Appendix 2. Leaders - Exemplary Foresight Practitioners and Organizations

Government and Defense Contractors Notable for Foresight Work

Organizational foresight leaders and previous leaders (“prev.”) are listed below in bold, where known. Check LinkedIn Advanced Search, using org name and relevant foresight terms (strategy, foresight, forecasting, design, innovation, scenarios, etc.), org site search, (site:domainname searchstring) and general Google search to find current and past foresight leaders at each org. Use multiple negatives to eliminate urls or terms you don’t want, and use quotes to get exact phrases, like “strategic foresight” and “future of”.

Company Foresight Leaders; Company Description Region (HQ)
Armasuisse Procurement, quality assurance, geographical reference data of Switzerland mainly for the Swiss armed forces. 3 (Bern, Switzerland)
ATECH Brazilian strategic provider of command and control systems for security, defence and airspace, part of EMBRAER Group. 2 (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Battelle R&D, product design & manuf. for gvmnt and commercial companies in security, life sciences, energy and envir. industries. 1 (Columbus, OH)
Boeing Global Strike aircraft. Leaders in Real Options Analysis for R&D. 1 (Chicago, IL)
Computer Sciences Corp Leaders in battlefield and flight simulation systems and training. 1 (Falls Church, VA)
FOI FOI of Sweden is one of Europe’s leading research institutes in the areas of defence and security. 3 (Stockholm, Sweden)
Forecast International Aerospace, defense, electronics, and power systems intelligence. 1 (Newton, CT)
G4S World’s largest and multinational security services company. 3 (Crawley, UK)
General Electric Electronic warfare, military communications, ISR technologies. 1 (Schenectady, NY)
iRobot Battlefield robots, IED disposal systems. 1 (Bedford, MA)
KBR Martin Humphreys, VP, Engr; Engineering and military contracting. 1 (Houston, TX)
L-3 Communications C3ISR (Command, Control, Comms, Intel, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) tech. 1 (New York, NY)
Lockheed Martin Global security, aerospace, and information technology company mainly working for US govt but also international govts. 1 (Columbus, OH)
ManTech A leading provider of C4ISR tech (command, control, intel, surveillance). Pioneered wargaming models for US Navy. 1 (Fairfax, VA)
Marintek The Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute (MARINTEK) performs R&D for companies in the field of marine technology. 3 (Norway)
MITRE Top US federally funded non-profit w/ R&D centers (FFRDC) for sci. research & analysis, dev. & acq., systems eng. & integration. 1 (MA & VA, USA)
Nesta UK’s Innovation Foundation. 3 (UK)
Northrop Grumman Foresight Work for Defense Clients. 1 (VA, USA)
Prevailance Ross Riddell; Consulting support to the Department of Defense,State and Federal governments, and the private sector. 1 (VA, USA)
QinetiQ Mutinational defense. Battlefield robots, sniper-detection systems. 3 (Farnborough, UK)
RAND Nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. 1 (CA, USA)
RAND Europe Nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. 3 (London, UK)
Sandia National Labs Defense. Lockheed Martin Subsidiary. 1 (NM, USA)
SAIC Defense technology integrator for full lifecycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, and enterprise IT markets. 1 (VA, USA)
Sandfire AG Dr Heiko Borchert; Security foresight consulting. 3 (Lucerne,Switzerland)
Serco Robert Hahn, VP Business Process Services; World’s largest service company for governments. 3 (Hampshire, UK)
SRI International Patrick Lincoln, Markus Krummenacker; Nonprofit research and innovation center serving government & industry. Basic & applied research, lab & advisory services, technology development & licenses, systems, products, and ventures. 2500 emps. 1 (CA, USA)
TASC Jim Burke; National security and intelligence technology and services. 1 (Chantilly, VA)
Textron Drones & armored vehicles, Kiowa, Bell Helos, Cessna aircraft. 1 (Providence, RI)
Thales Group A major electronic systems co in defence, aerospace, airlines security and safety, information tech, and transportation industries. 3 (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France)
United Technologies Sikorsky helicopters, aerospace, blding industry R&D. 200K emps. 1 (Hartford, CT)

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Chapter 2. Personal Foresight – Becoming an Effective Self-Leader

Chapter 2: Personal Foresight

Becoming an Effective Self-Leader

Chapter 4. Models – Foundations for Organizational Foresight

Chapter 4: Models

Foundations for Organizational Foresight

Chapter 7. Acceleration – Guiding Our Extraordinary Future

Chapter 7: Acceleration

Guiding Our Extraordinary Future (In Process)

II. Global Progress: 5 Goals, 10 Values, Many Trends

Innovation: Our Abundant Future
Intelligence: Our Augmented Future
Interdependence: Our Civil Future
Immunity: Our Protected Future
Sustainability: Our Rebalanced Future

III. Universal Accelerating Change

Great Race to Inner Space: Our Surprising Future
Entropy&Information: We’re Running Down & Up
The Puzzle of Meaning: We Have No Einstein Yet
Trees, Funnels & Landscapes: Intro to Evo Devo
Big Picture Change: Five Scales of Accelerating ED
Transcension Hypothesis: Where Acceleratn Ends?
IDABDAK: Social Response to Accel & Developmnt
We’re On a Runaway Train: Being Accelaware

