Bernd Hezel researches, designs and realises communication formats and web applications for the Climate Media Factory that aim to accompany discourses on the future. He is particularly interested in local and regional transformation processes. Recently, as a visiting professor at the Film University Babelsberg, he explored how stories about / images of the future can motivate people to imagine, negotiate and create alternative futures. Previously, he worked at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research on a decarbonisation model for Europe and made it interactively accessible for decision support. He contributed to award-winning theatre productions and wrote and directed many animated short films, several of which won international festivals. He received a doctorate from Heidelberg University for work on quantum theory.