Change: 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   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1383)  View all updates.

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Change: 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   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1469)  View all updates.

Change: 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   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1757)  View all updates.

Change: 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   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1459)  View all updates.

Change: 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.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1363)  View all updates.

Change: 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   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3108)  View all updates.

Change: 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   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1281)  View all updates.

Change: 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   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 360)  View all updates.

Change: 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)   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 246)  View all updates.