Futures Bodies
These links will take you to a sample of the professional bodies and associations providing materials, contacts and a focus for practicing futurists. The most exciting work is not necessarily that being undertaken at the more obvious (or commercial) of these institutions. If your interest is in the innovation of futures methods, for example, we recommend linking to the Australian Foresight Institute which currently leads the world in rigorous futures studies research.
- Better Future Institute ( http://www.better-future.org/)
- Finland Futures Research Institute ( www.tukkk.fi/tutu/english.htm)
- Foundation for the Future ( www.futurefoundation.com)
- Global Issues ( http://www.globalissues.org)
- Institute for Alternative Futures ( www.altfutures.com)
- Institute for the Future ( www.iftf.org)
- Long Now Foundation ( www.longnow.org)
- Muslim Futures Network ( http://www.wnrf.org/cms/muslim.shtml)
- Rand Organization ( www.rand.org)
- Singapore Strategic Policy Office ( http://app.spo.gov.sg)
- The Futures Foundation ( www.futurists.net.au/home.html)
- World Future Society ( www.wfs.org)
- World Futures Studies Federation ( www.wfsf.org)