 Research phase began in New York in 1996 by ExecutiveLink (the result was called the Framework and later transferred to Colorado Spaces Institute), with international ISO 9001 surveys of multinationals, including top banks, defense, nonprofits, libraries, transportation, communications, and other complex industries and included TickIT Guide, and TickIT Journal, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, SWIFT, and OCLC.In 2003, after input validation by SWIFT VP, modeling and analysis began in Vermont, leading to the design of the High Yield Economic Model and several examples of Solution Economics, such as the Vermont Ride Free program.The modeling project moved to Thailand, expecting to complete the design there.