There's so many topics to research, and yet so little time. Here's my list, in no particular order.

Creative Capital Development: while industry thought-leaders strive to improve corporate learning, mentoring and succession planning, obsoleted traditional HR and training managers search for a new purpose -- on this backdrop, what's the best methodology to unite disconnected people, process and technology?

Business Process Optimization: the most efficient workflow models and related business processes may not be the most effective, and therefore intelligent and objective situation analysis is required on the front-end in order to reach what could be considered world-class benchmark performance levels.

Practical Expertise Location: fearless practitioners have much to offer, especially when their ideas and suggestions are incorporated into substantive business process improvement -- but many organizations are still unclear about how to proactively glean and utilize their collective untapped tacit knowledge.

Cause-Centric Market Development: in a marketplace of bland product sameness and unremarkable service offerings, clearly there's still plenty of opportunity for those leaders who are bold enough to passionately pursue unique business causes that positively touch and ignite human emotions.

Sales and Marketing Effectiveness: once you've squeezed every last ounce of productivity and cost reduction from the process of serving your customers, then you're often struck with the obvious -- what you really need is a forward-looking action plan that delivers sustainable growth results.

Internet Access Innovations: while incumbent service providers agonize over how to launch new products without cannibalizing existing revenue, and small carriers jostle for a meaningful competitive value proposition -- disruptive non-profit broadband wireless community networks are developing momentum.

Virtual Communities of Professionals: defined by alluring themes of grass-roots special interest groups, and communities of practice, specialists are increasingly congregating online and engaging in an open dialogue via interconnected social networks -- how can learning organizations benefit from this phenomenon?

Online Business Networking: your personal brand reputation is defined primarily by "what you know," but your wisdom is most effectively applied to new opportunities when you combine it with "who you know" -- so how do Rainmakers apply the Internet to make new connections, and act as talent-brokers?