Where can i get people's opinions on future visions of the world and business?

Hello,

Fascinating question. I've been interested in this too. I'm going to
list some information resources you may want to examine. I'll begin
with web sites.

WEB

Plausible Futures - a consultancy for future studies and scenario
based strategic planning established in Oslo, Norway 1996.
<http://www.plausiblefutures.com/>

Northern Arizona University Futures Forum - resources for futures
resaecrh
<http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~rdr/Ant547/ftrrcrcs.htm>

Coates & Jarratt Online - "Founded in 1979, Coates & Jarratt, is one
of the few
organizations in the world exclusively dedicated to the study of the
future."
<http://www.coatesandjarratt.com/>

--Coates & Jarratt's extensive list of futures resources (must see)
<http://www.coatesandjarratt.com/resources.htm>


BOOKS:

There are many books written about the future. Instead of providing
you a lengthy bibliography I'm going to give you a url to a title sold
by amazon.com that will lead you to other titles (look at the other
title listed on this page)

The MacMillan Atlas of the Future
128 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.37 x 9.65 x 6.93 
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0028620895; (July 29, 1998) 
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0028620895/ref=pd_sim_books/102-0018394-2750551>

Google search strategy:
-keyword: futurology

Okay, this should be aa good start. If you're not finding what you
want through these sites ask for a clarification request.

Thanks,

rapidreference-ga

One more site you've got to see. . .
Futurefacing.com - "Using the latest trends,developments and issues to
predict life in the future".
<http://www.futurefacing.com/>

A recent and fascinating book about the future is Juan Enriquez' book,
"As the Future Catches You."  I simply could not put down his
synthesis of how advances in technology & science come to be and what
the future impact will be across many nations.  A professor of life
sciences at Harvard, his interest in innovation stems largely from
genetics.  But he concisely lays out the political, social and
economic factors that contribute to and result from innovation.