The Finland Futures Research Center, hosting the Helsinki Node of The Millennium Project, has launched a call for papers for its upcoming 25th Futures Conference, which will be held in Turku in June, 10-12. This year, the conference will be focused on the “Futures of Technologies – Mutual Shaping of Socio-Technical Transformations“, with the aim to […]

José Cordeiro, Chair of the Venezuela Node of The Millennium Project, recently joined the International Symposium “Inventing the Future” in Moscow, Russia, held in November 4-6, 2024. During the event, Cordeiro joined round tables and gave a speech on global foresight trends, introducing The Millennium Project’s reports such as 2050 Work/Technology Scenarios“ and the recently […]

David Wood, Co-Chair of the UK Node of The Millennium Project, will host an online meeting on “The Narrow Path – the big picture” on November 9, 2024, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM CET. The meeting will focus on advancements of Artificial Intelligence, covering topics from AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) to ASI (Artificial Superintelligence), and will […]

A new video on Global Challenge 5: How can decision-making be enhanced by integrating improved global foresight during unprecedented accelerating change?, has been released as part of The Millennium Project’s series on the 15 Global Challenges included in the recent State of the Future 20.0 publication, courtesy of the France Node. The video on Global Challenge 5 highlights how […]

A new issue of The Millennium Project newsletter is out! The State of the Future 20.0 executive summary is now available in multiple languages, along with the first videos of the series on the 15 Global Challenges. Discover key future events, including a special session of The Millennium Project at the Dubai Future Forum 2024, […]

by Jerome C. Glenn The Council of Europe’s North-South Center brought me to Montenegro to speak about disinformation and hate speech affecting youth at the recommendation of Mila Popovich, of the Montenegro Node and the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights. I addressed the roles of current and future AI and information warfare. Gary Jacobs, […]

On October 29, 2024, The Millennium Project officially launched its new node in Lithuania with an online event that featured notable participants, including Dr. Erika Vaiginiene, Associate Professor at Vilnius University, and Ibon Zugasti, Deputy Director and Chair of the Spain Node. The Lithuania Node is hosted by Vilnius University and aims to focus on […]

The Dubai Future Forum 2024 will take place in Dubai on November 19-20, 2024, for the third year in a row. This year, under the umbrella of the Empowering Generations theme, the Dubai Future Forum will aim to reflect diverse viewpoints on the UN Summit of the Future and then support in implementing the core […]

A new publication titled “World Futures Day 2023 Global Futures Agenda by The Millennium Project,” authored by Mara Di Berardo, Communications Director and Italy Node Co-Chair of The Millennium Project, has been published in Futures and will be included in the upcoming December 2024 issue (Volume 164, Article 103485). This paper examines the outcomes of […]

We are excited to announce the release of a new video on Global Challenge 4: How can genuine democracy emerge from authoritarian regimes?, as part of The Millennium Project’s series on the 15 Global Challenges included in the recent State of the Future 20.0 publication, courtesy of the France Node. The new video on Global Challenge 4 explores the decline […]

Jerome C. Glenn was interviewed by Bill Miller on October 28, 2024 as part of the podcast series called “Global Connections Television (GCTV)“, a talk show that has featured many guests ranging from leaders at the UN to the private sector to academics to non-governmental organizations from 2021. The interview began by describing the mission […]

The Millennium Project was honored to participate in the “XIV International Academic Conference ‘Foresight and Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy“, which took place on October 28 and 29, 2024. Organized online by the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University), the conference […]

The Ljubljana Forum 2024 on Futures for Cities, organized by the GoForesight Institute (GFS), the Slovenia Node of The Millennium Project, and the City of Ljubljana, took place on October 3, 2024, at Ljubljana Castle, Slovenia. The forum focused on the theme “AI and Urban Innovation: Shaping the Cities of Tomorrow,” bringing together experts, policymakers, […]

José Cordeiro, Venezuela Node Chair, and Youngsook Park, South Korea Node Chair, attended the 2024 3GTF (Gyeonggi Global Future Forum) in October 24-25, 2024, in Goyang, South Korea. 3GTF focused on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the human economy, referred to as “Humanomics.” This conference aims to explore the profound impact of this […]

The Nodes of The Millennium Project have made the Executive Summary of the recently published State of the Future available in multiple languages, including English, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, and Turkish. Other will come. The State of the Future report provides a comprehensive analysis of global trends, challenges, and opportunities, offering insights into potential scenarios […]

The third edition of the School of Quantitative Methods for Foresight, organized by the Italy Node of The Millennium Project and the Italian Institute for the Future, will take place on November 26-30, 2024 in Sasso Marconi (Bologna, Italy). This school in Futures Studies is organized around two two modules. The first is an introductory […]

The 24th Futures Conference focused on the futures of sustainable management of natural resources. The event was organised in June 2024 by the Finland Futures Research Center, hosting the Helsinki Node of the Millennium Project, in collaboration with the Natural Resources Institute of Finland (Luke). The Futuura 2/2025 special issue includes articles giving insight to […]

Jerome C. Glenn was interviewed on October 7, 2024, as part of a special project called The Good Man Project on “Future Trends and Global Foresight” project, which is dedicated to understanding the evolving global challenges and the role of foresight in shaping sustainable futures. The interview with Scott Douglas Jacobsen aimed at exploring the […]

The V Prospecta Argentina 2024, taking place at the National University of La Pampa in Santa Rosa on October 24-25, will focus on “Building Alternatives for a New Era.” The event is co-organized by the Center for Foresight Studies of Cuyo, hosting the Mendoza SubNode part of the Argentina Node, with the support of The […]

On January 30-31, 2025, a Preparatory Seminar for the VI Academic Summit Latin America and the Caribbean-European Union (LAC-EU), hosted by Universidad Nacional Costa Rica (UNA) and the Permanent Academic Forum LAC-EU (FAP LAC-EU) in San José, will take place to advance the creation of a Euro-Latin American and Caribbean common space for higher education, […]

Futures Week, hosted in two iconic cities in Bolivia, El Alto and Cochabamba, on October 22-25, 2024, is a week of co-creation of the future we dream of, alongside experts from around the world who will come together to reflect and propose innovative solutions to co-create the cities of the future—healthy, cultured, conscious, creative, and […]

We are excited to announce the release of a new video on Global Challenge 3: How can population and resources be brought into balance?, as part of The Millennium Project’s series on the 15 Global Challenges included in the recent State of the Future 20.0 publication, courtesy of the France Node. The video on Global […]

We are excited to announce the release of a new video on Global Challenge 2: How can everyone have sufficient clean water without conflict?, as part of The Millennium Project’s series on the 15 Global Challenges included in the recent State of the Future 20.0 publication, courtesy of the France Node. The video on Global […]

We are excited to announce the release of a new video on Global Challenge 1: How can sustainable development be achieved for all while addressing global climate change?, as part of The Millennium Project’s series on the 15 Global Challenges included in the recent State of the Future 20.0 publication, courtesy of the France Node. […]

Join the Future of Foresight with AI! Foresight Europe Network (FEN) invites you to the next Demo Hour on Thursday, October 31, 2024, from 14:00 to 15:30 CEST. Experience AI FUTURIST—the world’s first generative AI chatbot built specifically for foresight. Futurists Tarian Jenkins, Marianna Mäki-Teeri, and Charlotte Korhonen from Futures Platform will lead an interactive session, demonstrating how AI is […]

Discover the latest insights on the future of humanity in the State of the Future 20.0, learn about the open letter on AGI governance to the UNGA, and read highlights from our Planning Committee Meeting in Monterrey. Plus, explore updates on global foresight projects, key events, interviews, and more from our Nodes! 👉 Read the […]

Ibon Zugasti, Deputy Director and Spain Node Chair of The Millennium Project, recently joined the Programa Anual de Conferencias – PAC-2024 on “Cultura prospectiva: hacia la institucionalidad“. The conference, organized by Center for Prospective Studies Chile and Center for Prospective Studies of Cuyo (Argentina Sub-Node) focused on “Before, During, and After the Summit of the […]

The Millennium Project 2024 Planning Committee meeting took place in Monterrey on September 26-27, 2024, hosted by Tecnológico de Monterrey and sponsored by the Futures Design Lab and the Constellation of Futurists of the School of Architecture, Art, and Design.  “The volume and quality of The Millennium Project’s impacts on futures worldwide continues to improve as […]

Monterrey, September 27, 204 – The Millennium Project, RIBER, EU-LAC Academic Forum, and TEC Monterrey have just signed a declaration to cooperate for the creation of the Common Space of Higher Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation and an Agreement for the Academic Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean with the European Union (LAC-EU). The […]

During the last RIBER meeting held in Monterrey 2024 on September 24-25, just before The Millennium Project Planning Committee, a significant leadership transition occurred. The management of RIBER’s Board of Directors was officially handed over from Jose Luis Cordeiro, Venezuela Node Chair, to Guillermo Gándara, Professor at the Tecnológico de Monterrey and member of the […]

by Jerome Glenn There was tons of excitement at the opening of the UN Summit of the Future non-Governmental sessions, but it was terribly superficial, childish, yet the UN Secretary-General did make more serious comments. Then there were special sessions for two days, the following photo is from the science diplomacy session that was quite […]

As part of The Millennium Project Annual Meeting,, an Innovation District Gathering will take place on September 25th, 2024, at Tecnológico de Monterrey, hosting the Mexico Node of The Millennium Project organizing the gathering. This event is a key opportunity to engage with futurists and innovators around the world as they explore the future of […]

A unique and extensive overview of Future Issues & Opportunities compiled by The Millennium Project, including 5 Global Challenges (briefs, actions, regional issues) to understand change, plus Future Index, governing future AGI, UN 2.0 Foresight, Robots 2050, and more WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, September 16, 2024 — The State of the Future 20.0 is a whopping 500-page […]

The Inclusive Science Conference 2024, scheduled for October 7-8, 2024 in Porto, aims to explore and promote equity and inclusivity in scientific research, bringing together researchers, policymakers, and advocates to discuss strategies for making science more accessible and representative of diverse communities. The final conference will showcase the outcomes of four years scientific actions in […]

The Ljubljana Forum 2024 on Futures For Cities AI and the model of Ideal City is set to take place on October 3, 2024, at the Ljubljana Castle, Slovenia. This significant event will bring together global leaders, city developers, policymakers, and experts to discuss city challenges, futures scenarios and the role of new emerging technologies such us […]

The highly anticipated TransVision Madrid 2024 conference is set to take place from October 1, 2024. This event, organized by the Spanish Transhumanist Association with notable involvement from José Cordeiro, Venezuela Node Chair and RIBER president, will bring together leading futures experts, innovators, and enthusiasts to explore the future of human enhancement and technological integration. […]

On September 6, 2024, renowned Turkish journalist and opinion leader Fatih Altaylı hosted Ufuk Tarhan, Co-Chair of the Turkey Node of The Millennium Project, on his highly popular YouTube show, Teke Tek (“One to One”). Altaylı invited Tarhan to explore her work as a futurist, as well as the significance of future-oriented thinking in a […]

David Wood, Co-Chair of the UK Node of The Millennium Project, and Puruesh Chaudhary, Chair of the Pakistan Node, participated in the “Global AI Now, Next, Never” – GAIN Summit, September 10-12, 2024, in Riyadh, where significant discussions on the future of artificial intelligence unfolded. In a recent report on Day 1 of the event, […]

The Instituto Universitario de Análisis Económico y Social (IAES), University of Alcalá, is organizing a new series of international dialogues on challenges of the future and perspectives on the XXI century, coordinated by Héctor Casanueva, Chair of the Chile Node of The Millennium Project, and hosting experts and international actors discussing megatrends, challenges, opportunities, and risks of the future. […]

Blaž Golob, Chair of the Slovenia Node, and Sirkka Heinonen, Co-Chair of the Helsinki Node, joined the Bled Strategic Forum on “World of Parallel Realities”, an annual international conference taking place in in picturesque Alpine setting of Lake Bled, Slovenia. The conference, taking place this year in September 2-3, 2024, is a gathering of participants […]

Follow up by Ibon Zugasti Honored to speak at the Reception hosted by the Nordic United Nations Global Compact Networks and the Finnish American Chamber of Commerce – New York on the hashtag#future of business on behalf of The Millennium Project and PROSPEKTIKER. Sharing views about our State of the Future 20 report and the […]

The South Asia Foresight Network (SAFN) has just released its much anticipated report, “Sri Lanka Presidential Election 2024: Political and Economic Analysis,” at the National Press Club on September 9, 2024. The report, launched by Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, SAFN Chair, in collaboration with Jerome C. Glenn of The Millennium Project, Poonam Sharma from Global Strat View, […]

4CF The Futures Literacy Company, Poland Node of The Millennium Project, in collaboration with the Dubai Future Foundation, is organizing a workshop aimed at developing a new Foresight Gamebook. This initiative seeks to engage participants in creating a balanced, thought-provoking, and engaging scenario and gamebook for a global audience. Workshop Details: Workshop Activities: Future Q&A: […]

Political, business and academic leaders in AI and futures research from around the world request that the President of the UN General Assembly convene a special session on the governance of the transition to Artificial General Intelligence – AGI. An Open Letter signed by 230 political, business, and academic leaders in AI and Futures Research […]

