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Interesting links


Here’s just a small list of some of the sites I find interesting, useful or both. As you’d expect I couldn’t include everything so I’ll update this list from time to time.

Futurist and trend sites
Scenario planning sites
Innovation sites
Events and discussion forums
Other interesting sites
Interesting media

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Futurist and trend sites

http://www.cifs.dk
http://www.corante.com
http://www.davidreport.com
http://www.davinciinstitute.com
http://www.doorsofperception.com
http://www.european-futurists.org
http://www.futurefeeder.com
http://www.futurefoundation.net
http://www.futuresfoundation.org.au
http://futurewire.blogspot.com
http://www.iftf.org
http://www.plausiblefutures.com
http://www.psfk.com
http://www.rahs.org.sg
http://www.shapingtomorrow.com
http://www.socialtechnologies.com
http://www.springwise.com
http://www.trendbuero.de
http://www.trendcentral.com
http://www.trendwatching.com
http://www.tse.fi
http://www.wfs.org
http://www.williamsinference.com

Scenario planning sites

http://www.strategyi.net
http://www.gbn.com
http://www.futureexploration.net
http://www.futureshouse.com
http://www.outsights.co.uk

Innovation sites

http://www.imaginatik.com
http://www.innovationwatch.com
http://www.innovic.com.au
http://www.whatifinnovation.com
http://www.zerogravitythinker.com

Events and discussion forums

http://www.innotown.com
http://www.intelligencesquared.com
http://www.instituteofideas.com
http://www.forum-21.com
http://www.nightwithafuturist.com
http://www.parc.com
http://www.rsa.org.uk
http://www.sydneytalks.com.au
http://www.ted.com

Other interesting sites

http://www.austhink.org/
http://www.blogpulse.com
http://www.extendlimits.nl
http://www.eurasiagroup.net
http://www.goldmansachs.com/ideas
http://www.pfcenergy.com
http://www.squidoo.com
http://eurasiagroup.net
http://www.chathamhouse.org
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/mgi.aspx

Interesting media

The list is almost endless but here are a few key ones...

http://www.aldaily.com/
http://www.theatlantic.com
http://www.bbc.co.uk
http://www.economist.com
http://ads.economist.com/intelligent-life/introduction/
http://www.fastcompany.com
http://www.ft.com
http://www.guardian.co.uk
http://www.harpers.org
http://www.hbr.org
http://www.homepagedaily.com
http://mckinseyquarterly.com
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/
http://www.newscientist.com
http://www.newyorker.com
http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp
http://www.nytimes.com
http://www.observer.co.uk
http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
http://radar.oreilly.com
http://www.redherring.com
http://www.salon.com
http://www.sciencedaily.com
http://www.slate.com
http://www.spiked-online.com
http://www.thenation.com
http://www.strategy-business.com
http://www.techreview.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com
http://www.wired.com