State of the Future 20.0

by Jerome C. Glenn, Theodore Gordon, Elizabeth Florescu, and he Millennium Project Team

Publisher: The Millennium Project; (September 15, 2024)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0-9882639-6-3
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The State of the Future 20.0 is a 500-page whopper with a unique and extensive overview of Future Issues & Opportunities compiled by The Millennium Project.

It provides a broad, detailed, and readable look at the issues and opportunities on the future of humanity, and what we should know today to avoid the worst and achieve the best for the future of civilization. The Millennium Project, a global participatory think-tank, distilled countless research reports, insights from hundreds of futurists and related experts around the world, and 70 of its own futures research reports, to make this report of immense value. It offers an Executive Summary on the prospects for civilization.

State of the Future 19.1

by Jerome C. Glenn, Elizabeth Florescu, and The Millennium Project Team

Pages (print version): 238
includes some 50 graphs plus infographics for the 15 Global Challenges
ISBN: 978-0-9882639-5-6
Library of Congress Control Number: 98-646672

Note:  What is the difference between version 19.0 and 19.1?  19.1  has the addition of two pages of information graphics for each of the 15 Global Challenges; hence, the State of the Future 19.1 is 30 pages longer.  Since it is a better edition, we no longer offer the early 19.0 version.

“An important example of using scientific methods and collective intelligence to help us understand and act better for the future.”
— Phil Mjwara, Director General, Ministry of Science & Technology, South Africa

“Outstanding report!”
— Jim Spohrer, Director, Cognitive Opentech Group, IBM

“A high level, reliable intellectual compass for the conflict ridden, and uncertain world advancing toward the mid-century.”
— Mihály Simai, former Chairman, United Nations University

“The indispensable guide for futurists and aspiring global citizens everywhere.”
— Hazel Henderson, Futurist, author, CEO, Ethical Markets Media

“Without this kind of guidance, many people would lose their way and get lost in their decision making process.”
— Julio Millan, President, Azteca Corporation, Mexico

“The State of the Future has proved useful for better addressing our resilience objectives.”
— Lina Liakou, Thessaloniki Vice Mayor and Chief Resilience Officer

“Great source of inspiration and focus to our organizations.”

— Michael Bodekaer, CEO, Learn-Technologies

More Information

Executive Summary and front matter –English (pdf)

Executive Summary (pdf): Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian

Paperback Edition

Price: US$49.95 + shipping

Discount for 10 copies or more: 40%

Electronic Edition

Downloadable PDF

Price: US$29.95

• Paperback: 290 pages
• Publisher: The Millennium Project; 1 edition (August 1, 2015)
• Language: English; Spanish; Japanese.
• ISBN-10: 0988263920
• ISBN-13: 978-0988263925
• Package Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches

“A lucid, thought-provoking, strategically oriented exploration of the transforming world order.”
— Mihaly Simai, former Chairman, United Nations University

“The State of the Future can make a difference in the world. Well done.”
— Wendell Bell, Professor Emeritus, Yale University

“Global intelligence on the future of the world in the palm of your hand.”
— Kurzweil AI News

“So important for many people around the world.”
— Eleonora Masini, former Secretary and President, World Futures Studies Federation

“Absolutely worth the reader’s time… takes the reader much farther forward than most thinking.”
— Defense & Foreign Affairs Policy Journal

“Strategic Planning for the Planet… remarkably articulate and prescient.”
— Willian Halal, Foresight Journal

Executive Summary (pdf): Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Urdu

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Paperback Edition (English):

Price: $39.95 US dollars + shipping

Electronic Edition:

Price: $29.95 US dollars

2013-14 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn, Theodore J. Gordon, and Elizabeth Florescu

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: The Millennium Project; 1 edition (April 15, 2014)
• Language: English; Spanish; Arabic; Bulgarian; Korean.
• ISBN: 978-0-9882639-1-8
• Library of Congress Control Number:
  98-646672

“The most influential annual report on what we know about the future of humanity.”
— Paul Werbos, National Science Foundation“One of the premier guides to global future trends for asset managers.”
— Hazel Henderson, President, Ethical Markets“Global intelligence on the future of the world in the palm of your hand.”
— KurzweilAI News“Strategic Planning for the Planet… remarkably articulate and prescient.”
— Willian Halal, Foresight Journal

“The SOF report continues, year after year, to be the best introduction—by far
—to a broad range of major global issues and long-term remedies.”
— Michael Marien, Global Foresight Books

“Brilliant! Never ending source of invention and creativity.”
— Riel Miller, Foresight Director, UNESCO

Executive Summary (pdf): Arabic, Azeri, Bulgarian, Chinese, English, French, Greek, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and Spanish

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2012 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn, Theodore J. Gordon, and Elizabeth Florescu

• CD-ROM: 10000 pages
• Publisher: The Millennium Project; 1 edition (August 1, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0981894194
• ISBN-13: 978-0981894195
• Library of Congress Control Number: 98-646672
• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.5 x 10.8 inches

“Fascinating read”
— Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald & co-winner Pulitzer Prize     

 “A must read for any decision maker”
— Enrique Peña Nieto, Governor of the State of Mexico

“The best introduction to the major global issues and long-term remedies”
— Global Foresight Books

“The value and role of The Millennium Project is priceless.”
— Shamsaddin Hajiyev Gummat, Chair, Sci & Educ., Parliament of Azerbaijan

CD containing about 10, 000 + pages of research behind the print edition and The Millennium Project’s 16 years of cumulative research and methods.