In a recent webinar on “Navigating the Artificial Intelligence Landscape: Perspectives from National Academies“, co-hosted by the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) and the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) on 5 September 2024, experts gathered to discuss national academies roles with AI development. Among the speakers, Jerome Glenn, co-founder and CEO of The Millennium Project, […]

Shermon Cruz, Chair of the Philippines Node of The Millennium Project with the Center for Engaged Foresight, will lead two sessions featuring the “Dreams and Disruptions Game” at the Asia-Pacific Futures Network (APFN) Conference in Bangkok on September 4-5, 2024. This includes a special beta test of the new Mandarin Edition of the game, continuing […]

A new paper on “The Millennium Project: The Incomplete History of an International Futures Studies Think Tank” by Cornelia Daheim, Co-Chair of the Germany Node, and Jörg Rampacher (with contributions from Clara Jöster-Morisse) was recently published in Zeitschrift für Zukunftsforschung (Open Access Journal). The publication provides a comprehensive overview of The Millennium Project and its […]

A recent initiative called Youth Futures, highlighted by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), focuses on empowering young changemakers to design socially just futures. This project, spearheaded by the Southern Africa Node of The Millennium Project, in collaboration with other global partners including the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Institute for Security Studies, and […]

In an insightful interview for The Good Men Project with Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Jerome Glenn, CEO of The Millennium Project, shares his perspectives on the future and the role of futurists in shaping it. Glenn, a leading voice in global foresight, discusses how technology, governance, and decision-making will impact humanity’s ability to tackle critical global […]

A new issue of our newsletter is out, packed with previews and major events! We’ve entered Phase 3 of our research on #AGI governance, collaborating with Ben Goertzel and other Node Chairs for scenario drafting. We’re also finalizing the next State of the Future publication, set to launch in September. We’ll be participating in the […]

RIBER, Red Iberoamericana de Prospectiva and Regional Network of The Millennium Project, invites all members to join its next in person meeting 2024, taking place in Monterrey, Mexico, and hosted by the Futures Design Lab at Tecnológico de Monterrey. This exciting event is scheduled for September 24 and 25, 2024, and promises to be a […]

Simone Di Zio, Co-Chair of Italy Node of The Millennium Project, in collaboration with other colleagues, recently published conference proceedings that explore innovative approaches for future scenarios and statistical analyses. The following publications showcase innovative research and methodologies aimed at advancing our understanding and modelling of future trends and scenarios. 1. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 […]

Jerome Glenn, CEO and co-founder of The Millennium Project, will represent the organization at the upcoming United Nations Summit of the Future, an historic meeting set to take place in New York this September 22-23, 2024, together with other Node Chairs from The Millennium Project joining the event. The Summit, a high-level event bringing world […]

The next State of the Future 20.0 will be released in September, 2024. Since 1997, The Millennium Project has published 19 editions of The State of Future in 8 languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, French, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, and Bulgarian. Most of the nineteen annual State of the Future reports were selected by Future Survey as among the year’s best books on […]

Phase 3 of The Millennium Project research on AGI governance has begun with initial drafts of five AGI governance scenarios out to 2035. The study on International Governance Issues of the Transition from Artificial Narrow Intelligence to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is composed of 3 phases. Phase 1 (order) of the AGI study collected the views of 55 AGI leaders in the […]

Join Jerome Glenn, Executive Director of The Millennium Project, as he dives into the intricacies of managing Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) before its full realization in a recent video-interview for Future-Proofing Humanity by SingularityNet. Learn about the project’s global participatory approach, including inputs from 55 world leaders, the creation of multi-stakeholder governance bodies, and continuous […]

The Millennium Project Italy Node, coordinated by University of Padua through IUSVE and in consultation with The Millennium Project, invites experts to join a survey on “New forms of visual communication of scenarios in Delphi-Based research“. Main aim of this survey is to evaluate different types of AI-generated visual communication of future scenarios. Three distinct […]

A new version of the 2022 results of World Futures Day has been published on Futuri n. 21 (July 21, 2024), scientific journal issued by the Italian Institute for the Future, partner of the Italy Node of The Millennium Project. The new issue of the journal puts together the main speeches and contributions on Futures […]

A new book on “Handbook of Futures Studies“, edited by Roberto Poli and published with Edward Elgar Publishing, includes contributions from the Chairs of the Romania and Philippines Nodes of The Millennium. Adrian Pop, Romania Node Chair, contributed with a chapter on “The interplay between international relations and futures studies in the complexity context“. Shermon […]

The South Asia Foresight Network . SAFN in Washington DC and the  Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (MISIS) in Myanmar entered into a Working Protocol for research collaboration and exchange on July 15, 2024.   MISIS, the first think tank in Myanmar established in July 1992, serves as a think tank for foreign policy research and […]

The Brazil Node researchers Gustavo Machado and Diego Maffazzioli recently developed and launched an AI Disaster Management Assistant for Rio Grande do Sul climate catastrophe in Brazil, July 2024. This is a pioneer initiative from the Innovation, Startups, and Scale-ups Thematic Commission of the Board Academy, an Advisory Board Certificate School. The virtual assistant offers comprehensive […]

RIBER, Red Iberoamericana de Prospectiva and Regional Network of The Millennium Project, invites all members to join its next online plenary meeting on July 24, 2024, at 3:00 PM (CDMX time). The agenda of the meeting is the following: Members’ participation is crucial for the future of the network. Register to attend at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegbxzGwFRiIc5UQkSyHMdfEHTcHIun8U0yIcq62PSgA8Tsrw/viewform *** […]

The Centro Latinoamericano de Globalización y Prospectiva, hosting the Argentina Node of The Millennium Project, recently published two books by Horacio Godoy, an important Argentine intellectual, found in his archives and both edited by Miguel Gutiérrez, Co-Chair of the Argentina Node. “El país de los monos” (The country of the monkeys) is a posthumous political […]

The National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, hosting the Romania Node of The Millennium Project, and the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, members of CIVICA – The European University of Social Sciences, launched a call for contributions for a book proposal on “The Great Convergence and the Remaking of World Order“.  The book, […]

The Anticipation 24 conference, taking place at Lancaster University, UK, on September 11-14, 2024, will explore how ideas of the future inform action in the present, in terms of new understandings, framings, skills, imaginaries and means of instigating positive change for future generations. Among the speakers of the conference, Adrian Pop, Romania Node Chair, will […]

The Instituto Universitario de Análisis Económico y Social (IAES),University of Alcalá, is organizing a new series of international dialogues on challenges of the future and perspectives on the XXI century, coordinated by Héctor Casanueva, Chair of the Chile Node of The Millennium Project, and hosting experts and international actors discussing megatrends, challenges, opportunities, and risks […]

On July 5, 2024, the Peru Node of the Millennium Project, with his Chair Fernando Ortega, organized a presentation on “#LaMuerteDeLaMuerte: Ingeniería, futuro, inmortalidad y singularidad en 2045” hosting José Luis Cordeiro, Chair of RIBER and the Venezuela Node. Scheduled from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM at the Colegio de Ingenieros del Perú, San Isidro, […]

A new publication on “Exploring a method to reduce inconsistency in the group Analytic Hierarchy Process using the Delphi method and Nudge theory” by Simone Di Zio, Co-Chair of The Italy Node of The Millennium Project, and Theodore J. Gordon, co-founder of The Millennium Project and esteemed futurists pioneer, is now available on Futures, Volume […]

Jerome Glenn, Executive Director of The Millennium Project, is leading scholar of a new program to prepare futures leaders, recently launched by the American University’s Office of Graduate and Professional Studies, in collaboration with DMS Academy. The Strategic Foresight Leadership in Public Service program is designed for public sector leaders who want to understand, identify, […]

The Bolivia Node of The Millennium Project, chaired by Verónica Ágreda, delivered the “LatinoAmérica 2050. Retos, escenarios y acciones” publication to the President of Paraguay, Santiago Peña Palacios, on June 13, within the framework of the meeting of Bolivian business leaders with the President on the “Rooftop” of the Green Tower building, organized by the […]

A new issue of our newsletter is out! Discover what happened in Iceland and Finland with Jerome Glenn, Sirkka Heinonen, Karl Friðriksson, and Nick Balcom Raleigh. Listen to new interviews on trends and influences that are shaping the future and watch previous meetings and events with Glenn and other Chairs of The Millennium Project. Read […]

by and Nick Balcom Raleigh (FEN President) & Lena Tunkers (FEN Vice President) Foresight Europe Network meets in-person before Futures Conference 2024 in Turku, Finland – Foresight Europe Network held its Summer Meeting as a pre-event of Futures Conference 2024: Futures of Natural Resources at University of Turku, Finland on 12 June. The meeting was […]

By Sirkka Heinonen (Helsinki Node Co-Chair) During the Conference organised by the Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC) on Futures of Natural Resources, 13th -14th June, in Turku Sirkka Heinonen from the MP Helsinki Node conducted a Special MP Session and a Roundtable Interview for the T-winning Spaces 2035 Project. Her organising team consisted of Paula […]

Epaminondas Christophilopoulos, Chair of the Greece Node of The Millennium Project, and Shermon Cruz, Chair of the Philippines Node, will be participating in the 3rd Annual UNESCO-PMU Symposium, themed “Priority Youth: Futures and Foresight for Inclusive Decision-Making,” taking place in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, on June 26-27, 2024. Christophilopoulos will be joining the session on […]

The Italy Node of The Millennium Project and the Italian Institute for the Future are organizing a Foresight Masterclass led by Sohail Inayatullah and Ivana Milojević and focused on an in-depth study and application of the Causal Layered Analysis (CLA) method. The masterclass will be held in English at the opening of the Futures Studies […]

Ibon Zugasti, Deputy Director and Spain Node Chair, joined the Estonian Research Council, Department of Strategic Analysis, on June 6, 2024 to give a talk about the most recent findings and next steps related to The Millennium Project study on Artificial General Intelligence Governance System, within a two-day strategic foresight training workshop at the ETAG […]

The next Demo Hour meeting organized by the Foresight Europe Network will take place on July 11, 2024, from 15:00 to 16:30 CEST. During the meeting, Shermon O. Cruz, Chair of the Philippines Node of The Millennium Project and founder of the Center for Engaged Foresight, will demonstrate the Dreams and Disruptions Foresight Game in an interactive session. […]

“Our World of Futures Studies as a Mosaic” is a new publication edited by Tero Villman, Sirkka Heinonen, Co-Chair of the Helsinki Node of The Millennium Project, and Laura Pouru-Mikkola published by the The Finnish Society for Futures Studies within its Futures Series. The book was recently launched during a special session of the 24th […]

Héctor Casanueva, Chair of the Chile Node of The Millennium Project, is organizing a new online post graduation diploma course on “Prospectiva Estratégica aplicada a las Relaciones Internacionales” at the Instituto de Estudios Internacionales. The course, taking place from August 13 to November 28, 2024 and organized by the University of Chile in collaboration with […]

by Jerome C. Glenn Sirkka Heinonen, Chair of the Helsinki Node, had the Finland Futures Research Center bring me back to Finland to participate in The Millennium Project special session during their FFRC Conference in Turku, to which Reyhan Huseynova, Chair of the Azerbaijan Node, and Simone Di Zio, Co-Chair of the Italy Node, also […]

Simone Di Zio, Italy Node Co-Chair, will be joining the 52nd Scientific Meeting of the Italian Statistical Society at the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Italy from June 17 to June 20, 2024. The conference is focused on contributions related to statistical and demographic research, along with the associated methodological and applied fields. Di […]

Héctor Casanueva, Chair of the Chile Node of The Millennium Project, will give a master class on “La Inteligencia artificial, desarrollo y regulación en el contexto internacional” on June 16, 2024, 11.30 h. Chile. 17.30 h. CET. 09.30 h. México. The conference, organized within the XVII conference cycle by Universidad Miguel de Cervantes, will discuss […]

On June 14, 2024, Mara Di Berardo, Comms Director and Italy Node Co-Chair, will join the internal event on “Essere Retail” (a.t. Being retail) organized by Banco BPM for its colleagues (Private Managers and Business Managers), Management/Staff and partners at the Chia Laguna Resort in Sardegna from June 13 to June 16, 2024. The speech, […]

by Jerome C. Glenn Karl Friðriksson, Chair of the Iceland Node, organized a great schedule. It began with a public talk on global challenges hosted by several organizations, and then a meeting with the Defense Office in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iceland has no standing military – yes, in NATO but other forms of […]

In a new episode #14 of Green Urban Futures Podcast, Jerome Glenn, the Executive Director of the Millennium Project, shares some of the trends and influences that are shaping the future of urbanisation.  In this episode on “The urbanisation of humanity, Technology and The Millennium Project: 25 Years On“, Jerome Glenn mentions that the idea of […]

EuroDIG 2024 – Balancing innovation and regulation is going to take place from June 17–19 in Vilnius, Lithuania! It will be hosted by the Communications Regulatory Authority of Lithuania (RRT) in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Lithuania and Public Institution GoVilnius. Epaminondas Christophilopoulos, Chair […]

Jerome Glenn, Executive Director of The Millennium Project, will be one of the speakers of the “Harnessing AI Risk Pre-Summit“, June 12, 2024, organized by the Trustless Computing Association as a hybrid event from Manduria (TA) from 4 pm to 6 pm. The summit is an integral part of the Harnessing AI Risk Initiative, and […]

Tero Villman, Sirkka Heinonen, Helsinki Node Co-Chair, and Laura Pouru-Mikkola will introduce a new publication called “Our World of Futures Studies as a Mosaic” on June 13, 2024, 3,00-4,30 pm, within the framework of the 24th international Futures Conference on the “Future of Natural Resources” organized by the Finland Futures Research Centre and the Finland Futures Academy, University […]

A new issue of our newsletter is out and it is a very rich issue, full of activities and outputs! The highlight is the new version of the 15 Global Challenges after 6 years, this foundamental framework to assess the global and local prospects for humanity that The Millennium Project gives since 1996. But that’s not all. […]

A new updated version of the 15 global challenges by The Millennium Project has been published on our website. The new version of the challenges has been updated over the past six years since the last State of the Future, drawing from The Millennium Project research and publications (Work/Tech 2050, Robots 2050, Future of Life Institute […]

The Millennium Project and the France Node, hosted by the Prospective Foresight Network recently developed a new story telling video on the scenario 3, “If Humans Were Free – The Self-Actualization Economy” included in the “Work/Tech 2050. Scenarios and Actions” study by The Millennium Project. The video, in French and developed by using AI, tells […]

The Millennium Project 2024 Planning Committee will take place in Monterrey, September 26-27, 2024, and will be hosted by the Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. The event will be developed within the framework of the inauguration of the Tecnologico de Monterrey Innovation District flagship building on September 25, 2024, with speeches by experts of The Millennium […]

The Foresight Europe Network, one of the regional Networks of The Millennium Project, will hold an in-person gathering, FEN Summer 2024 Meeting – on June 12, 2024, 2,00-4,00 pm, as a pre-event of the 24th international Futures Conference on the “Future of Natural Resources” organized by the Finland Futures Research Centre and the Finland Futures Academy, University of […]

In the framework of the 24th international Futures Conference – Futures Conference 2024 on “Future of Natural Resources”, organized in June 13-14, 2024 by the Helsinki Node of The Millennium Project, a special session by The Millennium Project on “Deconstructing Paradoxes of Work through CLA” will be facilitated by Sirkka Heinonen and Osmo Kuusi, Co-Chairs of the […]

A new book on “Real Estate and Sustainable Crisis Management in Urban Environments. Challenges and solutions for resilient cities“, edited by Saija Toivonen, Sirkka Heinonen, Co-Chair of the Helsinki Node of The Millennium Project, Ira Verma, Raúl Castaño-Rosa, and Sara Wilkinson has been just published with Routledge. The aim of the book is to promote the dynamic resilience of societies […]

Jerome Glenn, Executive Director of The Millennium Project, will visit Reykjavik, Iceland, at The Icelandic Centre of Future studies on June 9-11, 2024, for meetings set up by Karl Fridriksson, Iceland Node Chair, about AGI regulations and other MP work with the Parliamentary Future Committee, Secretary of State’s Defense Office, and Members of the Iceland […]

On Tuesday 28 May 2024, the Brussels Area Node of the Millennium Project paid tribute to Theodore J. Gordon (1930-2024), futures pioneer and co-founder of the The Millennium Project. Each room at The Destree Institute in Namur, Wallonia, hosting the Brussels Area Node, is named after a role model whose legacy the Node wants to […]

Jerome Glenn, Executive Director of The Millennium Project, will be speaking on May 24 at the SIDS SMART FUTURES FESTIVAL, a three day learning event designed to engage those interested in the development agenda of the 55 member nations of the Alliance of Small Island States. The Agenda is designed to ensure opportunity for participation […]

The AI Summit began in Seoul, South Korea, on May 21. The Summit build on the legacy of the first AI Safety Summit which was hosted by the UK at Bletchley Park in November 2023, and brought together international governments, AI companies, academia, and civil society to advance global discussions on AI.  Among the parallel virtual sessions, David […]

“Envisioning Futures Together. A Collaborative Exploration between Foresight Experts and Artists at the MOMus-Museum of Contemporary Art” is a new publication on the Journal of Futures Studies by Epaminondas Christophilopoulos, Chair of the Greece Node of The Millennium Project. The paper discusses imagination and exploration of futures through arts by reporting activities and results of […]

The Longevity Summit Dublin returns in 2024 on June 13-16, for four days of mid-summer, in-person networking and talks about rejuvenation biotechnology and longevity. Speakers will include several well-known luminaries of the longevity world. José Luis Cordeiro, member of the board of directors of The Millennium Project and Chair of RIBER and the Venezuela Node, […]

Voices of the Future is an online multimedia platform (Podcast, Book, AI, Events and digital assets), conceptualized by Tariq Qureishy that features conversations with prominent future-oriented thought leaders who are involved in helping to create a more positive, just, sustainable, regenerative, and enlightened society. The project interviews experts and leaders on futures topics, and includes […]

A new issue of our newsletter is out! Discover what happened during the recent OECD’s Government Foresight Community Conference and on some interviews to Jerome Glenn on Artificial General Intelligence. Don’t miss the next meetings with us, such as the upcoming WAAS conference, Mothers who future(s), and Prospecta Argentina and América Latina. Reserve a slot […]

The WAAS@64 Conference is organized online by the World Academy of Art and Sciences (WAAS) on May 15 & 16 and June 26 & 27. A principle objective of WAAS@64 is to provide opportunities for WAAS and its members to identify and explore high-priority areas for future WAAS programming and to discuss organizational enhancements designed […]

The OECD’s Government Foresight Community Conference was held online on April 25, 2024. This OECD initiative is improving government foresight capacity by sharing key insights, methods, and issues. The conference brought together 140 online participants, including several from The Millennium Project, Representatives from Japan’s NISTEP, Singapore’s PMO, Finland’s Innovation Fund Sitra, South Africa’s Institute for […]

To celebrate Mother’s Day in Latin American countries, Rosa Alegria, Co-Chair of the Brazil Node of the Millennium Project, will join an emotional conversation with her daughter, Aline Alegria, on May 8, 2024 during the online event called “Mothers who future(s)“, organized by Women Who Future(s). The conversation will revolve around the following topics: How […]

The new issue of Human Futures – March 2024, the World Futures Studies Federation magazine, is out. Among the various interesting contents of this issue published on April 19, 2024, contributions from The Millennium Project team have been also published. Rosa Alegria, Co-Chair of the Brazil Node of The Millennium Project, discusses what the future of work […]

“Transformational Creativy. Learning for a Better Future” is a new publication edited by Robert J. Sternberg and Sareh Karami with contribution from features leading scholars and perspectives on creativity in Education. The book, published by Springer, discusses transformational creativity, creativity deployed to make a positive, meaningful, and potentially enduring difference to the world Among the […]

The Center for Foresight Studies of Cuyo, hosting the Mendoza Subnode of The Millennium Project, in collaboration with the Facultad de Agronomia, Universidad de La Pampa and others, launched the call for abstracts for the V Congreso Nacional de Prospectiva, Prospecta Argentina 2024, and VII Congreso Latinoamericano de Prospectiva y Estudios de Futuro, Prospecta América […]

The Delphi Economic Forum, the annual conference engaging business, political, academic, and other top experts to address emerging challenges and promote sustainabile, is ongoing in the ancient city of Delphi (April 10-12, 2024). Epaminondas Christofilopoulos, Chair of the Greece Node of The Millennium Project, will join the Forum again this year on April 13, as […]

On April 12, 2024, the Centro de Estudio Prospectivos de Cuyo, member of the Argentina Node of The Millennium Project and World Futures Studies Federation chapter, in collaboration with The Millennium Project, the RIBER Network and many others, organizes an online event to present “Latin America by 2050. Challenges, Scenarios and Actions“ (Latinoamérica 2050. Retos, […]

In episode #59 of Seeking Delphi™, a podcast devoted to everything and anything relating to the future of humanity, the host Mark Sackler interviews Jerome Glenn, CEO of The Millennium Project, on the right questions to ask when talking about Artificial Intelligence. Sackler and Glenn discuss what Artificial General Intelligence will likely be in the […]

The Pinoy Speculative Fiction Groups organizes a free webinar called “Visions of Tomorrow: Science Fiction as a Tool for Foresighting the Future Philippines” on April 13, Saturday, at 4 PM CST. The webinar wants to explore the intersection of sci-fi and existing technologies in envisioning the future of the country. Guest speaker of the webinar […]

Jerome Glenn, executive director of The Millennium Project, will be guest speaker in two episodes of the “Artificial Intelligence & You” podcast series, where Peter Scott discusses what AI is and how it will it affect our life, work, and world with many expert guests. April 8, 2024: In this first half of the interview, […]

Demo Hour, a format created by FEN – Foresight Europe Network, regional Network of The Millennium Project, is a space where FEN members and Europe’s foresight community share and learn from each other’s approaches to foresight. The first year of the format in 2023 hosted discussions of diverse, kind, and truly valuable, with more than […]

Nicolas Balcom Raleigh, current President of the Foresight Europe Network – regional Network of The Millennium Project, will be one of the guest speakers of Seatrade Cruise Global, one of the World’s Largest Cruise Event taking place in Miami Beach (USA) in April 8-11, 2024. Nicolas Balcom Raleigh will join the session on “Cruising off […]

Erica Bol, Founder of the Netherlands Node of The Millennium Project, and Epaminondas Christofilopoulos, Chair of the Greece Node of The Millennium Project, will be joining TechFuse Ioannina – Bridging Technology, Innovation + Culture, the first annual conference in Greece that bridges technology and innovation with culture, through a diverse agenda, where its esteemed speakers […]

Tad Davis joins The Millennium Project staff as new Chief Technology Officer. Tad was with Sun Microsystems for 14 years, then Areva, Alstrom, and his own company demenTad in Tbilisi, George. He brings a host of software and marking experience to MP. In addition to his updates and improvements of our website, he is working […]

A new issue of our newsletter is out! Discover what happened during our 11th edition of World Futures Day on March 1 and a recent meeting of Jerome Glenn with the the Science Councilor of the Embassy of China to the USA. Read updates on Phase 2 of The Millennium Project’s AGI study, Requirements for […]

Within the framework of the 4th International Conference on “Data Science & Social Research – DSSR 2024″ taking place in Naples, March 25-27, 2024, Simone Di Zio, Co-Chair of the Italy Node of The Millennium Project, organizes a round table on “Futures Studies and Statistics: a possible and desirable marriage” moderated by Roberto Paura. Speakers for the round […]

“Testing Urban Resilience with immersive CLA and What If? Three Cases: Rovaniemi, Kotka and Tripla” is a new publication by the Finland Futures Research Center, hosting the Helsinki Node of The Millennium Project, published within the RESCUE project (FFRC eBook 1/2024). The work by Sirkka Heinonen, Co-Chair of the Helsinki Node, Risto Sivonen, Joni Karjalainen, […]

The Science Councilor of the Embassy of China to the USA called for a meeting with Jerome Glenn on March 8, 2024, executive director of The Millennium Project, about the Artificial General Intelligence Study and other works of The Millennium Project. This photo was taken after the 2-hour very positive meeting in which Jerome Glenn […]

Within he framework of World Futures Day on March 1, 2024, the Tecnológico de Monterrey institute, through his constellation of Futurists, gave the Diamond Shaped Crystal Recognition to Concepción Olavarrieta Rodríguez, Mexico Node Chair and founder, as a tribute to her invaluable professional career in foresight and the construction of Futures in México and the […]

On the perfect occasion of World Futures Day 2024, a new AI-Augmented Futures Wheel tool, developed by The Millennium Project, and specifically by Rosa Alegria, Co-Chair of the Brazil Node of The Millennium Project, Gustavo Machado, and Diego Maffazzioli, members of the Node, was launched and tested on March 1. The Futures Wheel (for more […]

Ibon Zugasti, Deputy Director of The Millennium Project and Chair of the Spain Node, will be speaker for the round table on “El Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2022-2026 Colombia” on March 11, 2024 at 11 am GTM-5, together with Diego Otero and Yezid Soler Barbosa and moderated by Francisco José Mojica, Co-Chair of the Colombia […]

Ibon Zugasti, Deputy Director of The Millennium Project and Spain Node Chair, will be speaking at the “Desayuno con el experto internacional en prospectiva: la perspectiva Europea” event, organized by Oportunidad Estratégica on March 12, 2024 in Colombia. The event, moderated by Cristina Aristizabal, is an enriching space to investigate topics related to science, technology […]

On March 7, 2024, Reyhan Huseynova, Chair of the Azerbaijan Node of The Millennium Project and of the Azerbaijan Future Studies Society hosting the Node, was awarded the Taraggi Medal (Progress Medal) for her effective activity in the public life of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Taraggi Medal is the state award of Azerbaijan Republic. […]

Ibon Zugasti, Deputy Director and Spain Node Chair of The Millennium Project, will be the main speaker of the webinar on “El camino hacia la Inteligencia Artificial General y la visiób de Futuros estratégico” organized on March 8, 2024, 6.00 pm, by the Universidad Externado de Colombia. Register at https://inscripciones.uexternado.edu.co/registro/FormularioRegistro/Formulario/1Sz8v (limited seats).

