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Centre for Future Studies |
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Informed
foresight: we bring dynamic future insights to strategic planning and
business development. A source of information and knowledge: we
undertake robust research into the futures facing society and the
business communities within it. A source of inspiration and creative
insight: as the world leaves the information age and enters the
Imagination Age, those who succeed will be strong in innovative and
creative thinking. Our future studies tools develop these strengths.
Over the past ten years, we have gained international recognition as
an authoritative source of knowledge about key trends and
developments in business and society. Publications
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Club of Rome |
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The
Club of Rome is a global think tank and centre of innovation
and initiative. As a non-profit, non governmental organisation (NGO),
it brings together scientists, economists, businessmen, international
high civil servants, heads of state and former heads of state from
all five continents who are convinced that the future of humankind is
not determined once and for all and that each human being can
contribute to the improvement of our societies.
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Foundation for the Future |
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The
Foundation conducts a broad range of programs and activities to
promote an understanding of the factors in the social, genetic,
biological, medical, psychological, physiological, cultural,
technological, and ecological fields that may have an impact on human
life during coming millennia.
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Institute for the Future |
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Go to The Institute for the Future (IFTF) is an independent nonprofit research group. We work with organizations of all kinds to help them make better, more informed decisions about the future. We provide the foresight to create insights that lead to action.
We bring a combination of tools, methodologies, and a deep understanding of emerging trends and discontinuities to our work with companies, foundations, and government agencies. We take an explicitly global approach to strategic planning, linking macro trends to local issues in such areas as:
* Work and daily life
* Technology and society
* Health and health care
* Global business trends
* Changing consumer society
The Institute is based in California's Silicon Valley, in a community at the crossroads of technological innovation, social experimentation, and global interchange. Founded in 1968 by a group of former RAND Corporation researchers with a grant from the Ford Foundation to take leading-edge research methodologies into the public and business sectors, the IFTF is committed to building the future by understanding it deeply.
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Research Group on the Global Future |
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Go to: The Research Group on Global Future: Munich, Germany: The Research Group on the Global Future concentrates on political and social concepts for tomorrow 's world. It is primarily concerned with the social issues which will be of importance in the first three decades of the 21st century, and places a special emphasis on the social, political, and economic consequences of the changes which are the result of globalization, international networking, and innovative technology in the industrialized world.
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Resources For the Future |
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Go to Resources For the Future As the premier independent institute dedicated exclusively to analyzing environmental, energy, and natural resource topics, RFF gathers under one roof a unique community of scholars conducting impartial research to enable policymakers to make sound choices. Since 1952, RFF scholars have been asking—and answering—tough questions, looking over the intellectual horizon, and providing successive generations of policy, business, environmental, and civic leaders with the core tools and fundamental approaches they need to improve environmental policymaking worldwide.
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World Future Society [World Chapters] |
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The
world changes so quickly it's hard to keep up. New inventions and
innovations alter the way we live. People's values, attitudes, and
beliefs are changing. And the pace of change keeps accelerating,
making it difficult to prepare for tomorrow. By studying the future,
people can better anticipate what lies ahead. More importantly, they
can actively decide how they will live in the future, by making
choices today and realizing the consequences of their decisions.
The
future doesn't just happen: People create it through their action --
or inaction -- today.
The
World Future Society is an association of people interested in how
social and technological developments are shaping the future. The
Society was founded in 1966 and is chartered as a nonprofit
educational and scientific organization in Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
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