Read the Executive Summary (PDF file): English, Chinese

Paperback + CD Edition (English)

Price: $49.95 US dollars + shipping

Electronic Edition

Price: $29.95 US dollars

2011 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn, Theodore J. Gordon, and Elizabeth Florescu

Paperback with CD 100-page print and an attached CD containing about 8,500 + pages of research behind the print edition and The Millennium Project’s 15 years of cumulative research and methods.

Read the Executive Summary (PDF file):Arabic, Azeri, Bulgarian, Chinese, English, French, Greek, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, and Spanish

See articles in the “Press Room“

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: The Millennium Project; 1 edition (August 1, 2011)
• Language: English; Spanish
• ISBN: 978-0-9818941-5-7
• Library of Congress Control Number: 98-646672
• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.5 x 10.8 inches

Paperback Edition (English)

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Electronic Edition

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2010 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn, Theodore J. Gordon, and Elizabeth Florescu

Paperback with CD

83-page print and an attached CD containing about 7,000 pages of research behind the print edition and The Millennium Project’s 14 years of cumulative research and methods.

Read the Executive Summary (PDF file): Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Persian, Spanish

See articles in Ray Kurzweil’s Blog: “The State of the Future”
Wired: “Futurists ponder planet, avoid despairing…”
and others in the “press room”

• Paperback: 90 pages
• Publisher: The Millennium Project; 1 edition (July 7, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0981894135
• ISBN-13: 978-0981894133
• Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 8.5 x 10.8 inches

Paperback Edition (English)

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Electronic Edition

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2009 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn, Theodore J. Gordon, and Elizabeth Florescu

Paperback with CD

100-page print and an attached CD containing about 6,700 pages of research behind the print edition and The Millennium Project’s 13 years of cumulative research and methods.

Read the Executive Summary (PDF file): English, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Persian, Spanish

See articles in The Independent: “The planet’s future…”
Sunday Herald: “The seven terrors of the world”
and others in the “press room“

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: The Millennium Project; 1 edition (August 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN: 978-0-9818941-2-6
  Library of Congress Control Number:98-646672
  
• Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 8.5 x 10.8 inches

Paperback Edition (English)

Price: $49.95 US dollars + shipping

Electronic Edition

Price: $39.95 US dollars

2008 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn, Theodore J. Gordon, and Elizabeth Florescu

Paperback with CD-ROM
… enclosed CD contains about 6,300 pages of research behind this print edition, as well as the Millennium Project’s 12 years of study and analysis.

Read the Executive Summary (PDF file): Arabic, Azeri, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Russian, Spanish

Listed first in the TOP TEN 2008 der Zukunftsliteratur (best future literature in 2008) by pro ZUKUNFT, Austria, and among the “Best Books and Reports” by World Future Society Futures Survey‘s Annual Indexes and Best Books.

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Millennium Project; 1 edition (August 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN: 978-0-9818941-0-2
• Library of Congress Control Number: 98-646672
• Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 8.2 x 10.8 inches

Paperback Edition (English)

Price: $49.95 US dollars + shipping

Electronic Edition

Price: $39.95 US dollars

2007 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

Paperback with CD-ROM

… enclosed CD contains over 6,000 pages of research behind
this print edition, plus the Millennium Project’s eleven years of
cumulative research & methods.

Read the Executive Summary (PDF file) Azeri, Chinese, English,
French, Persian, Russian, Spanish

Press Release

• Paperback: 99 pages
• Publisher: World Federation of UN Associations; 1 edition (August 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0-9722051-6-0
• Library of Congress Control Number: 98-646672
• Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 8.2 x 10.5 inches

Paperback Edition (English)

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Electronic Edition

Price: $29.95 US dollars

2006 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

Paperback with CD-ROM

… enclosed CD contains over 5,400 pages of research behind this print edition, plus the Millennium Project’s nine years of cumulative research and methods.

Read the Executive Summary (PDF file) Azeri, Chinese,English, French, Japanese, Persian, Portuguese,Russian,Spanish

• Paperback: 125 pages
• Publisher: American Council for the UNU; 1 edition (August 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0-9722051-5-2
• Library of Congress Control Number: 98-646672
• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.8 x 11 inches

Paperback Edition (English)

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Electronic Edition

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2005 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

Paperback with CD-ROM

… enclosed CD contains over 3,500 pages of research behind this print edition, plus the Millennium Project’s nine years of cumulative research and methods.

