1. A method comprising the steps of: maintaining a database of information representing knowledge attributable to at least one distributed entity in a plurality of elements, wherein at least a portion of the information is indicative of at least one of a previous expansion, a previous transfer and a previous leveraging of the knowledge attributable to the at least one distributed entity; performing a predictive analysis for an interval of time specified by a user on at least a portion of the information to selectively generate one or more recommendations for a future expansion, a future transfer and a future leveraging of the knowledge attributable to the at least one distributed entity for the user-specified interval of time, wherein the predictive analysis comprises: calculating one or more metrics, the one or more metrics comprising quantitative values associated with one or more knowledge-based activities attributable to the at least one distributed entity; utilizing the calculated metrics and the plurality of elements to generate pattern-frequency data to model the future expansion, the future transfer and the future leveraging of knowledge attributable to the at least one distributed entity; identifying one or more emerging terms based on the modeling of the future expansion, the future transfer and the future leveraging of knowledge attributable to the at least one distributed entity, the one or more emerging terms representing at least one of a trend and a concept that is emerging in at least one knowledge-based activity; identifying one or more individuals or groups having expertise related to the one or more emerging terms; and prioritizing one or more recommendations for at least one of the future expansion, the future transfer and the future leveraging of knowledge attributable to the at least one distributed entity to one or more locations within the distributed entity based on a quantitatively measurable strategic value, the strategic value being based at least in part on concentrations of individuals or groups having expertise related to the one or more emerging terms in respective ones of the one or more locations; and providing an interface for presenting the one or more recommendations in the form of a user-controllable display to provide the user with a visualization of the one or more recommendations; wherein calculating the one or more metrics comprises: receiving user selection of one or more context and constraint parameters for the visualization; and dynamically calculating the metrics based on the user-selected context and constraint parameters; wherein presenting the one or more recommendations comprises: displaying the dynamically calculated metrics in a dashboard of the user-controllable display; and providing the visualization based on the dynamically calculated metrics; and wherein the steps are performed by at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory.