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Research and Collaboration Tools and Databases
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PhD editors will review and improve your paper prior to journal publication.SearchGoogle Your best link to the emerging digital universe. Try all the cool beta sites. Google Scholar Search scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, etc.NLM Gateway/Medline National library of
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Political and Public Policy NGOs
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Apr 27 2011, 9:40 PM EDT |
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Bringing scholarship to bear on policy development to advance U.S. national interests. Since 1955. Judicial Watch Nonpartisan reform of the legal and judicial systems. Watchdogs monitoring government corruption and nontransparency of all types. Institute for International Economics Analysis and solutions for key international economic problems.Long Now Foundation Promoting
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Technology and Innovation
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Apr 13 2011, 1:33 PM EDT |
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Technology and Innovation
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Apr 13 2011, 1:33 PM EDT |
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Technology and Innovation
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Apr 12 2011, 7:13 PM EDT |
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Technology and Innovation
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Apr 12 2011, 7:12 PM EDT |
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Strengthening research and advanced education in computing. Computer Security Institute Leading membership organization training information, computer and network security professionals. DARPA Grand Challenge Autonomous vehicles competition, L.A. to Las Vegas. $1 million prize. Edison Electric Institute (EEI) The association of U.S. shareholder-owned electric
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Top Foresight Orgs
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Apr 12 2011, 5:06 AM EDT |
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Leading global HR, strategy, and financial consultancy. Strong foresight focus.Monitor 360 (San Francisco, CA)Foresight on complex and ambiguous geo-strategic challenges for governments, policy makers, multinational businesses, and NGOs.(Doug Randall, Peter Schwartz)NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NAIC)Seeks proposals for revolutionary aeronautics and
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Gov, Security, Peace, Environment
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Apr 6 2011, 3:11 PM EDT |
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Using DNA Forensics for a physical profile of crime suspects. Can do skin, eye, hair color, height, earlobe type, etc. Working on predicting facial structure!Ecological Design InstitutePerhaps the earliest institute pioneering sustainable architecture (Sim Van Der Ryn). Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) The UK's
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Technology and Innovation
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Apr 5 2011, 11:47 AM EDT |
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techacademic transferinnovation and academictech innovationtransfer groups, maintained by Litman Law, a patent law firm.GRID Alternatives Providing subsidized solar panels for low income communities in need, allowing them to sell their excess energy back to the grid. $600,000 annual budget, donation-based.Human Productivity Lab (Arlington
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Apr 5 2011, 11:46 AM EDT |
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Nice directory of tech transfer and academic innovation groups, maintained by Litman Law, a patent law firm.GRID Alternatives Providing subsidized solar panels for low income communities in need, allowing them to sell their excess energy back to the grid. $600,000 annual budget, donation-based.Human Productivity Lab (Arlington
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Top Foresight Orgs
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Apr 1 2011, 1:46 PM EDT |
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Annual recognition of the most important innovations in intelligent transportation systems, cooperative systems, infrastructure, parking, safety, and environment.Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)Promoting the practice and education of industrial designIndustrial Research InstituteAssociation of business leaders in R&D, working to enhance the effectiveness of technological innovation.Infinite
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Political and Public Policy NGOs
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Mar 31 2011, 7:38 PM EDT |
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Centrist group focusing on researching and improving policies that affect middle and low income Americans. Center for Media and Democracy Improving democracy by promoting citizen-developed media, including SourceWatch and Congresspedia wikis. Center for Public Integrity Monitoring the abuses of the lobbying industry, the little-known and lightly-regulated "fourth branch" of government.
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Top Foresight Orgs
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Mar 31 2011, 7:12 PM EDT |
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Benchmarking country innovation on an annual basis.Global Vision Consulting Ltd.Helping organizations understand and respond effectively to accelerating change (David Forrest).GLOCOM, International U. of Japan Social science analysis of the information society.Going Global Ventures (New York, NY USA)Foresight, management and globalization
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Mar 31 2011, 7:09 PM EDT |
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Rates the OECD countries annually in the competitiveness of their 15 year olds. The US is now average in the OECD rankings, and on a declining trend at present.Office of Naval Research (ONR)To foster, plan, facilitate and transition scientific research.PA Consulting GroupOne of the
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Social, Educ, Ethics, Compassion
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Mar 31 2011, 7:02 PM EDT |
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Rates the OECD countries annually in the competitiveness of their 15 year olds. Omidyar Network Helping people discover their own power to make good things happen (Pierre Omidyar and associates). Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science (Case Western U) Providing researchers with resources for
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Biz, Econ and Development
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Mar 31 2011, 7:00 PM EDT |
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Consumer and cultural trends and design inspiration for the fashion industry.World BankLoans and advice to more than 100 developing countries.World Economic ForumInternational organization committed to global socioeconomic development. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Promoting global use and protection of
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Biz, Econ and Development
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Intergovernmental organization that oversees the global financial system and brokers loans to countries. International Schumpeter Society A German research center for evolutionary and developmental economics, in the spirit of J. A. Schumpeter. 400 members. International Society of Six Sigma Professionals (ISSSP) Promoting the advancement of Six
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Health, Mind and Spirituality
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Mar 31 2011, 6:55 PM EDT |
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Private foundation working toward a high performance global health care system. EraNova Institute Improving mind and consciousness in an era of accelerating technology (Dick Swanson) Immortality Institute An online community formed to advance the fight against involuntary death. Institute on Religion in an Age of Science (IRAS) Seeking
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Top Foresight Orgs
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World leading resource for global intelligence and analysis.Edge.orgLeading site for deep social, technological, and scientific commentary (John Brockman).Estonian Institute for Futures StudiesForesight and development studies for the future of Estonia.European Foresight Monitoring NetworkFantastic portal for global foresight project
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Top Academic
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Mar 31 2011, 6:52 PM EDT |
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on grand challenge solutions.Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)One of the world's preeminent basic sciences, entrepreneurship, and innovation centers. The Futures Academy @ Dublin Institute of Technology (Dublin, Ireland)Applying foresight methods to better organizational and national management, with emphasis on Ireland's future (John Ratcliff, Director)
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