I'm currently working up a presentation for recommendations that, if adopted in any significant fashion, could have major local impact. To that end, I've been looking into a variety of things and ran across
IBM's Global Innovation Outlook 2.0.
"In 2005 and 2006, the GIO 2.0 gathered 248 thought leaders from nearly three dozen countries and regions, representing 178 organizations across four continents for 15 "deep dive" sessions to discuss three focus areas and the emerging trends, challenges and opportunities that affect business and society:
The future of the enterprise
Energy and the environment
Transportation and mobility"
You can read it online at the link above, or download a PDF version.
I haven't done more than glance at a section that interested me, but I plan to go over it. You may not agree with their conclusions or their assumptions - but at least SOMEONE is thinking ahead. Love 'em or hate 'em, IBM is still one of the big players in the innovation game - and they learned the hard way you have to stay in it if you want to survive. Is this an example of reality based thinking? I hope so, because there's a desperate shortage of it.
Check it out and get back here with comments.