Appendix 2. Leaders - Exemplary Foresight Practitioners and Organizations

Industry, Policy and Public Interest Lobbying Organizations 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”.

Organization Foresight Leaders; Org Description Region (HQ)
Left Wing
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Defending individual rights and liberties through work in courts, legislature, and communities. 1 (USA)
Ctr for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Leading legal institution of the progressive movmnt in US. 1 (USA)
China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) A leading public policy research institute in China. 7 (Beijing, China)
Earth Institute (Columbia Univ.) Jeffrey Sacks; Sustainability in science and public policy through education, research and practical solutions. 1 (USA)
Greenpeace Environmental and go-slow technology activism. 3 (Amsterdam, NL)
Institute for Policy Studies Oldest US multi-issue progressive think tank. 1 (USA)
Institute for Public Policy Research Britain’s leading progressive think tank. 3 (London, UK)
MoveOn Liberal public policy advocacy group. 1 (Berkeley, CA)
World Resources Institute Sustainability, econ dev, information access, social equity. 1 (USA)
Worldwatch Institute Erik Assadourian; Global assessment, environmental sustainability, social justice. 1 (USA)
Centrist
Atlantic Council Banning Garrett; Strategic Foresight Initiative. (Long term thinking). International affairs think tank. 1 (USA)
Brookings Institute Oldest and largest US nonpartisan public policy institute. 1 (USA)
Center for Public Integrity Monitoring abuses of the lobbying industry. 1 (USA)
Center for Responsive Politics Promoting transparency in government activity. 1 (USA)
Ctr for Strategic & Internatl Studies Erik Peterson; Nonpartisan policy for global issues. Seven Revolutions is a 20 year foresight program. 1 (USA)
Civitas Think tank for the study and improvement of civil society. 3 (London, UK)
Committee for Econ Development Indep. org of biz and ed. leaders dedicated to policy research on economic and social issues. 60 years old. 1 (USA)
Council on Foreign Relations Nonpartisan national membership org. for foreign policy analysis & reccs. Publishes Foreign Affairs since 1922. 1 (USA)
Demos Britain’s leading centrist think tank. 1 (London, UK)
FairVote Eliminating winner-takes-all and moving to ranked choice voting (RCV) at local, state, and federal levels. 1 (USA)
Public Knowledge Fair and balanced approach to copyright and tech policy. 1 (USA)
Woodrow Wilson Intnatl Center David Rejeski; Policy, international studies, tech, security. 1 (USA)
Right Wing
Americans for Prosperity Conservative advocacy, funded by the Koch brothers.
Bradley Foundation Advocacy  for freedom, private ent., limited government. 1 (USA)
Cato Institute Technology aware but unrealistically libertarian at times. 1 (USA)
Heritage Foundation Limited govt, strong defense, more globalized and free enterprise, limited social programs, and individual liberty. 1 (USA)
Hoover Institution Freedoms, private enterprise, and representative govt. 1 (USA)
Hudson Institute Technology and limited govt.Founded by Herman Kahn. 1 (USA)
Manhattan Institute Economic choice and indiv responsibility in civic society. 1 (USA)
National Rifle Association Defenders of the individual right to bear anonymous arms. 1 (USA)
Reason Foundation Promotes choice, competition, and dynamic markets 1 (USA)
US Chamber of Commerce Major conservative and big-business advocacy group. 1 (USA)
For many more orgs, see:
GlobalForesight.org – Orgs – Public Policy and Governance

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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