National Intelligence Director Researches "Significant Social Events"

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence wants to know ... what happens next? It has launched a research program to help forecast what it calls "significant societal events." Events might include political or humanitarian crises, mass violence, economic instability or severe shortages. One theory is that big events often follow big changes in communications, consumption or population movement. The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking research proposals from industry and academia.