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The '''Global Business Network''' is, according to its [http://www.gbn.com/AboutHomeDisplayServlet.srv website]: 'Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Global Business Network was founded in 1987 as a unique learning community based on ruthless curiosity, collaboration, and powerful new tools for thinking about and shaping the future.
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The '''Global Business Network''' is a membership organization and consulting firm that advises businesses on possible future scenarios. It was founded in Berkeley in 1987 by a group of friends including [[Peter Schwartz]], [[Jay Ogilvy]], [[Stewart Brand]], [[Napier Collyns]], and [[Lawrence Wilkinson]]. According to its website:<ref>Global Business Network website [http://www.gbn.com/AboutHomeDisplayServlet.srv About Us]
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</ref>'Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Global Business Network was founded in 1987 as a unique learning community based on ruthless curiosity, collaboration, and powerful new tools for thinking about and shaping the future.
  
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GBN's network spans the globe, blending strategic thinkers from leading companies in established and emerging industries; visionaries from the sciences, arts, business, and academia; and a community of practice engaged in innovating and transferring tools for scenario thinking and strategic action. For over sixteen years GBN has convened this network, both electronically and in-person, to explore emerging issues and ideas and their implications for business and society.'
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:GBN's network spans the globe, blending strategic thinkers from leading companies in established and emerging industries; visionaries from the sciences, arts, business, and academia; and a community of practice engaged in innovating and transferring tools for scenario thinking and strategic action. For over sixteen years GBN has convened this network, both electronically and in-person, to explore emerging issues and ideas and their implications for business and society.'
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It is associated with the [[International Futures Forum]] and is linked to from the web page of the Scottish Parliament's [[Futures Forum]].
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Members of '''GBN''' include:
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*[[John Perry Barlow]]
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*[[Mary Catherine Bateson]]
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*[[Stewart Brand]]
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*[[Douglas Coupland]]
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*[[K. Eric Drexler]]
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*[[Esther Dyson]]
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*[[Freeman Dyson]]
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*[[Brian Eno]]
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*[[Francis Fukuyama]]
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*[[Peter Gabriel]]
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*[[William Gibson (novelist)|William Gibson]]
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*[[Paul Hawken]]
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*[[Danny Hillis]]
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*[[James Hillman]]
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*[[Bill Joy|William Joy]]
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*[[Kevin Kelly]]
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*[[Jaron Lanier]]
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*[[Lawrence Lasker]]
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*[[Amory Lovins]] 
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*[[Michael Murphy (author)|Michael Murphy]]
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*[[John L. Petersen]]
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*[[Nancy Ramsey]]
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*[[Paul Saffo]]
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*[[Brian Sager]]
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*[[Russell Schweickart|Russell (Rusty) Schweickart]]
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*[[Alexander Singer]]
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*[[Bruce Sterling]]
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*[[Sherry Turkle]]
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*[[Peter Warshall]]
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GBN is based in Emeryville, California, though a move to San Francisco is planned for May 2006.
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==External links==
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*[http://www.gbn.org/ GBN Global Business Network]
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==Funding==
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The GBN is funded by almost 200 large corporations, including many with terrible records of environmental and human rights abuses:<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070202205519/www.gbn.com/OrganizationsDisplayServlet.srv Members of GBN's WorldView Service, 1987-2006], GBN website, version placed in web archive 6 Jan 07, acc in web archive 12 Nov 2010</ref>
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*[[ABB]]
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*[[Advanced Micro Devices]]
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*[[Advanta]]
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*[[Aetna]]
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*[[AlliedSignal (Honeywell)]]
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*[[Allstate]]
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*[[Alticor]]
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*[[Altria]]
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*[[Amerada Hess]]
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*[[American Century Investments]]
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*[[American Express]]
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*[[American Funds Distributors]]
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*[[AMP]]
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*[[Andersen Consulting (Accenture)]]
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*[[Apple Computer]]
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*[[ARCO]]
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*[[ARCO Chemical (Lyondell)]]
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*[[Arthur D. Little]]
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*[[AT&T]]
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*[[ATCO]]
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*[[Austrade]]
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*[[Autodesk]]
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*[[Avery Dennison]]
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*[[Bancomer]]
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*[[Bechtel]]
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*[[Bell Canada]]
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*[[Bell Northern Research ( Nortel )]]
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*[[BellSouth]]
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*[[BHP]]
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*[[Bilbao Metropoli]]
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*[[Boeing/Rocketdyne]]
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*[[Booz-Allen & Hamilton]]
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*[[BP Amoco]]
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*[[British Telecommunications]]
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*[[Brown Forman]]
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*[[BUPA]]
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*[[California Energy Commission]]
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*[[Campbell Soup]]
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*[[Canadian Pacific Limited]]
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*[[Cargill]]
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*[[Cemex]]
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*[[CGU]]
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*[[ChevronTexaco]]
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*[[CitiGroup]]
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*[[Clorox]]
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*[[CMEoKHBB]]
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*[[Coca-Cola Company]]
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*[[CRSS]]
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*[[CSIR]]
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*[[CSIRO]]
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*[[Cultor ( Danisco )]]
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*[[Daimler Benz ( DaimlerChrysler )]]
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*[[De La Salle Institute]]
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*[[Department of Trade and Industry ( Department of Health )]]
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*[[DeTeMobil Deutsche Telekom]]
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*[[Deutsche Bank]]
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*[[Dow Chemical]]
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*[[Dow Corning]]
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*[[Duke Power]]
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*[[DuPont]]
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*[[E2 NetAnalytics]]
