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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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The Extreme Future: The Top Trends that will Shape the 21st Century
Based on Dr. Canton’s new book, the Extreme Future, and his corporate consulting with Fortune 1000 clients, 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
Fresh from his recent CNN Special Welcome to the Future, Dr. Canton identifies the top innovations--from the Internet to biotech, from wireless and nanotech to robotics that will drive future change in business and society. Based on the best-selling book, this keynote is an entertaining and upbeat overview about the future of innovation.
The Innovator's Mindset
Innovation is the central competitive force of the 21st century organization. This keynote is a strategic overview of what leading innovators think and do to succeed. Business cases where innovative leaders and companies are using strategies to grow market share, establish competitive advantage, better deliver customer experiences and enhance quality will be demonstrated.
The Future of Health Care in a High Tech World
Radical innovations are reshaping health care and medicine at an accelerated rate of change. From personalized medicine, life extension, post-genomics, biotech futures to the wireless hospital, nanotech, medical devices and human enhancement. Here's what's coming next.
The Click-Stream Consumer
There is a powerful and dynamic new consumer who is fast emerging in the global marketplace. A new report by the Institute for Global Futures focuses on the power of the Click-Stream Consumer. Who is this consumer? How do you sell to them? How can you reach them? What do they need?

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 - Now on Sale! 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.


MediaDr. Canton Speaks at Wired's Nextfest On behalf of Hitachi, Dr. Canton will deliver his Top Innovation Trends and the Future of Business keynote at Wired's Nextfest.


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. Sign up for a This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   and read the Trend Trakker Enterprise Edition Brochure


MediaThe Extreme Future SelectedThe Extreme Future, was named by the Society for Information Management's Regional Leadership Forum as one of 30 Books Every IT Leader Must Read in 2008.


MediaWorld Future Society Reviews The Extreme Future WFS gives Dr. Canton's new book, The Extreme Future, a stellar review, noting, "James Canton has done more than explore the future; he's lived it and walked away with considerable wisdom for his efforts."


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.