It is said that generals always fight the last war. In 2000, I was the keynote speaker at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) for a symposium on new millennium warfare. VMI invited me to discuss my forecasts of how World War III would be fought and the weaponry that would be used. It was a subject...
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Stoking a war that can’t be won
Ides of March: The next chapter in the History of the Future was being written. If it held true, billions of people and millions of species would be annihilated. The narrative was as clear as day and anyone should have been able to see how the drama would play out. But, intellectually and emotionally paralyzed,...
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New website creates a community of change
The Trends Research Institute is poised to launch a series of new content platforms and services this spring, beginning with a completely redesigned and expanded web site. These improvements have been in development stages for several months and are designed to deliver multimedia content to subscribers with greater immediacy, usefulness and impact. In addition, a spate of...
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Bring on peace,bring on prosperity!
Do you remember the reasons you were given for why the United States launched the Vietnam War? The Afghan War? The Iraq War? The Libyan War? Do you really remember? How many of those reasons turned out to be lies? How many were true? Were those wars worth waging? The questions are worth serious thought....
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No future like the present
“Are you an astrologer? Maybe some other kind of fortune teller? What can you tell me about fashion trends? How about entertainment trends?” When I started trend forecasting, these are the types of questions that people asked me. I would reply that I was neither a fortune teller, tarot card reader or astrologer. In fact, I was...
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We’ve got your back, and we’re looking out for your future
Do you need to stay ahead of the times and ahead of the competition? Who’s advising you? Can you trust them to accurately forecast what to expect and to provide you with strategies on how to plan for the future?If you need to know what the future may bring, and want to develop products, strategies...
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Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist
He developed the Globalnomic® methodology, which is used to identify, track, forecast and manage trends. In conjunction with his Trends Research Institute, Celente provides trend research studies, keynote and seminar presentations, and consulting services to businesses, associations and governments worldwide. He is a political atheist. Unencumbered by political dogma, rigid ideology or conventional wisdom, Celente,...
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Our Top Trends for 2013, revisited
When we launched a series of improvements to our Trends Journal last summer, we promised you we would hold ourselves accountable for the forecasts we made and the quality and accuracy of our analyses. Here’s a look back at what we forecast a year ago and how we did. — Trends Research Institute staff The...
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Digital Learning Trendposts
• Professional education courses — Teacher re-certification programs and professional development courses will be made available in record numbers.• Summer school — Rather than sit in a brick-and-mortar classroom, high schoolers who need to re-take a class to recover credit can take the course online, whether through their local school or via an accredited online...