Links

Websites that Accelerate Change

Content that Creates the Future

Central IQ has curated online resources relevant to the most demanding market, corporate, and product development needs.

These links support socioeconomic development, the creative economy, and digital strategies—especially those associated with three converging sectors:

• Healthcare
• Education
• Social Services

We recommend you check out these world-class resources:

Startup Ventures

• BPlans – https://www.bplans.com
• FastTrac – https://fasttrac.org
• Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation – https://www.kauffman.org
• U.S. Small Business Administration –  https://www.sba.gov
• SCORE Association – https://www.score.org
• Tech Coast Venture Network – http://tcvn.org

Sociodemographic Trends

• BBC – www.bbc.com/future
• Mintel Group Ltd – https://www.mintel.com/global-consumer-trends
• Pew Research Center –https://www.pewsocialtrends.org

Economic Trends

• Bureau of Economic Analysis – https://www.bea.gov
• Business Insider – https://www.businessinsider.com/10-trends-in-the-global-economy-to-watch-for-in-2019-2019-1
• Global Economic Dynamics – https://ged-project.de/allgemein-en/global-economy-2019-11-major-events-to-watch-out-for/
• IMD World Competitiveness Center –  https://www.imd.org/wcc/world-competitiveness-reflections/global-economic-trends/
• International Monetary Fund – https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2019/01/11/weo-update-january-2019
• Pricewaterhouse Coopers – https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/economy/global-economy-watch.html
• United Nations – https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/publication/world-economic-situation-and-prospects-2019/
• World Economic Forum – https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/what-to-expect-for-the-global-economy-in-2019/
• World Bank – https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/global-economic-prospects

Political, Legislative, Regulatory, and Judicial Trends

• Forbes – https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeslacouncil/2018/12/14/19-trends-that-will-shape-the-world-in-2019/#115768da3b45
• Pew Research Center –https://www.pewresearch.org/topics/political-attitudes-and-values/
• Real Clear Politics – https://www.realclearpolitics.com

Technological Trends

• Forrester Research, Inc. –https://go.forrester.com
• Gartner Inc. – https://www.gartner.com/en
• Government Technology – https://www.govtech.com
• Info-Tech Research Group – https://www.infotech.com
• Gizmag / New Atlas – https://newatlas.com
• Science Daily – https://www.sciencedaily.com
• Software Advice – https://www.softwareadvice.com
• Technology Review – https://www.technologyreview.com

Industrial Trends

• CB Insights – https://www.cbinsights.com
• Crunchbase – https://www.crunchbase.com
• TechCrunch – https://techcrunch.com

Sustainability Trends

• Environmental Defense Fund – http://business.edf.org/blog/2019/04/10/top-3-corporate-sustainability-trends-all-business-leaders-should-be-watching-in-2019
• GreenBiz Group Inc. – https://www.greenbiz.com/article/7-key-trends-all-sustainability-execs-should-watch
• Resource Media Limited – https://resource.co/article/seven-sustainability-trends-2020s-13104
• Rubicon Global Holdings LLC –https://www.rubiconglobal.com
• SustainAbility ERM Group – https://trends.sustainability.com

Global Issues

• Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems – http://www.eolss.net
• Global Issues – http://www.globalissues.org
• Global Policy Forum – https://www.globalpolicy.org
• International Monetary Fund – https://www.imf.org/en/About
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization – https://en.unesco.org
• United Nations – https://www.un.org/en/about-un/
• World Health Organization – https://www.who.int
• World Resources Institute – https://www.wri.org

General Insight

• Quora – https://www.quora.com/about

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