Recent Publications
2007 Ten-Year Forecast perspective on citizens of sustainability
2007 Ten-Year Forecast perspective on an open economy toolkit
2007 Ten-Year Forecast perspective on science possibly being the next revolution.
2007 Ten-Year Forecast perspective on Open Economy Makeover.
2007 Ten-Year Forecast Perspective on Chinese Consumer Collectives.
Ping Quotient
Excellent responsiveness to other people's requests for engagement; strong propensity and ability to reach out to others in a network
Longbroading
Seeing a much bigger picture; thinking in terms of higher level systems, bigger networks, longer cycles
Open Authorship
Creating content for public modification; the ability to work with massively multiple contributors...
The view this year is distinctly biological. Even in arenas more social than biological, new biological identities—and new understandings of biological connectedness—draw people into unexpected affiliations. We turn to face the decade with a naturalist’s eye: we’re looking for the intricate connections that form the webs of our evolving life as if our futures depend on it.
Think of it, perhaps...
Twenty years ago, terms such as "sustainability," "environmentalism," and "health" were virtually unknown in business strategy circles. Today, all of these concepts have evolved broader and more complex definitions and they have moved from the margins to the center of business activity.
The IFTF-GEMI Map of Future Forces Affecting Sustainability provides foresight...
The 2008 Ten-Year Forecast Annual Retreat, "The Future is a New View of Life," took place in San Francisco, CA on April 9 & 10. Materials from this meeting are available for download to TYF members, including:
2008 TYF Map of the Decade (SR-1142)
The view this year is distinctly biological. Even in arenas more social than biological, new biological identities—and new...









