Lithuania Node Advances Foresight Research and Education

The Millennium Project’s Lithuania Node has recently achieved two important milestones in foresight research and education.

A new peer-reviewed article, Measuring the Intangible: A Multidimensional Framework for Assessing Societal Engagement in Participatory Foresight by Agne Paliokaite, Erika Vaiginiene, Chair of the Node, Dovile ˙ Gaiˇzauskiene, and Aurinta Elenske, was published in Futures (September 2025). The study examines the impacts of participatory foresight and societal engagement in policymaking, using Lithuania’s “Lithuania 2050” national visioning process as a case study. It highlights both tangible outcomes—such as policy inputs and strategic plans—and intangible benefits like trust-building, shared responsibility, and enhanced democratic engagement. The paper proposes and empirically validates a conceptual framework to measure these multidimensional impacts, contributing new tools for rigorous impact assessment and advancing participatory foresight’s potential to strengthen resilience, inclusivity, and open governance. Read the full article here.

In parallel, the Node has launched a new interdisciplinary module on “Futures Studies” at Vilnius University this September—the first of its kind in Lithuania. The course is designed for all students across disciplines and aims to develop foresight capacities for addressing complex challenges and shaping desirable futures. It combines creativity, systems thinking, and critical analysis to explore multiple futures in personal, societal, and industry contexts. The module is led by Assoc. Prof. Erika Vaiginienė, with contributions from Prof. Jonas Dagys, Prof. Egidijus Rimkus, Assoc. Prof. Mariusz Antonowicz, and Dr. Linas Butėmas.

For more information, contact the Lithuania Node.