There are many studies around intention from many scientific and other perspectives. What follows are abstracts and links to studies on intention from many fields of interest.
The Philosophy of Intention
Philosophical perplexity about intention begins with its appearance in three guises: intention for the future, as when I intend to complete this entry by the end of the month; the intention with which someone acts, as I am typing with the further intention of writing an introductory sentence; and intentional action, as in the fact that I am typing these words intentionally.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Intention
Intention in Business
Intent continues to be imperative for business success today. Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of Nissan and Renault, is widely credited for leading a dramatic turnaround. Ghosn articulated his intent to return a near-bankrupt Nissan to profitability in 1999, and achieved that within a year. Since then, he has transformed Nissan into one of the world’s most profitable companies. I had the good fortune of talking with Ghosn recently, and found that he continues to forge ahead on the strength of bold intent.
Harvard Business Review – The Power of Intent
Metaphysics of Intention
Burt Goldman, The American Monk, defines intention as “desire to which we have given our energies”.
Metaphysucs-for-Life – What does intention mean?
Deepak Chopra says, “Everything that happens in the universe begins with intention”.
And according to Wayne Dyer, author of “The Power of Intention”, intention creates our reality.
Lynn McTaggart, author of “The Field” (about the zero point field that connects everything) has conducted global experiments to demonstrate the effects of group intention on our world.