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| Company type | Not for profit |
|---|---|
| Industry | Future Forecasting |
| Founded | 1968 in Middletown, Connecticut, United States |
| Founders | Frank Davidson, Olaf Helmer, Paul Baran, Arnold Kramish, and Theodore Gordon |
| Headquarters | 201 Hamilton Avenue, , United States |
Key people | Marina Gorbis |
| Services | Ten Year Forecast, Technology Horizons, Health Horizons |
| Website | iftf |
The Institute for the Future (IFTF) is a Palo Alto, California, US–based not-for-profit think tank. It was established, in 1968, as a spin-off from the RAND Corporation to help organizations plan for the long-term future, a subject known as futures studies.[1]
- ^ Edward Cornish (2004). Futuring: The Exploration of the Future. World Future Society. pp. 196–97. ISBN 978-0-930242-57-2. Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 19 Feb 2016.