IV. Evo Devo and Exponential Foresight

Seeing It All: Accel., Diverg, Adapt, Convrg, Decel.
Natural (I4S) Innovation: The Evolutionary Drive
Natural (I4S) Intelligence: The Human-AI Partnership
Natural (I4S) Morality: Why Empathy and Ethics Rule
Natural (I4S) Security: Strength from Disruption
Natural (I4S) Sustainability: The Developmental Drive
S-Curves: Managing the Four Constituencies
Pain to Gain: Traversing the Three Kuznets Phases
Hype to Reality: Beyond Hype Cycles to Reality Checks
Exponentials Database: Measuring Accelerations
TINA Trends: Societal Evolutionary Development
Managing Change: STEEPCOP Events, Probs, Ideas
A Great Shift: A Survival to a Sentient Economy

V. Evo Devo and Exponential Activism

Building Protopias: Five Goals of Social Progress
Normative Foresight: Ten Values of Society
Top & STEEPCOP Acceleratns: Positive & Negative
Dystopias, Risks, and Failure States
Three Levels of Activism: People, Tech & Universe
A Great Opportunity: Exponential Empowerment

 

Chapter 8. Your Digital Self – The Human Face of the Coming Singularity

Chapter 8: Your Digital Self

The Human Face of the Coming Singularity (In Process)

I. Your Personal AI (PAI): Your Digital Self

Digital Society: Data, Mediation, and Agents
Personal AIs: Advancing the Five Goals
PAI Innovation: Abundance and Diversity
PAI Intelligence: Bio-Inspired AI
PAI Morality: Selection and Groupnets
PAI Security: Safe Learning Agents
PAI Sustainability: Science and Balance
The Human Face of the Coming Singularity

II. PAI Protopias & Dystopias in 8 Domains

1. Personal Agents: News, Ent., Education
2. Social Agents: Relat. and Social Justice
3. Political Agents :  Activism & Represent.
4. Economic Agents:  Retail, Finance, Entrep
5. Builder Agents :  Work, Innov. & Science
6. Environ. Agents : Pop. and Sustainability
7. Health Agents :  Health, Wellness, Death
8. Security Agents :  Def., Crime, Corrections

III. PAI Activism & Exponential Empowerment

Next Government: PAIs, Groupnets, Democ.
Next Economy: Creat. Destr. & Basic Income
Next Society: PAI Ent., Mortality & Uploading
What Will Your PAI Contribution Be?

Chapter 10. Startup Ideas – Great Product & Service Challenges for Entrepreneurs

Chapter 10: Startup Ideas

Great Product and Service Challenges for Entrepreneurs (In Process)

I. 4U’s Idea Hub: Building Better Futures

Air Deliveries and Air Taxis: Finally Solving Urban Gridlock
Ballistic Shields and Gun Control: Protecting Us All from Lone Shooters
Bioinspiration Wiki: Biomimetics and Bio-Inspired Design
Brain Preservation Services: Memory and Mortality Redefined
Carcams: Document Thieves, Bad Driving, and Bad Behavior
Competition in Govt Services: Less Corruption, More Innovation
Computer Adaptive Education (CAE): Better Learning and Training
Conversational Deep Learning Devsuites: Millions of AI Coders
Digital Tables: Telepresence, Games, Entertainment & Education
Dynaships: Sustainable Low-Speed Cargo Shipping
Electromagnetic Suspension: Nausea-Free Working & Reading in Cars
Epigenetic Health Tests: Cellular Aging, Bad Diet, Body Abuse Feedback
Fireline Explosives and Ember Drones: Next-Gen Fire Control
Global English: Empowering the Next Generation of Global Youth
Greenbots: Drone Seeders and Robotic Waterers for Mass Regreening
High-Density Housing and Zoning: Making Our Cities Affordable Again
Highway Enclosures and Trail Networks: Green and Quiet Urban Space
Inflatable Packaging: Faster and Greener Shipping and Returns
Internet of Families: Connecting People Over Things
Kidcams: Next-Gen Security for Child Safety and Empowerment
Kidpods: Indoor & Outdoor Parent-Assistive Toyboxes
Microdesalination: Democratizing Sustainable Fresh Water Production
Noise Monitors: Documenting and Reducing Noise Pollution
Oceanside Baths: Sustainable Year Round Beach Enjoyment
Open Blood Scanners: DIY Citizen Health Care Sensor Tech
Open Streaming Radio: User-Centered Audio Creation and Rating
Open Streaming Video: User-Centered Video Creation and Rating
Open Values Filters: Social Rankers, Arg. Mappers, and Consensus Finders
Personal AIs: Your Private Advisor, Activist, and Interface to the World
Pet Empowerment: Next-Gen Rights and Abilities for Our Domestic Animals
Safe Closets: Fire-, Earthquake-, and Intruder-Proof Retreat Spaces
Safe Cars: Reducing Our Insane 1.3M Annual Auto Deaths Today
Safe Motorcycles: Lane Splitting in Gridlock Without Risk of Death
Shared Value Insurance: User-Centered Risk Reduction Services
Sleeperbuses and Microhotels: Demonetized Intercity Travel
Space-Based Solar Power: Stratellite Powering and Weather Management
Stratellites: Next-Gen Urban Broadband, Transparency, and Security
Touch DNA: Next-Gen Home Security and Crime Deterrence
View Towers: Improving Urban Walkability, Inspiration, and Community

Chapter 11. Evo Devo Foresight – Unpredictable and Predictable Futures

Chapter 11: Evo Devo Foresight

Unpredictable and Predictable Futures

Appendix 1. Peer Advice – Building a Successful Foresight Practice