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Institute for Global Futures is a San Francisco based think tank that forecasts innovations and trends. IGF provides keynote presentations, futures research services, and strategy consulting to the Fortune 1000, associations and governments.
IGF was founded by Dr. James Canton in 1990, and enables clients to:
  1. Better anticipate future trends in business, society and the marketplace.
  2. Develop and effectively deploy business strategy.


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New Keynotes

Dr. Canton's Full Keynote List!
Dr. Canton's New Streaming Keynote Videos!
The Extreme Future: The Top Trends that Will Shape the 21st Century
Based on Dr. Canton’s new book, the Extreme Future, this dynamic and informative multi-media keynote provides a sweeping overview of the top trends that will shape the future of business and society.


Technofutures: The Top Innovation Trends That Will Shape the 21st Century
Based on his best-selling book, Technofutures, Dr. Canton identifies the top innovations that will drive future change in business and society.
The Innovator's Mindset
This keynote is a strategic overview of what leading innovators think and do to succeed. Business cases where innovative leaders and companies are using innovative strategies will be demonstrated.
The Extreme Future of Health Care
Radical innovations are reshaping health care and medicine at an accelerated rate of change. From personalized medicine and life extension to the wireless hospital and human enhancement; here's what's coming next.
The Future of Financial Services
New innovations from wireless, to Internet 2 and virtualization, are reshaping the competitive landscape of financial services. This keynote identifies the top tech trends that will reshape financial service companies impacting on customers, industries and markets.
Help Wanted: The Future of the Workforce This keynote identifies the top trends that will shape the future of the workforce. Access to smart and skilled talent will define the winners and the losers in the 21st century economy. This presentation reviews the emerging workforce trends and challenges that will impact organizations worldwide.

 

 

  

       

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New Forecasts & Research

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The Top Ten Trends of the Extreme Future
The 2008 Global Trends Report
From energy to innovation, and population to globalization, find out what new risks to avoid and new opportunities to explore.
AAAS, Dr. Canton & Human Enhancement
AAAS tapped Dr. Canton to contribute to the recently published report "Good, Better, Best: The Human Quest for Enhancement"
The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Business Continuity in the 21st Century
Is your company future-ready? Is your business catastrophic proof? Who cares, you might ask? Read Dr. Canton's business continuity article that recently appeared in HR Management Magazine and you'll know why your contingency plans need contingency plans.
MediaDr. Canton Interviewed by CNN Imagine no Alzheimer's, cancer or diabetes, and living to 140 years old!
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Mapping the Future, is a unique planning and real-time strategic process offered by the Institute for Global Futures.
New York Academy of Sciences Article
Dr. Canton helps design the future regarding NBIC technologies and human performance enhancement.

The Future of NanoEnergy: Meeting the 21st Century Challenge. This study provides an overview of the top trends that will shape the future of alternative energy in a post-oil global economy.
The Top Ten Global IT Trends for 2008 and Beyond
More New Forecasts & Research!



What's New

MediaThe Extreme Future -          Dr. Canton's new book, The Extreme Future, courtesy of Dutton Publishing, explains what's next and how to prepare today for the next 5, 10 and 20 years.


MediaTrend Trakker How do you identify key trends? Trend Trakker is a real-time, data mining, online search service that identifies key trends in over 100,000 news, information, media and research sources from over 100 countries. This will be a subscription service offered by IGF. View SLFC and Energy Voyager as examples. Read the Trend Trakker Enterprise Edition Brochure


mikewallacebook.jpgIdentified as one of the world's greatest minds, Dr. Canton shares his views on the world's future, in the Mike Wallace edited book - The Way We Will be 50 Years from Today


                                      

forbeslogo.gifDr. Canton on Forbes -Trends of The Extreme Future


jandj.jpgDr. Canton recently served as spokesperson for J&J's After Dark Survey interested in American's mouth rinsing habits, health care and lifestyle.



MediaDisney Calls on Futurist Dr. Canton works with Disney for worldwide release of new futuristic movie, Meet the Robinsons. Time travel, flying cars and what the future may hold, this new movie has many future science applications from nano to quantum, says Dr. Canton.