Read the Executive Summary (PDF file) English, Chinese, French,Japanese, Persian, Spanish, Czech

The report is also available in French: 2005 L’Etat du Ftutur

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: American Council for the UNU (July 20, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0-9722051-4-4
  Library of Congress Control Number:98-646672
• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.8 x 11 inches

Paperback Edition (English)

Price: $39.95 US dollars + shipping

Electronic Edition

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2004 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

Paperback with CD-ROM

… enclosed CD contains over 3,000 pages of research behind
this print edition, plus the Millennium Project’s eight years of
cumulative research and methods.

Read the Executive Summary (PDF file): English, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Spanish

• Paperback: 98 pages
• Publisher: American Council for the UNU (July 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0-9722051-2-8
• Library of Congress Control Number: 2004108659
• Package Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches

Paperback Edition (English)

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Electronic Edition

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2003 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

Paperback with CD-ROM

… enclosed CD contains over 2,500 pages of research behind this print edition, plus the Millennium Project’s seven years of cumulative research and methods.

Table of Contents

Read the Executive Summary (PDF file): English, French, or Japanese, Persian, Spanish

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: American Council for the UNU (July 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0-9722051-0-1
• Library of Congress Control Number: 2003107816
• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.8 x 11 inches

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2002 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

2002 State of the Future is a unique resource for those who care about global change and improving the future. It provides an assessment of the human situation as a whole, prospects for the future, and actions for today. It is used by both those who need the most precise briefings and those who want the full research background. Each chapter in the book is an executive summary of more complete reports in the CD-ROM section of about 2,000 pages. As a result, it provides a common platform for global actors, educators, and the concerned public to use in building more coherent policy.

Paperback with CD-ROM. 100 pages print and about 2,000 pages CD-ROM

Read the Executive Summary (PDF file): Persian

• Paperback: 100 pages
• CD-ROM: 2,000 pages
• Publisher: American Council for the United Nations (August 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0-9657362-9-6
• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.5 x 11 inches

Paperback Edition (English)

Price: $39.95 US dollars + shipping

Electronic Edition

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2001 State of the Future

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

“The Millennium Project on the State of the Future combines, as it should, flights of imagination into the far future with tightly focused analyses of present challenges.  An indispensable volume for those who seek both the inspiration and enlightenment needed to meet the challenges that will make a productive future possible.”
— Michael W. Doyle, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General, United Nations

Paperback with CD-ROM. 90 pages print and 1,500 page CD-ROM.

• Paperback: 90 pages
• CD-ROM: 1,500 pages
• Publisher: American Council for the United Nations (August 1, 2001)
• ISBN: 0-9657362-8-8
  
• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.2 x 10.8 inches

Paperback Edition (English)

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Electronic Edition

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State of the Future at the Millennium

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

“The past can only be described, but we can write the future together. The State of the Future offers us a creative and new project of hope.”

— Frederico Mayor, former Director-General of UNESCO

Best selling book at the July 23-26, 2000 World Future Society Conference.

State of the Future at the Millennium is a “report card on the future” written as an easy guide to what’s happing that can change the world with a range of views from around the world about who should do what to improve our prospects. This is what the educated world citizen should know. It gives you a sense of how humanity can get it all together.

• Paperback: 92 pages
• CD-ROM: 1000 pages
• Publisher: American Council for the United Nations (July 22, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0-9657362-6-1
• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 11.2 x 9 inches

Paperback Edition (English)

Price: $39.95 US dollars + shipping

Electronic Edition

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1999 State of the Future: Challenges We Face at the Millennium

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

“The State of the Future distilles both foresight and genuine wisdom for humanity’s common future – from a global, multi-cultural collegium of advanced thinkers assembled by the Millennium Project. A major social innovation.”

— Hazel Henderson

“Scouting the future frontier into which we so slowly moved wasn’t particularly challenging yesteryear.  Hugely different now; more so tomorrow, as this book reveals.  It is an eye opener: sober, challenging, exciting, appropriately scary.  It’s something you should read if  you expect to go along, especially if you would like to affect the route.”

— Doug Engelbart

• Paperback: 340 pages
• Publisher: Amer Council for the United Nations; 1 edition (July 22, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0-9657362-3-7
• ISBN (CD-ROM format): 0-9657362-4-5
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 8.8 x 11.2 inches

Paperback Edition (English)

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Electronic Edition

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1998 State of the Future: Issues and Opportunities

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

15 global opportunities with judgements about polices to achieve them, interactions with 15 global issues from 1997 report, global exploratory and normative scenarios, lessons and questions from history, and annotated bibliography of 250 scenarios.

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: American Council for the United Nations; 1 edition (July 15, 1998)
• ISBN: 0-9657362-1-0
• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.2 x 10.8 inches

Paperback Edition (English)

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Electronic Edition

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1997 State of the Future: Challenges We Face at the Millennium

by Jerome C. Glenn and Theodore J. Gordon

15 global issues with judgements about polices to address them, global scenarios, methodological issues, internet scanning, and annotated bibliography of 200 scenarios.

• Paperback: 202 pages
• Publisher: American Council for the United Nations University (1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0-9657362-0-2
  
• SBN: 987-20343-0-3

Paperback Edition (English)

Price: $39.95 US dollars + shipping

Electronic Edition

Price: $29.95 US dollars