TechCast

We have been cited by the US National Academies; won awards from AOL and Emerald; featured in the Washington Post; and consulted by corporations and governments. The Project was developed by Professor William E. Halal and his associates at George Washington University. It started as "The GW Forecast" when expert surveys were conducted by mail and r... esults published in print. We moved the system online in 1998 and have constantly improved it into one of the best foresight systems available. In 2019 this website opened the 2nd generation of TechCast. TechCast was an early pioneer of online forecasting, and the field has grown so much that good forecasts are now widely available. While this may be partly due to our leadership, it also prompted a move to a lean organization that eliminated subscriptions for our detailed forecasts. The TechCast Project now focuses on its academic origins of research and consulting services for all aspects of strategic foresight. Our recent TechCast/Cognis study of 68 corporations, governments, and other organizations provides an authoritative survey of this crucial field. The TechCast Project is committed to making sound forecasts and creative strategy widely available for a rapidly changing world. We now provide Forecast & Strategy Reports on emerging technologies, social trends and wild cards at no cost, but our mission has shifted to focus on research studies, critical issues, breakthroughs, consulting and other cutting-edge work. For instance, our study "AI and Future Jobs" is a penetrating analysis on the threat of mass unemployment. A central feature of the 2nd Generation TechCast is our weekly newsletter called "Bill's Blog. Our international panel of expert thought leaders remains available to help with special projects, speaking and consulting work. The following pages outline the value of our services, the TechCast method of collective intelligence and other aspects of our work. We invite researchers, planners, decision-makers, scholars, consultants and others interested ...Read More