The Arlington Institute

The Arlington Institute (TAI) is a think tank that describes itself as "a 501(c)(3) non-profit research institute that specializes in thinking about global futures and trying to influence rapid, positive change. We encourage systemic, non-linear approaches to planning and believes that effective thinking about the future is enhanced by applying newly emerging technology. Therefore, we strive to be agents of change by creating intellectual frameworks & tool-sets for understanding the transition in which we are living." 

TAI fulfills its mission by:
 * Sweeping in real-time thousands of Net and News sources
 * Tracking and evaluating major scientific, technological, social, demographic, and environmental forces that drive change
 * Conducting future-focused studies and initiatives
 * Exploring how trends might crosscut in significant ways
 * Cataloging potential 'wildcards' - low probability high impact events
 * Helping leadership translate information - from data to scenarios - into mental maps by which to guide decision making and build sophisticated organizational visions

Past..."Clients include Boeing, Honda, all four branches of the U.S. military, and IBM Corp."

Writing in the Le Monde diplomatique in 2003, Ignacio Ramonet notes that "Petersen, president of the Arlington Institute [which calls itself a "future-oriented research institute"], claims that there will be less privacy but more security. "We will be able to anticipate the future, thanks to the interconnection of all information to do with you. Tomorrow we shall know everything about you"."

Board of Directors
From TAI's website:
 * John L. Petersen - founder
 * Napier Collyns
 * George H. Kuper
 * Dr. David Martin
 * Owen Wormser

Former Directors

 * Jack DuVall
 * Betty Sue Flowers
 * Eddie Mahe
 * Richard M. Sawdey
 * R. James Woolsey, former CIA director.

==Alliances and Partners ==


 * M-CAM Inc.
 * Halogen
 * Lenovo
 * Spiral Dynamics
 * PlanetData
 * Atlassian
 * Global Business Network
 * Garden Atriums

Contact

 * The Arlington Institute
 * 192 Fairfax St.
 * Berkeley Springs, WV
 * Phone: 304-258-7901
 * Fax 304-258-7902
 * Website: www.arlingtoninstitute.org

Related Sourcewatch

 * Susan Cannon
 * Michael D. Ostrolenk
 * Penney Peirce