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Institute for Alternative Futures Releases Draft Vulnerability Scenarios for Public Comment
The Institute for Alternative Futures (IAF) has developed scenarios for social and economic vulnerability in the U.S. and is seeking comments before these scenarios are finalized. The scenarios provide alternative futures for the year 2030, and were developed with funding from the Robert … Continued
Companies that Innovate Collectively
You can never predict who might have a good idea. That’s why companies are starting to enlist employees to make innovations both big and small, even if it’s not part of their job description. The idea of crowdsourcing—outsourcing a task … Continued
See the future with a search
A startup called Recorded Future has developed a tool that scrapes real-time data from the Internet to find hints of what will happen in the future. For example, a search for information about drug company Merck generates a timeline showing … Continued
Futurist publishes new self help book
American futurist Verne Wheelwright has recently published a book entitled Ït’s your future – make it a good one”. Verne has been writing and speaking about creating personal futures for some years, and this new book is a step-by-step four … Continued