Women Who Future(s) emerged from the desire to create safe spaces that promote and celebrate the work of women engaged in thought-provoking discussions in the future(s) and foresight field. Diversity, inclusion, and intersectionality take center stage. The group will run events on March with to advocates for transforming the field to be more inclusive and […]

For the eleventh consecutive time, The Millennium Project, in collaboration with Association of Professional Futurists (APF), Humanity+, Lifeboat Foundation, World Academy of Art and Science, and World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF), hosted World Futures Day, a global and open conversation on March 1st to discuss common challenges and possibilities for the futures. The WFD Organizing […]

A new issue of our newsletter is out! Discover more about World Futures Day events on March 1 around the world, about all the tributes we received for Ted Gordon, about new publications and upcoming conferences and activities! A new issue of our newsletter is out! Discover more about World Futures Day events on March […]

The Node de prospectiva Costa Rica – Costa Rica Node of The Millennium Project, recently published a new publication on the future of work, “El trabajo del futuro: una mirada para el desarrollo del país” within the current activities of the The Ministerio de Planificación Nacional y Política Económica (Mideplan) and with contributions from members […]

The next Demo Hour by FEN will take place on Thursday, 4:00-5:30 PM CET on March 21, 2024. The meeting will be focused on “Processes of spatial justice and political urbanism” and will host our FEN member Ana Povoas, researcher at Université libre de Bruxelles. Emerging from more than a decade of research in geography […]

Join the Global Conversation on Building a Better Tomorrow March 1st The Millennium Project and five other international futurist organizations will host the 11th annual World Futures Day – a unique 24-hour online conversation around the world exploring possibilities for our shared future. WASHINGTON, D.C., February 27, 2024 – World Futures Day begins at 12 […]

The UK Node of The Millennium Project –  Fast Future, launched a new flash survey on the Future Leisure Traveller. This flash survey is designed to explore your views on how you see your personal leisure travel evolving over the next two years. The survey is sponsored by utc.travel – a leading travel subscription club. […]

From Email by Victor V. Motti: The United Nations Foundation, headquartered in Washington D.C., has conducted an analysis of submissions to the Zero Draft of the Pact for the Future from over 170 organizations focused on children, youth, and future generations. These recommendations, including some from The Millennium Project. The UN Foundation is distributing “Aligning […]

Adrian Pop, Chair of the Romania Node of The Millennium Project, will be running an online course on “Strategic Foresight for Social Sciences: Concepts, Methods, and Case Studies”, from February 23 to May 31, 2024, at CIVICA – European University of Social Sciences. The course is addressed to graduate and doctoral students in social sciences […]

Human enhancements can cover a wide range of capabilities, from increased strength, endurance, and speed to enhanced memory, focus, and emotional control. They may also extend to more sophisticated modifications such as the integration of digital interfaces directly with the human brain, allowing for direct communication with computers and other digital devices, or the augmentation […]

On Feb. 9, 2024, the Centro de Estudio Prospectivos de Cuyo, member of the Argentina Node of The Millennium Project, in collaboration with The Millennium Project and its RIBER Node among others, organizes a tribute to Ted Gordon within their international videoconferences cycle for the 50th anniversary of the World Futures Studies Federation and the […]

A new publication including the process and results of the Inspire 2023 project at MOMus is now available online for free. Inspire was launched in 2023 by the Museum of Contemporary Art-Collections of Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art and State Museum of Contemporary Art (MOMus) and organized by the UNESCO Chair on Futures Research in […]

By Jerome C. Glenn, Executive Director, The Millennium Project(Spanish and Italian translations available at the bottom of the page) Ted Gordon contributed more to futures research methodology than any other in history. Delphi, Cross-Impact Analysis, Trend Impact Analysis, Technology Sequence Analysis, Interactive Scenario software, Decision Modelling, Substitution Analysis, State of the Future Index, What/If data […]

It is with extreme sadness that we announce that our beloved friend and colleague Theodore J. Gordon, one of the most respected futurists and methodologists around the world, co-founder of The Millennium Project and previously Chief Engineer of the McDonnell Douglas Saturn S-IV space vehicle among other things, passed away today. We are all so […]

A new issue of our Newsletter is out! Discover FUTURES version 2.0, our World Foresight Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the Chinese and Spanish versions of our report on “International Governance Issues of the Transition from Artificial Narrow Intelligence to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) – First phase”. Join World Futures Day 2024 on March 1st and support […]

The Millennium Project is currently running a study on International Governance Issues of the Transition from Artificial Narrow Intelligence to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The first phase of the study, concluded in August 2023, produced a report including a distillation of interviews and collected insights from 55 AI experts from the United States, China, the […]

March 1st will be the 11th anniversary of World Futures Day:  a 24-hour open conversation around the world sponsored by The Millennium Project in cooperation with the Association of Professional Futurists, Humanity+, Lifeboat Foundation, World Academy of Art and Science, and the World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF). World Futures Day begins at 12 noon in […]

The Millennium Project and Teach the Future collaborate again to organize the youth version of World Futures Day, together with other intergenerational facilitators and bodies from around the world. World Futures Day 2024 – Young Voices will take place on March 1 concurrently with the original WFD organized by The Millennium Project but with a […]

RIBER, the Ibero-American regional Node of The Millennium Project, run a virtual meeting on January 30, 2024, from 8:00 am to 9:00 am, México time. The objective of the meeting was to define upcoming work and changes in the network. The day was organized into working committees for the different tasks. The meeting was open […]

Designed by the Greece Node of The Millennium Project, the Speculative Pasts & Futures game is an exploratory tool designed to engage participants in the process of re-envisioning the present and future by contemplating alternative historical narratives. In this interactive game, participants are presented with short scenarios describing ‘alternative pasts’ — hypothetical variations of critical […]

Rohit Talwar, Co-Chair of the UK Node of The Millennium Project, will be one of the invited speakers for the “The Meta Shapers Global Summit. Web3 & AI Unplugged“, to discuss “Positive, Sustainable Futures: Envisioning Humanity with and Beyond Technology”. The Summit is free and will take place online on February 21 and 22, 2024. […]

FUTURES 2.0 – World Foresight Encyclopedic Dictionary, by Concepcion Olavarreita, Mexico Node Chair, Jerome Glenn, and Ted Gordon, is one of the most comprehensive futures studies Encyclopedic-Dictionary to date. This digital book comprises over 1,200 terms and methods used in futures studies. Version 2.0 revised all the terms included in the first edition of the […]

“Getting to Know Futures Studies” (1 ECTS) is a new free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that provides an easily accessible peek into futures studies. The course, organized by the Finland Futures Academy and the Finland Futures Research Centre hosting the Helsinki Node of The Millennium Project, has been created with experts of the field […]

On January 14, 2024, The President of Azerbaijan Future Studies Society, Reyhan Huseynova, Chair of the Azerbaijan Node of The Millennium Project hosted by the Society, was awarded the Gold medal “The Rose of the World” in nomination of «PEACEMAKER OF THE PLANET» by the International Humanitarian Academy «Europe-Asia» for the many years of contribution […]

May 2024 find you brilliant happy and sharing your best to help build a better future! Futuristically yours, Jerome Glenn, Ted Gordon, Elizabeth Florescu, Ibon Zugasti, Mara Di Berardo, and The Millennium Project Nodes

A new issue of our Newsletter is out! Share your views or update your answers in our Real-Time Delphi on the global governance of AGI by Dec. 31. Discover our new Deputy Director, Ibon Zugasti, and how The Millennium Project contributed to the UN Pact for the Future. Learn what happened during our recent Planning […]

The next Demo Hour by our FEN – Foresight Europe Network, will take place on Thursday, 17:00-18:30 CET on Jan. 25th 2024.  FEN member Jacob Langvad Nilsson will present his newly developed futures method Applied Futures. Applied Futures is a framework for integrating strategic foresight into immediate practice. The framework combines the best of futures […]

The annual 2023 Year in Review is not listed in any priority. It is a non-scientific, subjective review by Jerome C. Glenn (Jerome.Glenn@Millennium-Project.org and jglenn@igc.org) Compare with 2022 Year in Review back to 2010 for comparison (.pdf)

Millennia2025, Women & Innovation Foundation, is a think and action tank for women’s empowerment and equality since 2007. Launched by Marie-Anne Delhaut, Co-Chair of the Brussels Area Node of The Millennium Project, in 2014 within the The Destree Institute, hosting the Node, the foundation is supported by many members from The Millennium Project, such as […]

Many from The Millennium Project attendend the recent virtual consultation on the Summit of the Future organized by the Co-Facilitators of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Process of the Summit and held on December 13, 2023. Jerome Glenn, executive director and co-founder of The Millennium Project, and Ambassador Héctor Casanueva, Founding Chair of the Chile Node of […]

A new publication on “Towards Twin Transformations and Spaces – Convoluted Conversations on the Green and Digital Futures of Work” by the Finland Futures Research Center, hosting the Helsinki Node of The Millennium Project, is now available online. The eBook by Sirkka Heinonen, Co-Chair of the Helsinki Node of The Millennium Project, Burgert Maree, Risto […]

Our Chile Node Chair, Héctor Casanueva, is coordinating and organizing an online training course on “Prospectiva del siglo XXI: Megatendencias y escenarios futuros” on from January 15, 2024 to January 19, 2024 for the Instituto de Estudios Internacionales. Foresights on the 21st century show that the world is experiencing macro-transitions that will affect the future: […]

The Millennium Project announces the appointment of Ibon Zugasti, M.S., as new Deputy Director. The decision was taken during the recent Board Meeting of The Millennium Project in Dubai, November 26th, by an absolute majority of the members of the Board. Since 1999, Ibon has led several consultancy and research projects in the fields of […]

The “Beneficial AGI Summit & Unconference” is a new event organized by SingularityNet and TrueAGI in collaboration with others. The Millennium Project is one of the sponsors of the event and our Jerome Glenn, Executive Director and co-founder of The Millennium Project, and José Cordeiro, MP Board member and RIBER and Venezuela Nodes Chair, are […]

By Jerome Glenn Wow! What an intensively rich futures feast for four days in Dubai! Countless conversations increasing our futures intelligence, collaborations, and dedication to build a better future – mindful of the very serious threats as well as the brilliant opportunities. November 25 & 26 was The Millennium Project Planning Committee Meeting and then […]

“From Insight to Foresight: The Transformative Potentials of the Futures Triangle” is a recent publication by Shermon Cruz (Philippines Node and APF Chair) on World Futures Review (Volume 15, Issue 2-4), in collaboration with Nicole Anne Moura, Joanna Marie Lim, Michael Niel Angelo Bulatao, Ghelvin Auriele Aguirre, and Joel Dela Paz, Jr., https://doi.org/10.1177/1946756723121512. Abstract: The […]

“Future of Natural Resources” is the 24th international Futures Conference – Futures Conference 2024 – organized by the Finland Futures Research Centre and the Finland Futures Academy, University of Turku, Finland, hosting the Helsinki Node of The Millennium Project, in collaboration this year with the Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE). The conference will take place in Turku, Finland, on June […]

A new publication on “The landscape of Foresight Networks in the Asia-Pacific” by Shermon Cruz, Chair of the Philippines Node of The Millennium Project, and Nicole Anne K. Moura is now available on “Transactions, the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines” and includes references to The Millennium Project’s key activities. Abstract: How do futurists […]

On December 19, 2023, at 8 am ET, the Chairs of the UK Node of The Millennium Project, Rohit Talwar and David Wood, will be joining the panelist of the online event called “A conversation with four futurists“, together with Alexandra Whittington, Perello Laurent, and Sharad Agarwal as host of the session. As 2023 comes […]

A new issue of our Newsletter is out! Read more about our new Real-Time Delphi on the elements necessary for safe and productive global governance of AGI, our upcoming Planning Committee meeting in Dubai, the new publication on “Latinoamérica 2050” by the Mexico and Bolivia Nodes, who will be speaking at the Dubai Future Forum […]

The Millennium Project invites all those studying or working on the future issues of global governance of Artificial General Intelligence – AGI to share their judgements on the elements necessary for safe and productive global governance of AGI in our new online Real-Time Delphi. This study does not focus on artificial narrow intelligence (ANI) that […]

The Dubai Future Forum, the second edition of one of the world’s largest gathering of Futurists, will take place in November 27-28, 2023 at the Museum of the Future in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The event is hosted by the Dubai Future Foundation an the 2022 inaugural event brought together over 1000 such individuals and close […]

The Millennium Project will run its next Planning Committee meeting on November 25-26, 2023 in Dubai at Emirate Towers area 2071 main room, from 10,00 am to 5,00 pm. During the meeting, updates on the most recent activities run by The Millennium Project and its Nodes and next steps will be discussed. A draft agenda […]

by Jerome C. Glenn The Co-Facilitators of the Intergovernmental Preparatory Process of the Summit of the Future have invited major groups and other stakeholders (MGoS) and civil society representatives to a virtual consultation on the Summit of the Future, to be held on December 13, 2023, from 10 am to 1 pm and from 3 […]

The next Demo Hour by our FEN – Foresight Europe Network will be held on December 7, 2023, from 16:00 – 17:30 CET. The meeting will be focused on Experience FuturGov Game, a speculative policy dialogue tool, developed at the EU Policy Lab. Meet the game authors and explore new government models, power relations and […]

In November 29, 2023 the Brazilian Futures Group of the Sao Paulo Catholic University will organize the last interactive online seminar of the year for the “Education of the Future” Series, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Education for the Future Conference that was a cornestone in the education sector of Brazil.  NEF Futures Studies Group […]

