop at Chatham House. Prof Dr Florian Kapmeier presenting on Risks of Negative Emissions Technologies at London Climate Action Week “: https://www.esb-business-school.de/en/school/news/news/2019/workshop-at-chatham-house/

23. Mai 2019 - Online-Artikel, Spektrum: „Klima-Rollenspiel: Dieses Spiel soll die Welt retten“: https://www.spektrum.de/news/dieses-spiel-soll-die-welt-retten/1647412

03. Jan 2019 - Blog-Eintrag, klimafakten: „Politik-Simulation “World Climate”: Spielen kann Menschen zu mehr Klimaschutz motivieren”: https://www.klimafakten.de/meldung/politik-simulation-world-climate-spielen-kann-menschen-zu-mehr-klimaschutz-motivieren

09. Okt 2018 - Zeitungsinterview, Stuttgarter Zeitung: “Die persönliche Betroffenheit fehlt”, Stuttgarter Zeitung, No. 223, p. 2

2017 -  Angebot des simulationsbasierten Rollenspiels World Climate für deutsche Gymnasialklassen (in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Ministerium für Kultus, Jugend und Sport Baden-Württemberg): https://www.bne-bw.de/schule/projekte/world-climate.html   

21. März 2018 - Blog-Eintrag, ETH Zurich: “The World Climate Simulation”:  https://blogs.ethz.ch/deliscope/2018_03_21/the-world-climate-simulation/  

06. Sep 2018 - Pressemitteilung, Hochschule Reutlingen: “Mehr Bewusstsein für den Klimawandel. Neue Studie belegt Erfolg des Rollenspiels World Climate“: https://www.reutlingen-university.de/news/aktuelles/detail/article/mehr-bewusstsein-fuer-den-klimawandel/

30. Aug 2018 - Pressemitteilung, MIT Sloan School of Management: „Is the Key to Sparking Climate Action a Game? New Research Suggests it is, even across the political divide”: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/press/key-to-sparking-climate-action-game-new-research-suggests-it-even-across-political-divide

02. Juni 2018 - Interview, gemeinsam mit Andrew Jones (Climate Interactive), klimareporter: "Erfahrungen wirken besser als Wissen": https://www.klimareporter.de/gesellschaft/erfahrungen-wirken-besser-als-wissen

06. Dez 2017 -  Zeitungsartikel, Stuttgarter Zeitung: “Spielend das Klima retten“: https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.umwelt-spielend-das-klima-retten.d2345bba-ac28-42b4-9c25-f11f9519f060.html

17. Nov 2017 - Blog-Eintrag, Vermont Lawschool: Using an Interactive Simulation Model to Educate Students on our Climate Future: http://vlscop.vermontlaw.edu/2017/11/17/using-an-interactive-simulation-model-to-educate-students-on-our-climate-future/

04. Jan 2017 - Pressemitteilung, Hochschule Reutlingen: “World Climate Simulation Rollenspiel schärft Bewusstsein für den Klimawandel https://www.esb-business-school.de/de/fakultaet/aktuelles/detail/artikel/world-climate-simulation/

26. Juni 2015 - Blog-Eintrag, Climate-KIC: „Ambitious students simulate COP21 Climate Negotiations – yet fail: Learning a valuable lesson!”: http://climate-kic.de/climate-ambitious-students-simulate-cop21-climate-negotiations-and-fail-their-most-important-learning/

2014 - heute - World Climate Ambassador; in Zusammenarbeit mit Climate Interactive: https://www.climateinteractive.org/florian-kapmeier/

Einladungen zu Fachvorträgen - Thema Klimawandel

• 17. Nov 2017: UNFCCC COP23, Bonn: Offizielles Side Event: „Using Decision-Maker Tools and Climate Education to Build Momentum on Climate Change”, mit Andrew Jones (Climate Interactive): “Climate Interactive’s C-ROADS, World Climate and World Energy & their Introduction to Teachers in the State of Baden-Württemberg”
• 8. Nov 2017: UNFCCC COP23, Bonn: Side Event: “Creating a path to achieve Paris Goals”, mit Prof. John Sterman (MIT Sloan School of Management) und Ellie Johnston (Climate Interactive): Introducing World Climate to Teachers in the State of Baden-Württemberg
• 17. Okt 2017, Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environmental Agency), Berlin: “Decarbonization – 100% Renewable Energy and more. Transformation pathways to a greenhouse gas neutral and resource efficient society. A commentary.
• 19. Sep 2017, 11. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für System Dynamics, Dessau-Roßlau: „Die World Climate Simulation: Kann ein interaktives Rollenspiel zu mehr Wissensdurst, impulsiven Emotionen und Handlungsdrang zum Schutz des Klimas führen?“ (Co-Authoren: Juliette Rooney-Varga (UMass Lowell), John Sterman (MIT Sloan School), Eduardo Fracassi (Instituto Technologica de Buenos Aires), Travis Franck (Climate Interactive), Victoria Kurker (UMass Lowell), Ellie Johnston (Climate Interactive), Andrew Jones (Climate Interactive) und Kenneth Rath (SageFox Consulting Group))
• 18. Juli 2017, 35th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society: Learning for Ourselves about Climate Change: The World Climate simulation: Can role-play with interactive models enhance climate knowledge, affect and intent to act? (Leitung: Juliette Rooney-Varga, University of Massachusetts Lowell)
• 16. Juni 2017, 9^th Annual ARCS Research Conference an der Rotterdam School of Management: Learning for Ourselves about Climate Change: The World Climate simulation: Can role-play with interactive models enhance climate knowledge, affect and intent to act? (Leitung: John Sterman, MIT Sloan School of Management)