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The innovations mandate requires the American Cancer Society Futuring and Innovation Center to look into a lot of areas and social trends that are just emerging but are likely to have a significant future impact on our business. By definition many of the things we look at are far from mainstream, trends tend to originate on the fringe. The diverse ...

I’m interested in the little indicators of change. Since ancient times seers have foretold the future with augury like the droppings of birds. Here’s some bird-splat: It looks like the first Indian (funny how that doesn’t necessarily mean Native American anymore) Formula 1 race-car driver may be about to enter the elite world of grand prix motor sport. India’s Narain ...

This NYTimes article says that eight of the heavies in the computer and softwared industry have agreed to adopt open standards for a health information network. So there’s hope of getting somewhere… Eight of the nation’s largest technology companies, including  I.B.M.,  Microsoft and  Oracle, have agreed to embrace open, nonproprietary technology standards as the software building blocks for a national ...

If you’re looking for a good site for stem cell news and information, check-out  Hype & Hope. It’s got news about stem cell scientific developments and about the competition going on in California, the US, and around the world for scientific and economic leadership in stem cells. The site is run by Zoomedia, a leading life science communications company headquartered ...