25Oct

The Millennium Project Newsletter – October, 2023

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committees for the future, Dubai, newsletter, press, world futures day

A new issue of our Newsletter is out! Read more about what happened in the recent II summit on Parliamentary Committees for the Future, the final results of World Futures Day 2022 analysis, new courses by the Dubai Future Academy, the next FEN Demo Hour meeting, publications from many of our Node Chairs and their […]

24Oct

FEN Demo Hour on Imagination & Feminist Futures – Nov. 16, 2023

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feminine futures, FEN, imagination

The next Demo Hour by our FEN – Foresight Europe Network will be held on November 16, 2023, from 16:00 – 17:30 CET. FEN member Thays Prado is professional storyteller, documentary filmmaker, and gender expert and invites the FEN community to expand our imagination beyond what we already know to co-create stories from feminist futures. To join […]

24Oct

Mexico 2050. Challenges, Scenarios & Actions.

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Book, Global Challenges, Mexico Node, Scenarios

“Futuros México hacia 2050”, a study by Concepción Olavarrieta (Mexico Node Chair), Guillermo Gándara, and Jorge Máttar (Mexico Node members) is now available in English as “Mexico 2050. Challenges, Scenarios & Actions“. In the first chapter of the book, each author (or authors) formulates a diagnosis, a trend prognosis, raises visions for change and culminates […]

23Oct

European Commission – New publications

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Brussels Node, European Commission, foresight, geopolitics, Germany node, Greece Node, Research and Innovation, technology

New publications by the Europen Commission, with contributions from our Node Chairs, were recently published. “R&I foresight in government: a handbook for Policymakers” by Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (European Commission) with contributions from Cornelia Daheim (Germany Node Co-Chair), Philippe Destatte (Brussels Node Co-Chair) and others. This Final Report outlines the current state of the […]

09Oct

Prospectiva del Siglo XXI – Oct. 18, 2023

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Argentina Node, book launch, Chile Node, prospectiva

Double appointment to get to know more about about “Prospectiva del Siglo XXI: Entender las mega-tendencias y la nueva globalización, para construir futuros desde la Prospectiva Estratégica”, a recent publication by Héctor Casanueva (Chile Node) with contributions from Rafael Sabat, Miguel Gutiérrez (Argentina Node), María Pía Aqueveque, and Ibon Zugasti (Spain and RIBER Nodes). On […]

09Oct

I Congreso Nacional Sobre Estudios de Futuros en Costa Rica – Oct. 11-12, 2023

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Argentina Node, Colombia Node, Congreso Nacional futuros, Costa Rica Node, Mendoza Node, Prospectiva estratégica, Spain Node

The Vicerectoría de Investigación y Escuela de Planificación y Promocion Social, in collaboration with The Millennium Project Costa Rica Node among others, organizes the first national congress on futures studies in Costa Rica, “I Congreso Nacional Sobre Estudios de Futuros en Costa Rica: experiencias teóricas, metodológicas y pràcticas” on October 11-12, 2023, at UNA – […]

06Oct

The Millennium Project on Human Futures – Sept., 2023

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Copenhagen Node, dictionary, East Africa Node, human futures, Kenya Node, Possible, WFSF

The new issue of Human Futures, the World Futures Studies Federation magazine, is out. Among the various interesting contents of this May issue, contributions from The Millennium Project team have been also published. Leopold Mureithi, Kenya and East Africa Nodes Chair, reviews the “Dictionary of the Possible (DOP)” by Avi Alpert (2016) and The Palgrave Encyclopedia of […]

03Oct

Mini Trip Report: Uruguay – II Summit on Parliamentary Committees for the Future

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artificial general intelligence, Committee for the future, Uruguay Node

By Jerome C. Glenn Creating and enforcing the regulations for the transition from Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI) to Artificial General intelligence (AGI) could be the most difficult challenge humanity has ever faced. National Assemblies/Parliaments/Congresses will determine the success or failure of this challenge. Over 50 countries sent national Parliamentary delegations to Montevideo, Uruguay, to explore […]