Anprotec is an annual meeting on innovation and society that brings together participants from different sectors of the innovation ecosystem to promote in-depth discussions on innovative entrepreneurship. The goal is to discuss the role and perspectives of innovation environments and ecosystems, share practices, strategies, tools and trends. This year, the event, organized by Anprotec, the […]

A new publication by Simone Di Zio, Italy Node Co-Chair, Yuri Calleo, and Mario Bolzan, Italy Node member, on “Delphi-based visual scenarios: An innovative use of generative adversarial networks” is now available on Futures, Vol. 154, December 2023, 103280 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2023.103280). Abstract: In the Futures Studies context, the Delphi-based scenario (DBS) is a valuable method for […]

A new special issue of the of the newsletter Futuuri by the Finland Futures Research Centre, hosting the Helnsiki Node of The Millennium Project, has just been published and focuses on the Futures Conference 2023 on “Empowering Futures”. This special issue includes articles giving insight to the keynote speakers based on their speeches as well […]

The Chair of the Iceland Node of The Millennium Project (hosted by The Icelandic Centre for Future studies), Karl Friðriksson, the Chair of the Denmark Node of The Millennium Project Node (hosted by the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies), Martin Kruse, and one of the Co-Chairs of the Finland Node (hosted by the Finland Futures […]

The Mexico and the Bolivia Nodes of The Millennium Project recently published a new book on “Latin America by 2050. Challenges, Scenarios and Actions“ (Latinoamérica 2050. Retos, escenarios y acciones), launched the publication during the Futures Week event. Coordinators and authors of the book are Concepcion Olavarrieta, Chair of the Mexico Node, Guillermo Gándara and […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 – […]

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 […]

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 […]

A new paper on “World Futures Day 2022: A mixed method approach to identify topics of a global futures agenda” by Mara Di Berardo, MP Comms Director and Italy Node Co-Chair, Simone Di Zio, Italy Node Co-Chair, and Lara Fontanella, has been published on Futures (Volume 154, 2023, 103244). Abstract: World Futures Day (WFD) 2022 was the ninth […]

A new issue of our Newsletter is out! Read more about the results of phase 1 of our study on International Governance Issues on the Transition from Artificial Narrow Intelligence to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), The Millennium Project receiving the CogX 2023 “Recognising Leadership – Grand Jury Prize, reports on meetings and events by Jerome […]

by Sirkka Heinonen (Helsinki Node Co-Chair) On September 19, 2023, the Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC), hosting the Helsinki Node of The Millennium Project, organized an AI Horizons sense-making  discussion group in the form of a hybrid meetings. The event was facilitated by Maria Höyssä, senior specialist at the Committee for the Future of in Finnish […]

Our CEO Jerome Glenn was recently invited to explore “The 2050 Horizon” and how AI will transform life and business in the next 10-15 years in Episode 41 of The Innovation Room podcast by Geeks with Somayeh Aghnia. Jerome Glenn draws on decades of futures research to provide a mind-expanding look at how artificial general […]

The Dubai Future Academy by the Dubai Future Foundation launched news courses on Foresight in October and November 2023. Our CEO Jerome C. Glenn will facilitate a course on “Methods to Develop Scenario Content” in October 25-26, 2023. In this course, participants will go through a logical sequence to develop content for scenarios using tools […]

Ibon Zugasti, The Millennium Project Board Director and Spain Node Chair, will be keynote speaker for the next IFTF, Institute for the Future, Foresight Talk. The online webinar will focus on “Innovating Global Social Enterprise Through Foresight” and will take place on Sept. 26, 2023, 9 am Pacific Time. Ibon Zugasti will discuss how he […]

Congratulations to Puruesh Chaudhary, Chair of our Pakistan Node, for winning the Asia-Pacific Futures Network 2022 award for the best article enhancing futures thinking in the Asia-Pacific community! The APFN award ceremony for the winners announced on March 1, 2023 took place during the 9th Asia Pacific Futures Network Conference (APFN9) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, […]

Jerome C. Glenn will be one of the panellists in an online event on “Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit: A preview” organized by David Wood, Co-Chair of the UK Node with the London Futurists, on Sept. 23, 2023. The event is a preview for the AI Safety Summit, organized by the Department for Science, Innovation […]

By Jerome C. Glenn During the UN General Assembly every September, New York turns into a massive traffic grid lock. My visit began with the Global Futures 23 side meeting led by Arizona State University where Ketan Panel spoke about moving financial management firms toward sustainable development. Next, I attended the meeting on UN AI […]

The Italian Institute for the Future will host a national Italian Congress on “(Im)possible Futures” (a.t. “Futuri (im)possibilI”) in Naples, Italy, from September 28 to September 30, 2023, in partnership with the Italy Node of The Millennium Project and others.The title recalls the ever-increasing difficulty of imagining futures other than those closely linked to the […]

The Future Black America conference is an online event by the African American Future Society, Temple University Department of Africology and African American Studies, and Black Speculaticve Arts. This year’ conference will be focused on “Building a Black Futures Community/Ecosystem Methods, Scenario Development, and Trends” and will take place in September 18-20, 2023. Jerome C. […]

The World Futures Studies Federation XXV World Conference on “Exploring Liminalities. Creating Spaces for Unlimited Futures” will take place in Paris October, 25-26, 2023 at the École des Ponts Business School, Paris, France. Two full days, two days of pre-conference activities, five separate halls of programming involving world-leading thinkers, ground-breaking keynotes, scientific papers, panels, workshops, […]

On September 12, in the spectacular site of the Millennium Dome (now called the O2 Arena), The Millennium Project riceiveid the CogX’ “Recognising Leadership – Grand Jury Prize” 2023 during the gala dinner in London. The CogX Awards celebrates innovators and change makers impacting our world in the last 12 months and it’s at its […]

On September 25-27, The Parliament of Uruguay, in collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), will host the Second World Summit of the Committees of the Future in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 25 to 27 September 2023. The Summit aims to build upon the first World Summit held in Helsinki in October 2022, which recognized the fundamental […]

“Zero-Sum Power Politics vs. Synergetic Politics for Human Security” is a new publication on Cadmus (Volume 5, Issue 2, August 2023) by Jerome C. Glenn exploring zero-sum power politics as a fundamental threat to human security and proposing synergetic relations among nations to improve human security. Among existential threats to humanity, the most immediate and […]

A new free publication on “Futures Studies. Contributions and Sources” has been recently released by the Alternative Planetary Futures Institute (Ap-Fi), founded by Victor V. Motti, Director of the World Futures Studies Federation, and with many experts from The Millennium Project members of its Scientific Council. This comprehensive work delves into the diverse facets of futures […]

On September 14th, 2023, from 16:00 to 17:30 CEST, our regional Node FEN – Foresight Europe Network, will be hosting its monthly Demo Hour on DATTOPIAS. FEN member Jocelyn Ibarra, founder and design lead at The Time Travel Agency, will take us to DATTOPIAS which are uncommon alternative narratives that are realistic and optimistic; that […]

A new report by The Millennium Project warns that advanced artificial intelligence systems could emerge sooner than expected, posing unprecedented risks unless prudent governance frameworks are rapidly put in place. Download the report. The report titled International Governance Issues of the Transition from Artificial Narrow Intelligence to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is a distillation of […]

A new publication on Futures, Volume 153, on “Exploring the research dynamics of futures studies: An analysis of six top journals” by Simone Di Zio, Italy Node Co-Chair, together with Alice Tontodimamma, Emiliano del Gobbo, and Lara Fontanella, is now available on line. The paper focuses on the global literature on Futures Studies and foresight […]

On August 17th, 2023, from 16:00 to 17:30 CEST, our regional Node FEN – Foresight Europe Network, will be hosting its monthly Demo Hour on Scalable Fruit Workshops, This time the session will take place in collaboration with the network JFS Futures Community. In the spirit of Demo Hour’s first network collaboration effort, FEN member […]

A new issue of our Newsletter is out! Read more about considerations on Artificial General Intelligence #AGI discussed on journals and institutions, recent events, such as the Association of Professional Futurists – APF 20th anniversary, and upcoming ones, such as the United Nations Summit for the #Future, the #FuturesWeek in Bolivias, and new publications by […]

Futures Week, hosted in La Paz and Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on September 25-29, 2023, is a week of co-creation of futures to discover the potential of different realities that will help us build the world that we all dream of. The event, organized by the Franz Tamayo University, UNIFRANZ, chairing the Bolivia Node of The […]

by Jerome Glenn The US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee held a second hearing on oversight and regulation of AI, during which the need for AGI regulation was stressed. The first hearing was carried out on May 2023. In this session, carried out on July 25, 2023, witnesses testifying included Stuart Russell, professor of computer science at […]

Futurists contact your Ministry of Foreign Affairs! There will be a Ministerial Meeting for the UN Summit for the Future September 18th this year for input planning for the following year’s Summit on the Future 2024. The Millennium Project suggests that Futurists in each country contact their Ministry of Foreign Affairs and find out their […]

The Ministerio de Planificación Nacional y Política Económica (Mideplan), hosting the Costa Rica Node of The Millennium Project, recently published the fifth report on “Indicadores Internacionales para la toma de decisiones 2022“, edited, among others, by Carlos Alonso Marschall Murillo, Chair of the Costa Rica Node. This report on Costa Rica in the light of […]

The Department of Sociology and Social Sciences of the University of Trento organizes, under the patronage of the UNESCO Chair in Anticipatory Systems, the international conference on “The Discovery of the Future in the Social and Human Sciences: Changing science from a primarily past-oriented effort to a primarily future-oriented effort”, 6-8 June 2024. Among the […]

by Jerome Glenn The UN Security Council first ever meeting on AI opened with briefings from Jack Clark of Anthropic (developer of Claude 2 recent competitor with ChatGPT) and Yi Zeng, Cognitive Intelligence Lab, Instituted of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Jack Clark said governments should come together to create safe AI and not let […]

A new Focus Paper on “Industry 5.0 and the future of work. Making Europe the centre of gravity for future good-quality jobs” by ESIR group (European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Directorate RTD — G, Unit G.1 — Common R&I Strategy & Foresight Service) is now available. The ESIR group has on several occasions […]

A letter by Jerome Glenn to the editor of the Washington Post about AGI and the UN Security Council was recently published on line and in print. Read online: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/14/security-council-address-broadness-ai/

A gathering on the 20th anniversary of the Association of Professional Futurists is taking place in Washington DC from July 13 to July 16. The gathering is focusing on how to lean into the resources of the Washington DC Metro area (the “DMV”) to explore how the forces of inclusion and decentralization will impact decisions […]

Philippe Destatte, Co-Chair of the Brussels Node of The Millennium Project and President of The Destree Institute hosting the Node, has just released a report on “Citizens’ engagement approaches and methods in R&I foresight” written in the framework of Horizon Europe, Policy Support Facility, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation, 2023. The report focuses on […]

FEN Demo Hours, the online monthly series organized by the Foresight Europe Network, regional Node of The Millennium Project, is at its 3rd meeting and will present the work of a new FEN member on Thursday 20th July 2023, from 15.00 to 16.30 UTC+1. Tobias Revell is Design Futures Lead at Arup University‘s Foresight faculty where he leads on innovative […]

A new issue of our Newsletter is out! Read more about the advancements in our Study on International Governance Issue for Artificial General Intelligence, what happened in recent meetings in Spain and in the Futures Conference in Finland, and recent activities on our 15 global challenges, news survey in UK, futures lab in Argentina, website […]

The winners of the Non-Profit Organisation Awards 2023 by Acquisition International have just been announced and The Millennium Project has been awarded for Excellence in Innovation – USA! The Non-Profit Organisation Awards aim to reward Non-profit organizations that globaly that play a monumental role in solving some of our biggest global challenges. The awards reward […]

The Millennium Project is collecting the views from over 50 AGI experts in US, China, Europe, and Russia. About half have been interviewed, the rest have their views included from their recent online interviews and comments. A list of 22 questions were used. We are currently distilling the answers. The idea is the get ‘all’ […]

By Sirkka Heinonen, Helsinki Node Chair “Empowering Futures – Long-term Governance, Democracy and Futures Research” was the 23rd international Futures Conference – Futures Conference 2023 – organized by the Finland Futures Research Centre and the Finland Futures Academy, University of Turku, Finland, hosting the Helsinki Node of The Millennium Project. The Millennium Project featured a Special Session at the conference […]

During the latest FEN annual meeting on June 16, the FEN leadership launched group workshops to support the updating of The Millennium Project’s Global Challenges from a Europe perspective. The 15 global challenges were Identified through a series of global futures research studies (beginning in 1997) and global scanning systems, created through the SOFI method. […]

Virtual reality and generative artificial intelligences represent exceptional creative tools in our personal and professional lives. To harness the potential of these new technologies, it is necessary to better understand them, especially their connection with psychology. The France Node of The Millennium Project, hosted by the Prospective Foresight Network, invites you to discover their research […]

The Centro Latinoamericano de Globalización y Prospectiva, Argentina Node of The Millennium Project, will launch a new series of Future Lab with conversations on “Emerging Futures: Re-Imagining the future”. The first meeting will take place on June 21: “DESCENTRALIZACIÓN Y FUTURO: ¿Cómo podemos reimaginar la sociedad y la estructura del poder en un futuro impulsado por […]

