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Trend Central is a free daily email newsletter and web site featuring relevant trends and cool social happenings of the day. Powered by the research, insights and global trendsetter network of The Intelligence Group, trendcentral® focuses on what's new and what's next in the realms of lifestyle, fashion, entertainment and technology. Over the years, trendcentral has forecast the arrival of cultural phenomena well before they entered the mainstream, ranging from branded designer jeans and vampire films to videoblogging and Twitter.

The Future Foundation is a consumer and business trends think-tank, the leading consumer insight and strategic futures company. Our core expertise comes from understanding and forecasting social and consumer trends and analysing the extent and nature of their impact on markets, services, brands and products. Our work is strategic and future-focused, advising our clients on how to plan for the future by meeting changing customer needs.

The Plausible Futures Newsletter is a news service for the future studies community edited by independent researcher Ole Peter Galaasen based in Norway. The initial idea behind Plausible Futures was to use the internet to collect and present news and analysis on different management topics.

A non-profit futurist think tank, the Institute has emerged as a center of visionary thought, attracting both a national and international following of idea junkies and business leaders alike

The Institute for the Future (IFTF) is an independent nonprofit research group. We work with organizations of all kinds to help them make better, more informed decisions about the future. We provide the foresight to create insights that lead to action. We bring a combination of tools, methodologies, and a deep understanding of emerging trends and discontinuities to our work with companies, foundations, and government agencies. We take an explicitly global approach to strategic planning, linking macro trends to local issues.