Recent Publications
The 2011 Map of the Decade (PDF) is all about balancing acts. From the strategic balances at the bottom to the resilient households at the top, it is both a snapshot of the decade ahead and a guide to the task of rebalancing the world. It’s a starting place for exploring the social innovations that will create an entirely new strategic toolkit for addressing the world’s imbalances while...
We are pleased to present the 2011 Ten-Year Forecast research material to our members.
Stepping into the second decade of the 21st century, we encounter a world that is out of balance—and the growing awareness that the task ahead is one of rebalancing everything from wealth and health to our urban and rural landscapes. We look ahead to a decade of unprecedented reinvention as we work across the...
We are pleased to publicly release the 2010 Ten-Year Forecast (TYF) research material, The Future is a High-Resolution Game.
This next decade will be one where we become both the gamers and the creators of the game itself. The goals of the game are clear: Happiness—what we really want out of life; Resilience—a way to respond better, adapt more quickly, and find steadiness amidst perturbation;...
The future is a high-resolution game. Never before has humanity been able to explore the emerging landscape in such detail, to measure the forces of change at such vast scales, and to fill in the details with such fine grain. But this high-resolution grid is not complete. It challenges us to envision and build the future we want. As both gamers and creators of the game, we will fill in the...
[Conferenece PPTs with their scripts] The 2009 Ten-Year Forecast Annual Retreat, "Superstructing the Next Decade," took place in historic Cavallo Point in Sausalito, CA on April 20-21, 2009. Materials from this meeting are available for download, including:OverviewThe Future is our chance to be new. This
year’s TYF research delves into issues from a collapsing economy paving
the way for new kinds...
Sustainability Outlook is a forward‐thinking project that explores how changing social, cultural and technological conditions are likely to alter the ways that companies integrate sustainability into their business strategies.Jointly sponsored by Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) and the Institute for the Future (IFTF), this ongoing project combines IFTF’s methodologies for forecasting...
Many influential investors, seeking improved ways of detecting
undervalued companies, have identified intangible assets as the
ultimate creators of future value. New tools have emerged for
quantifying these alternative capitals. Think about the increase in
companies incorporating corporate social responsibility (CSR) metrics
into their public communications. Natural and social catastrophes will...
3D printers have lead to rapid prototyping and a made a significant
impact on product design. However, rapid prototyping is now morphing
into rapid, high-end manufacturing such as hearing-aid production.
Early versions of machines that can fabricate electronics and displays
alongside mechanical structures will be more widely available by the
end of the decade.
3D printers will continue to...
2007 Ten-year Forecast perspective on digital natives and civil spaces
2007 Ten-Year Forecast perspective on participatory panopticon