The UNESCO-PMU Symposium 2023, “Towards Evaluation Frameworks for Futures Literacy and Foresight”, will take place in Paris on June 21-22, 2023. The UNESCO-PMU Symposium 2023 serves as a platform of exchange to explore possible processes for review and evaluation, map current evaluation practices, and discuss effective evaluation approaches, both quantitative and qualitative, fit for different […]

While The Millennium Project team is interviewing a number of recognised experts in the future of AI, to help to unearth the most important considerations about the governance of the transition from ANI (Artificial Narrow Intelligence) to AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), David Wood, Co-Chair of the UK Node of the Millennium Project with London Futurists […]

by Jerome C. Glenn This trip furthered The Millennium Project’s work and communications to improve the understanding of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) issues as distinct from more arrow AI. Jose Cordero, Chair of The Millennium Project’s Venezuela Node now living in Spain, got major business conferences in Madrid (South Summit) and Malaga (Digital Enterprise Show) […]

Open invitation to Foresight Europe Network (FEN) Meeting on 16 June. 2023, organized as a parallel online session of the upcoming conference on “Empowering Futures – Long-term Governance, Democracy and Futures Research“, hosted by Finland Node of The Millennium Project. The meeting starts 30 minutes after the closing of Futures Conference 2023, The meeting is open […]

The Sout Asia Foresight Network – SAFN, the most recent regional Node of The Millennium Project, is delighted to announce the official launch of its new website! The launch took place on June 6, 2023. with contributors from Jerome Glenn, Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, SAFN President, Puruesh Chaudhary, SAFN member and Chair of the Pakistan Node of […]

A new issue of our Newsletter is out! Read more about how our Study on International Governance Issue for Artificial General Intelligence is progressing, our speakers in upcoming events and conferences such as Empowering Futures, South Summit, INSPIRE talk, RIBER, and Summer School on Futures Studies, recording of conferences and podcasts on AI risks, Real-Time […]

The second edition of the Italian Summer School in Futures Studies, focusing on quantitative methods for social foresight, is organized by the Italian Institute for the Future and the Italy Node of The Millennium Project on July 24-28, 2023 in Sasso Marconi (Bologna). The Summer School in Futures Studies aims at providing the participants of […]

A new edition of South Summit, one of the largest annual event in Southern Europe that brings together entrepreneurs, investors, startups and companies organized by IE University, took place in Madrid on June 7-9, 2023. The South Summit has become a global benchmark for attracting talent and generating business opportunities in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The […]

The Policy Center for the New South (PCNS), the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) and the Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University are co-organizing “The State of Foresight Studies in the World” conference and workshop sessions on May 26 and 27, 2023 at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Rabat. The objective of the simposium is […]

DES, the Digital Enterprise Show 2023 organized by Nebext in collaboration with FYCMA, enables digital business transformation to happen, gathering cutting edge technologies and top-notch speakers to meet delegates´ objectives, challenges and needs. The event will take place in Màlaga, Spain, in June 13-15, 2023. Among the top DES speakers Jerome C. Glenn will discuss on […]

On May 19, 2023, the National Press Club’s International Correspondent’s Committee organized a meeting on “China’s Sri Lanka Foray“, a book discussion on the recent publication called “Teardrop Diplomacy” by Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, President of the South Asia Foresight Network and Chair of the Sri Lanka Node of The Millennium Project. Together with Asanga Abeyagoonasekera and […]

How should we respond to the idea that advances in AI pose catastrophic risks for the wellbeing of humanity? London Futurists, hosting the UK Node of The Millennium Project with its Co-Chair David Wood, will discuss how to Assess AI Risk Skepticism on the upcoming webinar set on May 27, 2023. Two sets of arguments […]

On May 24, 2023 at 10 am, Foresight on Demand is organizing an online relaunch event for Futures4Europe, a platform funded by the European Union to bring together futurists and foresight community members with EU policy-makers and citizens and collect, host, and distribute foresight activities in and about Europe. During the event, with the participation […]

A new report by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Directorate A — ERA & Innovation Publication, on Mutual Learning exercise on R&I Foresight: An Introduction to the Current State of Play, is available online. The report, written by Cornelia Daheim, Chair of our Germany Node, was prepared in the context of the […]

“From Power to Foresight: Reimagining Pathways of Land Use and Water Governance Futures” is a new report by Heidi D. Mendoza and Shermon O. Cruz, Chair of the Philippines Node of The Millennium Project, recently published on Vol. 27 No. 3 March 2023, Journal of Futures Studies. How might futures of land and water governance […]

FEN Demo Hour – the new online monthly series organized by the Foresight Europe Network, regional Node of The Millennium Project – goes into the second round and will be held on Thursday 18th May 2023 from 15.00 to 16.30 UTC+1. FEN members Simone Di Zio, Co-Chair of the Italy Node of The Millennium Project, & Yuri Calleo will […]

A new issue of our Newsletter is out! New papers on Artificial General Intelligence and videos by Jerome Glennn, a futures art exhibition in Greece, a survey on air travel, call for papers from the foresight journal, futures conferences in Greece, Canada, Finland and more, reports, publications, studies, and new projects in this rich monthly […]

The Foresight Journal launched a call for papers for a special issue on “Foresight 3.0 in theory and practice: exploring collective futures intelligence“, a foresight process based on a ‘collective anticipatory intelligence’,  the mutual learning, co-innovation and co-production, between a wider stakeholder community, with deeper layers of value & meaning, and further horizons of transformation. […]

The Delphi Economic Forum’s annual conference is ongoing. Every year in the ancient city of Delphi, it gathers top leaders from across sectors in an effort to spark dialogue, inspire change, and transform conversation into action. Epaminondas Christofilopoulos, Chair of our Greece Node, will join the Forum again this year on April 28, as one […]

A new policy brief on “The Green and Digital Future of Work in Greece towards 2050” was recently published by our Greece Node Chair, Epaminondas Christophilopoulos, in collaboration with Charalambos Tsekeris and supported by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. The brief is based upon, and responsive to, the three work/tech 2050 scenarios, among others, produced by The Millennium […]

The Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, hosting the Denmark Node of The Millennium Project, is running a project focused on the Metaverse. Within this project, the Institute recently released the results of a Delphi Study on the development of the metaverse towards 2030. This is the first-of-its-kind global delphi study seeking to source the collective […]

Fast Future, co-hosting the UK Node of The Millennium Project, launched “Tomorrow’s travel”, a survey on the Future of Air Travel, in collaboration with Future Travel Experience. The survey is designed to explore how the needs, expectations, and desires of tomorrow’s air traveller might evolve by 2030. The survey closes on May 14, 2023. The […]

The International Longevity Summit, organized by TAFFD’s, Transdisciplinary Agora for future discussions, is an important Conference on the Longevity and Biotech revolution in Africa leveraging the dynamics of diversity, inclusivity and innovation. The conference will take place in August 23-24, 2023 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The two full days conference will bring together the world’s […]

On April 18, 2023, the Casa Amèrica Catalunya will host a seminar on “Prospectiva del siglo XXI: megatendencias y Desafíos del futuro, visiones desde Europa y América Latina” in Barcelona. Speakers for the event are, among others, Ibon Zugasti, Spain, RIBER, and FEN Nodes, and Héctor Casanueva, Chile Node, discussing how to understand megatrends and the new globalization and to build futures from Strategic Foresight, […]

The Dublin Tech Summit (DTS), powered by Catalyst Media in collaboration with many partners, is a two-day conference about the international tech scene. #DTS23 will take place in Dublin on May 31 – June 1, 2023 and will bring together an international community of innovators, thought-leaders, and influencers. José Cordeiro, Chair of the RIBER and Venezuela […]

The INSPIRE PROJECT 2023 art exhibition called “Intensity. Future scenarios and other stories” will be launched on April 7, 2023 (opening at 7 pm) with performances by Albert Barqué-Duran & George Georgiou and will remain open untile June 30, 2023, at the MOMus-Museum of Contemporary Art-Collections of Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art and State Museum of […]

Futures Week is a free annual virtual conference organised by Policy Horizons Canada to explore the future. Attendees are invited to examine emerging issues, opportunities and challenges we might face, and how foresight can drive transformation. Futures Week 2023 will take place on May 16-18, 2023 and consist of sessions that explore topics such as disruptions on the horizon, existential risks, the […]

The Millennium Project is developing ideas, strategies, and global governance models for Artificial General Intelligence. In parallel to this work,  Jerome C. Glenn, CEO of The Millennium Project, was asked to write a paper on AGI for the European Commission’s 2nd Strategic Plan of Horizon Europe (2025-27), “Artificial General Intelligence Issues and Opportunities“. Summary of the […]

Foresight Europe Network, regional Node of The Millennium Project, will launch its first Demo Hour meeting online on April 13, 2023 from 15:00 to 16:30 UTC+1. The idea of Demo Hours is to share methods and approaches within the FEN community and thus broadening our horizons of foresight practices. Demo Hours will run monthly and […]

A new publication on “GREECE – OUR FUTURES” by Epaminondas Christofilopoulos, Chair of the Greece Node of The Millennium Project, Erica Bol, and Laurent Bontoux is available. The report analyses the stories from Greece published on the platform #OurFutures – Images for the future of Europe, a Joint Research Centre initiative that has created a […]

The 40th Purpose Challenge “Creating a Better World” is a Purpose Alliance initiative, an open call to any organization, association, and individual that wants to contribute actively to generate a positive impact. Based on the seventeen ONU SDGs (sustainable development goals), this special Purpose Challenge it’s a great opportunity to empower our global community to make […]

T-Winning Spaces 2035 is a new research project coordinated by Aalto University in cooperation with the University of Turku, represented by Sirkka Heinonen and Juha Kaskinen from the Helsinki Node of The Millennium Project and the Tampere University. The project is focused on winning spatial solutions for future work, enabling the double twin transition of digital/green, and […]

“Constructive Conversations on resilient urban futures” is a new by Sirkka Heinonen, Chair of the Finland Node of the Millennium Project, Joni Karjalainen, Amos Taylor, Anahita Rashidfarokhi, Saija Toivonen & Lassi Tähtinen, Finland Futures Research Center, Helsinki Node of The Millennium Project. The publication is a co-created compilation of various conversations concerning our possibilities and […]

On March 31, 2023, a new conference series called “XIV seminario internacional de formacion professional en prospectiva” will be launched for the 50 anniversary of the World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF) The event is organized by Héctor Casanueva, Chair of the Chile Node of the Millennium Project, with the participation, among others, of Miguel Gutiérrez, […]

A new issue of our Newsletter is out! A report of the 10th anniversary of our World Futures Day, new president and activities from the Foresigh Europe Network, info about the World Futures Day Young Voices, the State of the Future Index for SAFN, ways to disgust our discendants from Poland, Foresight publications from Cairo, […]

World Futures Day (WFD) is hosted every year on March 1st by The Millennium Project in collaboration with others to spark a global conversation on the future. This was the tenth edition of their 24-hour around the world conversation about our common futures! Teach the Future, in collaboration with The Millennium Project and with the […]

“Empowering Futures – Long-term Governance, Democracy and Futures Research” is the 23rd international Futures Conference – Futures Conference 2023 – organized by the Finland Futures Research Centre and the Finland Futures Academy, University of Turku, Finland, hosting the Helsinki Node of The Millennium Project. There is an urgent need for long-term futures thinking in order to sustain possibilities for alternative […]

The Ministerio de Planificación Nacional y Política Económica (Mideplan) recently published two publications on strategic foresight edited by Carlos Alonso Marschall Murillo, Chair of the Costa Rica Node of The Millennium Project. Foresight and Public Policy 2022 The document is focused on issues that can contribute to address phenomena that may affect our societies in […]

The Meta World Congress is a technological event about Metaverse, web 3.0, virtual reality and augmented reality at its first edition and organized by many partners. The congress that be held from March 31 to April 1, 2023, in the real physical world, with a capacity of 5,000 people in La Nave in Madrid, and […]

The Museum of Contemporary Art-Collections of Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art and State Museum of Contemporary Art (MOMus) invites young artists to take part in artistic workshops organized by the UNESCO Chair on Futures Research and The Millennium Project within the Inspire Project. Launched in 2021 as an extensive workshop led by distinguished artists from Europe with […]

WAAS (World Academy of Art and Science) and other partners are organizing the 6th international conference on the Future of Education, a 3-day online event focused on “Education for Human Security” from March 7-9, 2023. The conference examines the relevance and applicability of the human security approach to different fields of higher education. It seeks […]

The leadership of Foresight Europe Network, regional Node of The Millennium Project, has transitioned into its 2023-2024 term. Anna Sacio-Szymanska from our Poland Node has completed her six years of service on the network’s leadership team, and Nondas Christophilopoulos from our Greece Node has moved from being President for 2021-2022 to being Vice President (Past President). Nick Balcom Raleigh has now moved […]

World Futures Day was excellent! During the closing session several said it keeps getting better every year. Mara did a great job getting the facilitators organized and training – I did not see any glitches. David not only provided and managed the zoom access, voice to text recording, but became the master of ceremonies (MC) […]

Looking at the present through the eyes of a person from the future is quite challenging. To make such a perspective more tangible, Polish Society for Futures Studies and 4CF The Futures Literacy Company have embarked on a joint initiative to explore what in our contemporary lives might arouse the revulsion and disgust of posterity.  […]

