.. .looking closer into the near depths of the Long Now, with various degrees of foresight. “The Horizon Scanning Centre has commissioned two complementary scans looking ahead up to 50 years : the Sigma Scan and the Delta Scan.”

http://www.sigmascan.org by Outsights - Ipsos MORI

http://www.electronicbestcigarette.com by the Institute for the Future (IFTF)

see also horizon_scanning