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The Foresight Group's 22 years of innovation and growth



1985 – Foresight founders receive HR Executive magazine’s Top 10 New Products award for Telephone Survey Technology introduction with AT&T.

1989 – Foresight founders are awarded ASQ survey training awards for Quality Climate design and professional instruction (American Society of Quality, 150,000 members worldwide).

1990 – Foresight founders experiment with online, web-based survey technology and reporting.

1994 – Foresight is founded as a pioneer in online/electronic survey and international solutions provider.

1995 – Foresight receives U.S. Patent for Feedback Express Card technology.

1996 – Foresight is the first in the industry to post survey reports online and eliminate paper reporting.

1997 – Foresight excels in online survey data collection, offering online survey data administration in 36 languages.

1998 – Working with Novartis, Foresight creates online 360 software for international managers.

1999 – Working with United Technologies, Foresight leads the industry with online ad hoc reporting software allowing managers to create their own reports in real-time.

2000 – Foresight creates the first online survey based Dashboard.

2001 – Working with Citigroup Cards, Foresight is the first to launch online action planning and best practices software, helping clients improve results over time.

2003 – Foresight publishes two books on survey design and action planning.

2004 – Foresight breaks the cost barrier with new, inexpensive PULSE survey software for clients who want to design their own online surveys and reports.

2005 – Foresight leads the industry with a “How To” workshop offering hundreds of professionals opportunities to learn more about employee engagement.

2005 - Foresight expands its international presence by launching operations in Bangalore, India.

2006 – Foresight hosts a series of Global Employee Survey Summits, featuring experts from organizations with worldwide survey programs. Also, our World Benchmarking Consortium is expanded to include targeted industry sectors including healthcare, financial services, retail and manufacturing.

2007 – Lightspeed Research acquires Foresight, adding new research capabilities through online panels and expanding our global normative database. Foresight is renamed Lightspeed Research - The Foresight Group.

2008 - Foresight launches new G3 technology initiative that delivers advanced reporting capabilities.


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