“On Desired Remote Possibilities of the Future: Could Counterfactual Analysis Challenge Prognostic Reflexes?” is a new paper published Blagovesta Nikolova & Mariana Todorova, Chair of the Bulgaria Node of The Millennium Project, on the Journal of Futures Studies (in press). Abstract: The current text pursues an argument in favor of unorthodox and unrestrained futures thinking […]

The South Asia Foresight Network Node of The Millennium Project, with Maldives, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, embarked on an experiment to develop a State of the Future Index (SOFI) for South Asia. On February 28, a first workshop on SOFI organized by Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, SAFN Node Chair, was conducted by Jerome C. […]

Join the 10th anniversary of the 24-Hour Round-the-World Conversation to Celebrate World Futures Day, Hosted by The Millennium Project! Beginning March 1 in New Zealand at 12 noon NZ time, the open conversation on how to build a better future will move west each hour. Anyone can join in at 12 noon their time or […]

Join the 24-hour around the world conversation that young people are having to celebrate World Future Day on March 1st. WHY? World Futures Day is held every year on March 1st to spark a global conversation on the future. WHAT? We want to make sure young people are also part of the conversation. After all, […]

A new platform called “Real-Time Geo Spatial Consensus System (RT-GSCS)” adopting Real-Time Spatial Delphi for complex decision-making contexts has been just launched Yuri Calleo and Francesco Pilla in collaboration with Simone Di Zio, Co-Chair of the Italy Node of the Millennium Project and creator of the method. This innovative platform is highly useful for developing […]

From February 13rd, Consultations on the Preparatory Process of the Summit of the Future by the United Nations have been planned in preparation for the Ministerial Meeting, currently scheduled for September 18, 2023. The consultations are oriented towards, but not limited to, the Policy Briefs that will be published by the Secretary-General in the coming […]

In the new episode of the Futurized podcast on February 14, 2023, Trond Undheim interviews Jerome Glenn about his work at The Millennium Project, discussing the many potential risks and uncertainties that could impact the future of humanity, the State of the Future, futures research methods such as the Delphi and the Futures Wheel, Artificial […]

The recently estrablished South Asia Foresight Network Node (SAFN) of The Millennium Project issued the first volume of a new SAFN Monographic series with the purpose of highlighting a challenge faced by a South Asian country in every volume and of developing recommendations to address the challenge while looking at the future vulnerabilities and threats […]

On March 26-27, 2023, the Longevity Nation conference on “Enhancing Research, Development and Education for Healthy Longevity” conference will explore the interdisciplinary interrelations of science, technology and society in addressing the challenges of population aging by bringing together leading voices in the longevity space and public figures at the Bar Ilan University in Israel. Among […]

On February 15, 2023, the Instituto Universitario Ortega-Marañón will host a seminar on “Prospectiva del siglo XXI: megatendencias y Desafíos del futuro, visiones desde Europa y América Latina” at IE University, Madrid (Aula Magna del IE, Maria de Molina street 11, 28006) at 6:30 PM. Speakers for the event are, among others, Ibon Zugasti, Spain, […]

World Futures Day is held every year on March 1st by The Millennium Project in collaboration with others to spark a global conversation on the future. This will be the tenth edition of this 24-hour around the world conversation about our common futures! We want to make sure young people are also part of the […]

“Synergetic Thinking for the Absence of Multilateralism in South Asia” is a new publication available on Niice, the Nepal Institution for International Cooperation and Engagement and Nepal Node of The Millennium Project . The publication is by Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, Sri Lanka and SAFN Nodes, Jerome C. Glenn, CEO of The Millennium Project, and and Josh […]

The Zimbabwe Node of The Millennium Project at the Harare Institute of Technology launched the Zimbabwe Futures Week, a Futures Research Methodology training program & stakeholders consultation organized in collaboration with the Poland Node of The Millennium Project. From January 30 to February 3, 2023, many lessons and laboratories about Futures Research Methodology and concepts by […]

Here we go again! The World Futures Day by The Millennium Project, in cooperation the Association of Professional Futurists (APF), Humanity+, the Lifeboat Foundation, the World Academy of Art and Science, and the World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF), will take place on March 1st for the 10th year! The call for facilitators is now open: […]

The latest version of the Peace Chart (January 17, 2023) is now available. The Peace Chart is a project by The Millennium Project that has been ongoing for years, receiving feedback for incremental improvement, and continues to be updated. The Peace Chart lists strategies for Conflict Resolution, Conflict Prevention, and on How to build a more peaceful society. […]

The Millennium Project has just launched its South Asia Foresight Network (SAFN) with representatives from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. SAFN’s purpose is to create a regional foresight capacity for joint futures research to improve cooperation and synergies among all nations of the region. SAFN was launched due to four challenges in […]

Peter Yim, a great champion of The Millennium Project, has recently passed at 70 years old. Peter was a very, very fine human being. I met Peter after a talk I gave at a World Future Society conference in San Francisco. He had a successful computer company in Hong Kong and made enough money that […]

The 2022 Guardian Award Winners recipients are our CEO, Jerome C. Glenn, for defending against world existential risks, together with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, for defending against country existential risks. The Lifeboat Foundation Guardian Award is annually bestowed upon a respected scientist or public figure who has warned of a future fraught with dangers and encouraged measures to prevent […]

2022 Year in Review (not listed in any priority; non-scientific, subjective review by Jerome.Glenn@Millennium-Project.org and jglenn@igc.org)

The James Webb telescope is letting us see far away back in time… May the best of our traditions and philosophies let us see deep into our hearts to find the wisdom to do our part in moving away from zero-sum geopolitical power competitions to more synergic relations for the future. May the best of […]

The London Futurists Podcast by the UK Node of The Millennium Project, hosted by David Wood, Node Co-Chair, and Calum Chace, anticipates and manages exponential impacts. In the new episode launched on December 21, Jerome Glenn, Founder and Executive Director of The Millennium Project, introduces the decentralised, incremental approach to foresight studies of our think tank […]

The special issue of the Finnish journal Futura 4/2022, “The World of Future Studies as a Mosaic” , is out soon. Guest editors for the issue are Tero Villman, Matti Minkkinen, and Sirkka Heinonen, Chair of the Finland Node of The Millennium Project. In Futura 4/2022, a mosaic of future research and forecasting approaches is created from different parts […]

The Millennium Project Study of International Governance Issues for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is beginning with two small steps:  1) The Millennium Project has received an unsolicited small grant from the Future of Life Institute; and 2) a personal service contract to Jerome Glenn to write a paper on AGI for the European Commission via […]

DMS Academy provide futures concepts and tools to help public servants lead their agencies towards a preferred future for the greater good. Under the Foresight Program, a wide course library is already available, with courses run by members of The Millennium Project, such as, for instance, Jerome C. Glenn (“Introduction to the use of Futures […]

When artificial intelligence exceeds human thinking in all categories of reasoning and understanding, what conclusions will it reach about the future of ethics? Will such systems – AGIs – take greater care of us humans, than the regard we show to rodents? To what extent can design choices made by human developers influence the decisions […]

Créa-france, a French Association for the development of creativity, presents the new edition of its annual colloquium called “The Great Renaissance Creative Capsule” on January 23 & 24, 2023, at the Maison des Associations (MAS) in Paris. After two unprecedented years that have shaken up our benchmarks, our daily lives, both for the world and […]

The Futurist Year in Review 2022 was a year of new and extended connections for the organizations and members of the global futures community. Highlights reported here are both a review and a preview of the futures ahead. AAI Foresight, Vol. 8, No. 12, has just published Futurist Community Reports with a review and a […]

The Academy of Scientific Research and Technology in Egypt (represented in the Council of Future Studies and Risk Management) and the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport will hold the Third International Conference for Future Studies and Risk Management at Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport headquarters in Alexandria, Egypt. The […]

“Beyond the now – Living the Future” is an international conference in Futures Studies hosted by the Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Center for Futuristic Studies in cooperation with World Futures Studies Federation. The in-person conference will take place in December 6-8, 2022 at the PMU campus in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The event will combine […]

A new issue Compass, the quarterly magazine edited and designed by a volunteer team of the Association of Professional Futurists membersm is out, with distinguished contribution by APF members. The November issue also contains a new publication by Shermon Cruz, Chair of the Philippines Node of The Millennium Project, and Nicole Anne Kahn-Parreño, about “Invoking indigeneity […]

In the light of the European Sustainable Development Goals and Geopolitics, should we continue to use and develop low-carbon nuclear energy to enable the transition to a more ‘green’ energy system? Is nuclear power needed to avoid the increasing cost of a net-zero emissions pathway and to reduce the risk of not meeting the target? […]

What will the future of onshore and offshore wind farms look like? How big a role can offshore wind energy play in Europe and worldwide? What conditions must be in place to achieve such ambitious goals? “Onshore & offshore wind energy” is a new free report released by 4CF The Futures Literacy Company, Poland Node […]

The XII International Academic Conference “Foresight and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy” will take place on November 22–25, 2022. The conference organised by Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) of National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University) will be held within the framework of coordinated by the HSE University the world-class Scientific Centre ‘Human Capital Multidisciplinary Research Centre’, and UNESCO […]

“Empowering Futures – Long-term Governance, Democracy and Futures Research” is the 23rd international Futures Conference – Futures Conference 2023 – organized by the Finland Futures Research Centre and the Finland Futures Academy, University of Turku, Finland, hosting the Finland Node of The Millennium Project. The conference will take place in a hybrid mode in June […]

by Jerome C. Glenn The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), brought me to Rabat, Morocco, to address their first Islamic Think Tank Summit organized by their newly established Strategic Foresight Center. Prior to the Summit, I met with Dr. Salim M. AlMalik (picture), Director-General of ICESCO. We discussed cooperation for developing think tanks in […]

We are disgusting and barbaric! What will we disgust our descendants with? 4CF The Futures Literacy Company, Poland Node of The Millennium Project, in cooperation with the Polish Society for Futures Studies, has undertaken an effort to identify things that we can potentially disgust our descendants with. The researchers asked futurists from around the world […]

“Prospectiva del siglo XXI: Entender las mega-tendencias y la nueva globalización, para construir futuros desde la Prospectiva Estratégica” is a new 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), with preface by the Oscar Arias, Nobel Peace Prize […]

Philippe Destatte, chair of the Brussels Area Node of The Millennium Project, has recently published around 20 free papers and reflections about the futures on his blog called #PhD2050. The papers are about foresight, the new industrial paradigm, federalism, Europe and #Wallonia, and much more. The blog is available at https://phd2050.org/2015/07/25/en/. Fore more information, please […]

4CF The Futures Literacy Company, Poland Node of The Millennium Project, together with its partners, the Corvinus University, Palacky University and the University of Economics in Bratislavam recently issued policy recommendations and their implications for the Visegrad Group countries, Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, following the results of a Delphi study on potential emergent futures […]

The new issue – September/October – of Revista De Prospectiva y estrategia n°75 by the Chilean Council of Foresight and Strategy (Chile Node of The Millennium Project) is out. The N. 75 issue contains news articles by Héctor Casanueva (Chile) – “La era de la prospectiva”, Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez (Argentina) – La Guerra… Las Guerras”, […]

The I International Congress on Planeamiento, Prospectiva y Desarrollo National, taking place in Perù in November 08-11, 2022, aims at becoming a space for exchanging ideas, knowledge, and views on national development planning to understand its complexity and dynamism and to contribute to strengthening the long-term thinking of institutions, with the participation of various actors […]

The Millennium Project had an informal Planning Committee meeting on the 10th of October, from 1,30 PM to 3,00 PM at the Emirates Towers – 1st Floor Auditorium in Dubai, as a pre- activity of the Dubai Future Forum. Short report of the meeting by Jerome Glenn Dubai Future FoundationThe five-year agreement with the Dubai Future Foundation […]

Members of the 4CF The Futures Literacy Company, Poland Node of The Millennium Project, were part of the Research Team conducting the Frontex’ Technology Foresight on Biometrics for the Future of Travel, an example of how anticipating the evolution of emerging technologies can support strategic planning in border management. The study examined how biometric technologies […]

Prospectiva para el Desarrollo Sostenible is the 4th National Congress of Foresight Prospecta 2022, the 6th Latin American Congress of Foresight and Future Studies Prospecta America Latina 2022, and the 2nd Ibero-American Symposium of the World Federation of Future Studies (WSFS). The objective of the conference is contributing to the reflection and debate about Sustainable […]

The Conference on European Statistics Stakeholders will take place in Rome in October 20-21. The scope of the Conference is to enhance the dialogue among European methodologists, producers, and users of European Statistics identifying the requirements of the users (ESAC), the best practices of the production (EUROSTAT, ECB, ISTAT, Banca d’Italia), with innovative ways of […]

The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory is hosting the 4th International Conference on Anticipation November 16th-18th 2022 at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona and a virtual conference on November 4th, 2022. The aim of the conference and of the interdisciplinary field of Anticipation Studies is to create new understandings of how individuals, groups, […]

The Finnish Parliament brought me to Helsinki (October 12-15) to keynote the World Summit of the Committees of the Futures (pptx). Finland created their Committee for the Future in 1993 and now is taking world leadership of what may become a global movement for creating Committees for the Future in all countries. The next Summit […]