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*[[Eastman Chemical]]
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*[[Eastman Kodak]]
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*[[EDS]]
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*[[Electric Power Research Institute]]
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*[[Electricite de France]]
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*[[Electrolux Zanussi]]
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*[[Eli Lilly]]
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*[[Embratel]]
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*[[Ericsson]]
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*[[Ernst & Young]]
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*[[Eskom]]
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*[[ExxonMobil]]
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*[[Fannie Mae]]
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*[[Federal Express]]
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*[[Fiat]]
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*[[First Union]] ([[Wachovia]])
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*[[Fletcher Asset Management]]
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*[[Fluor Corporation]]
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*[[Ford Motor Company]]
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*[[Freddie Mac]]
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*[[General Electric]]
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*[[General Mills]]
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*[[General Motors]]
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*[[Glaxo Wellcome]] ([[GlaxoSmithKline]])
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*[[Government of Singapore]]
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*The [[Hamilton Securities Group]]
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*[[Heineken]]
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*[[Herman Miller]]
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*[[Hermes Corporativo]]
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*[[Hewlett-Packard Company]]
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*[[Homestake Mining]] (Barrick Gold)
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*[[Iberdrola]]
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*[[IBM]]
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*[[ICL]]
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*[[Information Access Company]]
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*[[Inland Steel (Ispat Steel)]]
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*[[Innovation Associates]]
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*[[Institute for Creative Technologies]]
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*[[Intel]]
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*[[ISCOR Steel]]
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*[[JCI]]
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*[[John Wiley & Sons]]
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*[[Kellogg Company]]
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*[[Kerr McGee]]
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*[[Kooperativa Forbundet]]
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*[[L'Oreal]]
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*[[Landmark Communications]]
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*[[Laredo National Bank]]
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*[[Leo Burnett]]
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*[[Linuxcare]]
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*[[London Stock Exchange]]
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*[[The Lowe Group]]
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*[[Lucent Technologies]]
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*[[Mattel]]
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*[[MDS]]
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*[[Metropolitan Life]]
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*[[Microsoft]]
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*[[Midland Walwyn Capital Inc.]]
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*[[Monsanto]]
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*[[MTN]]
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*[[Nakamae International Economic Research]]
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*[[National Education Association]]
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*[[National Westminster Bank]]
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*[[The Nature Conservancy]]
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*[[Nissan]]
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*[[Nokia]]
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*[[Not A Number]]
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*[[OgilvyOne]]
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*[[OK Petroleum]]
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*[[Old Mutual]]
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*[[Outsights]]
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*[[Pacific Bell ( SBC )]]
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*[[Pacific Gas & Electric]]
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*[[PanCanadian ( Encana )]]
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*[[People's Bank]]
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*[[Perot Systems]]
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*[[Petrobras]]
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*[[Petroleos de Venezuela]]
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*[[Philips]]
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*[[Phoenix Newspapers ( Gannett )]]
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*[[Piaggio Veicoli Europei]]
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*[[Pioneer Hi-Bred International]]
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*[[Pitney Bowes]]
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*[[Port of Rotterdam]]
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*[[Principal Financial Group]]
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*[[Procordia AB]]
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*[[Procter & Gamble]]
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*[[Reuters]]
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*[[Royal Pakhoed ( Royal Vopak )]]
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*[[Rubbermaid]]
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*[[Saatchi & Saatchi]]
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*[[San Tomo Group]]
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*[[Sandia National Laboratories]]
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*[[Saudi Aramco]]
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*[[Scottish Enterprise]]
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*[[Sears]]
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*[[SENCO Products]]
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*[[Shell Canada]]
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*[[Shell International]]
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*[[Shell Oil]]
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*[[Siemens Westinghouse Power]]
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*[[Singapore Airlines]]
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*[[South African Breweries]]
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*[[Southern California Edison]]
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*[[Standard Chartered Bank]]
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*[[State Compensation Insurance Fund]]
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*[[STATOIL]]
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*[[Stoel Rives LLP]]
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*[[StoraEnso]]
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*[[Sun Microsystems]]
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*[[Swedbank]]
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*[[Sydkraft]]
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*[[TBWA Worldwide]]
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*[[Telia]]
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*[[Texaco ( ChevronTexaco )]]
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*[[Toyota]]
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*[[TransCanada Pipelines]]
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*[[Trygg Hansa]]
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*[[TXU]]
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*[[Unilever]]
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*[[United Distillers]]
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*[[United Parcel Service]]
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*[[Unocal]]
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*[[Vattenfall]]
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*[[Visa]]
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*[[Visteon]]
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*[[Volvo ( Ford )]]
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*[[Wieden & Kennedy]]
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*[[Xerox]]
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*[[Zurich Financial Services]]
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==Notes==
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[[Category: Nuclear Spin]]
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[[Category: Pro-nuclear organisations]]

