Abstract
Paul Saffo is a director at the Institute for the Future, a 28-year-old management consulting foundation that provides long-range planning and forecasting services to Fortune 100 companies and government agencies. A specialist in the long-term social and commercial impacts of new information technologies, Saffo's clients include major computer, telecommunications and media companies. He has published numerous articles in a number of periodicals. He holds degrees from Harvard College, Cambridge University and Stanford Law School.