Forecasts & Research

Top Trends – The Future of AI and Work
AI will become an essential part of the evolution of our civilization. What does this mean?

Top Trends – The Future of Social Media
From iTags and reality engineering to web surrogates and crowd purchasing nets.

Future Space Trends Forecast 2025
How will space influence geostrategic power in the 21st century

The Future of Cloud Computing and Big Data Business Agility. Cost-effectiveness. Accelerated innovation. Service quality.

The Way We Will be 50 Years from Today Identified as one of the world’s greatest minds, Dr. Canton shares his views on the world’s future, in the Mike Wallace edited book

Managing Extreme Change
From IBM Retail Conference

The Extreme Future: The Top Trends that will Shape the 21st Century Forecast Sponsor: Future Concepts Working Group, US Government
This comprehensive forecast focused on a wide range of trends that will shape the global environment in the future including: energy, business, demographics, health care, security, technology, culture, economics, lifestyles and religion.

Philips Lifestyle Study – American
Philips Lifestyle Study – Canadian
A comprehensive North American study on consumer attitudes about future trends affecting personal health care and lifestyle.

NBIC Technologies and Human Performance Enhancement Study
contribution provides an overview of NBIC Technologies and their effect on Human Performance Enhancement. Sponsor:National Science Foundation
NBIC Report The landmark report on Convergent Technologies and the Future

America’s Youth Looks to the Future Survey The first major national study to identify what America’s youth, 16-24 year olds think about the future of leadership, careers, money, and education. Sponsor: Student Loan Finance Corp. Final Survey

Hispanic and Black America’s Youth Looks to the Future Survey The first major study to identify what diversity consumer’s think about the future of leadership, careers, money and education. Sponsor: Student Loan Finance Corp.

The Neurotech Nexus Report Groundbreaking new report by Institute for Global Futures with NeuroInsight. Three sectors of the neurotechnology industry (neuropharmaceuticals, neurodevices, and neurodiagnostics) will play a major role in regional economic development in the decades to come.

The Teen Consumer Trends Survey A national survey, of teen consumer purchasing trends. Social Implications of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering. Sponsor: Toyota

Fast Forward Forecast A forecast of key business and economic trends affecting competitive advantage, technology and leadership Sponsor: IBM

2004 Consumer and Business Trends Forecast A forecasting study, focusing on the top innovations that will shape the future of business and the economy. Sponsor: Motorola

Life Science Trends and Opportunities Study A forecasting study, on the future of life sciences, and the impact on business. Sponsor: Boeing Corporation

The Future of Consumer Health and Food Study focusing on the future convergence of food, health, and pharmaceuticals Sponsor: Major national branded grocery store client.