Latest revision as of 14:37, 12 November 2010

Nuclear spin.png This article is part of the Nuclear Spin project of Spinwatch.

The Global Business Network is a membership organization and consulting firm that advises businesses on possible future scenarios. It was founded in Berkeley in 1987 by a group of friends including Peter Schwartz, Jay Ogilvy, Stewart Brand, Napier Collyns, and Lawrence Wilkinson. According to its website:[1]'Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Global Business Network was founded in 1987 as a unique learning community based on ruthless curiosity, collaboration, and powerful new tools for thinking about and shaping the future.

GBN's network spans the globe, blending strategic thinkers from leading companies in established and emerging industries; visionaries from the sciences, arts, business, and academia; and a community of practice engaged in innovating and transferring tools for scenario thinking and strategic action. For over sixteen years GBN has convened this network, both electronically and in-person, to explore emerging issues and ideas and their implications for business and society.'

It is associated with the International Futures Forum and is linked to from the web page of the Scottish Parliament's Futures Forum.

Members of GBN include:

GBN is based in Emeryville, California, though a move to San Francisco is planned for May 2006.


External links

Funding

The GBN is funded by almost 200 large corporations, including many with terrible records of environmental and human rights abuses:[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Global Business Network website About Us
  2. ↑ Members of GBN's WorldView Service, 1987-2006, GBN website, version placed in web archive 6 Jan 07, acc in web archive 12 Nov 2010
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