The Dubai Future Foundation brought 37 futurists from The Millennium Project (Node Chairs, Co-Chairs, Board Members, and the CEO) to the Dubai Future Forum.  Since there were so many from The Millennium Project, we held an informal MPPC meeting to discuss new initiatives the Node Chairs could lead – I will send a separate report […]

The inaugural Dubai Future Forum took place on the 11th and 12th of October, in the striking setting of the Museum of the Future in the heart of Dubai’s business district. The organizer, the Dubai Future Foundation, are to be congratulated on assembling what they said would be “over 400 of the world’s top futurists, […]

From November 12-13, 2022, Madrid will host its next #TransVision Summit with a focus on human cryopreservation. This will be the first Cryonics First Response (CFR) training to be organized in Spain, after some smaller similar events elsewhere. The CFR training will include hands-on experience with theoretical and practical training, using human dummies, and the […]

The World Summit of the Committees of the Future brings together, for the first time, the committees responsible for dealing with future issues in different parliaments. The World Summit will be held in the Parliament of Finland on 12—13 October 2022 (Little Parliament building).   The goal of the World Summit is to introduce the future committees […]

***Update: registrations are now closed*** Rohit Talwar, Co-Chair of the UK Node, is currently working with the Anticipation Team of the UN Global Pulse Organisation that reports to the Secretary General’s Office. Second step of the UN Global Pulse Data Governance 2050 Scenarios survey, is a workshop on the theme that will be run in Dubai as […]

The Millennium Project will run an informal Planning Committee meeting on the 10th of October, from 1,30 PM to 3,00 PM at the Emirates Towers – 1st Floor Auditorium in Dubai, as a pre- activity of the Dubai Future Forum. During the meeting, an update on the Node activities and next steps, similarly to our […]

Joni Karjalainen, Sirkka Heinonen & Amos Taylor, Finland Node of The Millennium Project, published a new paper on the European Journal of Futures Research (10, Article number: 21): “Mysterious faces of hybridisation: an anticipatory approach for crisis literacy“. Abstract: Our complex world is changing at such a pace that we are struggling to address many of the […]

The 2022 edition of the Ljubljana Forum, chaired by GFS – GoForeSight Institute hosting the Slovenia Node of The Millennium Project, will take place in Ljubljana in October, 6-7. The Ljubljana Forum is an annual gathering that combines knowledge and experience of city governance and defines key areas, visions and strategies of the future development […]

A new project called “World Futures Day 2022. A global futures agenda” has been approved for funding within the 2022 futures research grant by The Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Center for Futuristic Studies (PMFCFS) and the World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF). Following the objectives of the World Futures Day method, the main objective of the […]

A new outcome about “The Future of Sustainability in the Fashion Industry” has been released by Future Impacts Consulting, the Germany Node of The Millennium Project. The project was realized for The C&A Foundation, and in collaboration with The Millennium Project and 4CF, Poland Node of The Millennium Project, and is available as a free download. In a […]

Jerome C. Glenn will be keynote speaker for the online event called “BE BOLD: Future Foresight in the Healthcare Domain“, together with Lina Shadid, H.E. Dr. Fatima Al Kaabi and Dr. Anna Laura Ross. The event is organized by the Ministry of Health & Prevention of the United Arab Emirates on Sept. 29, 2022, at […]

Jerome C. Glenn, Founder and CEO of The Millennium Project, explains why we need to study the transition from NARROW to GENERAL Artificial Intelligence now in order to get the initial conditions right in this short video made by The Millennium Project. Read more about the study: https://www.millennium-project.org/transition-from-artificial-narrow-to-artificial-general-intelligence-governance/ For information and support, please contact info@millennium-project.org.

A new “In Focus” episodes by the Futures Television, a media project in partnership with the World Futures Studies Federation, is now available. Presented by Rom Gayoso and hosting Jerome C. Glenn, the episode is focused on the “Work/Tech 2050. Scenarios and Actions” study by The Millennium Project, The conversation discusses some of the main […]

José Louis Cordeiro, Chair of the Venezuela Node and Co-Chair of the RIBER Node of The Millennium Project, will be one of the keynote speakers of GR-EX | Global Robot Expo talking about “The Singularity in 2045: AI and Robot“. GR-EX is an event of reference in the field of 4.0 industry, automation, artificial intelligence, […]

Futures Week®, hosted in the city of El Alto, Bolivia, in September 27-30, 2022, is a week of co-creation of futures that will bring together young leaders from El Alto as protagonists of the transformation of their city into a friendly and sustainable city towards the year 2030, together with national and international experts. The […]

Rohit Talwar, Co-Chair of the UK Node currently working with the Anticipation Team of the UN Global Pulse Organisation that reports to the Secretary General’s Office, invites you to take part in the UN Global Pulse Data Governance 2050 Scenarios survey. A fuller contextual outline is provided below. Please select ‘Millennium Project’ as the survey […]

The 8th edition of the Science Summit at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77), organized by ISC and its partners in the framework of the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77), will take place on September 13-30, 2022. The role and contribution of science to attaining the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the central […]

“Our Future is Where the Heart is: How Futures Literacy Can Enhance Youth Voice and the Case of Youth Policy Development in Laos” is a new publication by Shermon Cruz, Philippines Node of The Millennium Project, Adam Sharpe, and David Young in the Journal of Futures Studies (Vol. 27 No.1 September 2022). Young people all […]

Report by the Poland Node of The Millennium Project The Botswana Global Adaptation Week was held in Gaorone, Botswana, in August 22-29, 2022, and it was one of the major adaptation events of the year. It aimed at showcasing and promoting actions and practices to adapt to the impacts of climate change and offered a […]

The Dubai Future Forum, the first edition of one of the world’s largest gathering of Futurists, will take place in October 10-12, 2022 at the Museum of the Future in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Among the key speakers joining the initiative, you will find Jerome Glenn, Millennium Project CEO, Eric Noël, Canada Node, Shermon Cruz, Philippines […]

The United Nations takes on the Future: The Millennium Project shows how in a global study of 189 futurists and related experts from 54 countries. UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued Our Common Agenda, a bold report on UN reforms that includes five foresight elements; these elements were assessed by The Millennium Project. August 15, 2022 […]

Congratulations to Zhouying Jin, Co-Chair of our China Node, for the publication of “The Future of Humanity–From Global Civilization to Great Civilization“, second edition, with prefaces by Ted Gordon and Hazel Henderson. The book considers impact of Covid-19 and influence beyond health and hygiene, impact on economic, social and geopolitical affairs, and the need to change established behavior […]

David W. Wood, Co-Chair of the UK Node of The Millennium Project with the London Futurists, just published a new book on “The Singularity Principles. Anticipating and managing cataclysmically disruptive technologies”. This book is dedicated to what may be the most important concept in human history, namely, the Singularity – what it is, what it […]

As international cooperation on strategic threats, research and solutions are crucial, the Association of Professional Futurists, in collaboration with The Millennium Project and World Futures Studies Federation, will hold a global virtual conversation at the next 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧: 𝘼𝙍𝙀 𝙀𝙓𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙄𝘼𝙇 𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙆𝙎 𝙃𝙄𝘿𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙄𝙉 𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙄𝙉 𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 to unpack and explore the futures and impacts of long-range existential […]

The 2045 World Build Contest, a project by the Future of Life Institute aiming at challenging dystopical depictions of the future, and imagining roadmaps towards hopeful ones, announced its winners today. The contest received about 500 registrations from around the world; 144 groups finished their proposals, and only 20 entries were chosen as finalists. The […]

Puruesh Chaudhary, Chair of the Pakistan Node of The Millennium Project, published the following essay on the Journal of Futures Studies (vol. 26, N. 4, June 2022): ”The Incredible Awakening: Experiments in Future Studies in Pakistan”. The essay explains the journey of futures thinking crafted through personal experiences in a country of more than 200 […]

It is with great regret and sadness Eleonora Masini, the grande dame of futures studies, has passed.  She was the first Node Chair of the Italy Node of The Millennium Project and pioneer of futures research and its role in discussions between the Soviet Union and the “West” during the Cold War. Other background below. […]

The Italy Node of The Millennium Project is supporting the organization of the first Italian Summer School, coordinated by the Italian Institute for the Future, focused on some of the main quantitative methods in social foresight. With the growth of the foresight field in the public and private sectors, both nationally and internationally, there is […]

The Digital Enterprise Show, organized by Nebext in collaboration with FYCMA, enables digital business transformation to happen, gathering cutting edge technologies and top-notch speakers to meet delegates´ objectives, challenges and needs. The event takes place in Malaga, from June 14 to June, 16, 2022 José Luis Cordeiro, Chair of the Venezuela and RIBER Nodes, will be […]

Mara Di Berardo, MP Comms Director and Italy Node Co-Chair, has recently published the following paper on the World Futures Review Journal (Volume 14, Issue 2-4): ”The World Future Day Method: A 24-hour Round-The-World Global Discussion” (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/19467567221090539) The paper illustrates the World Future Day (now Futures), our 24-h round-the-world global conversation about the futures as a […]

Sad news of a great futures champion whom we lost on May 22nd in her 89th year. Hazel Henderson was a strong voice for ethics on the Board of the World Future Society, US Office of Technology Assessment (OTA no longer exists, but may come back), Calvert investments (now owned by Morgan Stanley), Worldwatch Institute, Citizens for […]

In a recent new video interview by Ultrasynk, Dr. Vijak Haddadi aka Dr V discusses with Jerome Glenn, MP CEO and one of the pioneers of the field of Future Studies, originator of the Future Wheel method used by futurists and consultants worldwide, and founder of The Millennium Project think tank, about Future Studies and […]

Osmo Kuusi and Sirkka Heinonen, Finland Node Co-Chairs, have recently published the following paper on the World Futures Review Journal: “Scenarios From Artificial Narrow Intelligence to Artificial General Intelligence—Reviewing the Results of the International Work/Technology 2050 Study” (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/19467567221101637). The article introduces the Work/Technology 2050 study of The Millennium Project and its main results. It […]

“Will 2030 be a tipping point for Artificial Intelligence Control?” is a webinar hosted by David Wood of London Futurists and Rohit Talwar of Fast Future, with support from the UK node of The Millennium Project. The webinar continues these organisations’ joint project to explore and understand the rise and implications of AGI (Artificial General […]

The next Foresight Europe Network Member Meeting, the first in 2022, will take place on Wednesday, 15th June 2022, from 10-12:30pm EEST (UTC+3), just before the Futures Conference 2022 in Turku, Finland, begins. The meeting is composed by presentations, small group discussions, and participation in a live research project being implemented by FEN Members at […]

The Italy Node of The Millennium Project in collaboration with the Italian Institute for the Future has launched a short survey aiming at understanding the state-of-the-art of futures studies in Italy today. Main objectives of the survey are mapping stakeholders working in the field of futures studies, together with their main activities, and defining main […]

The Millennium Project entered the 2045 World Build Contest aiming at challenging dystopical depictions of the future, and imagining roadmaps towards hopeful ones. The initiative is organized by the Future of Life Institute and calls for: 1) a timeline from 2022 to 2045 with events and data points; 2) short description of a day in […]

The Foresight Europe Network, one of the regional Nodes of The Millennium Project, is open and voluntary. FEN helps Europe’s foresight people know about each other and be known to each other. The goals are quite simple: to convene, to discuss, and to enable members to autonomously launch their own collaborations. After some months of discussion, […]

The Millennium Project has launched a new RealTime Delphi to request views on implementation strategies for five foresight elements of the UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ report: Our Common Agenda. Participants’ responses will be used for a special report to Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General and in the next State of the Future report. In order […]

The link for the meeting is https://meet.google.com/nrb-ndmk-ngh Seats are limited. For more information, please contact snhokovedzo@hit.ac.zw and tmushayavanhu@hit.ac.zw.

Asia Pathfinder, in collaboration with the Official handle of the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (DGIR, MAHE), is organizing a free event about “Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis: Challenges and Way Forward” on April 30, 2022, from 11:00AM to 12:00 AM (IST). Speaker for the event is Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, Chair […]

The new issue of Human Futures, the World Futures Studies Federation magazine, is out.Among the various interesting contents of this April issue, contributions from The Millennium Project team have been also published. Rosa Alegria, Brazil Node, illustrates concept and research about “Transetarian Revolution. The Strenght of Intergenerational Futures”, a phenomena of the transitory world (…) that emerges […]

The UK node of The Millennium Project would like to share an offer of free foresight books for educational institutions and good causes. The offer is made by Fast Future, whose CEO Rohit Talwar is co-leader of the UK Node alongside David Wood.  Fast Future is switching from having its own warehouse stocks of all its books […]

Earth’s systems are undergoing drastic transformations due to climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and other human-caused environmental pressures. These changes are expected to introduce profound challenges for people and the rest of Earth’s life over the coming decades as various planetary system limits are crossed. Futures Conference 2022 The Planetary Futures of Health and Wellbeing […]

The Italian Node of The Millennium Project is co-organizing a new video series about the future called “C’è futuro e futuro” (a.t. “There is future and future”) together with Futura Network, of which the Italian node is partner, and other Italian colleagues. The series, launched on March 2, 2022, presents each week short video contributions […]

World Futures Day is held every year on March 1st to spark a global conversation on the future. We want to make sure young people are also part of the conversation. In the end, it is their future we are talking about. As a result, Teach the Future, in collaboration with The Millennium Project and […]

In 2021, Blaz Golob, GoForeSight and Chair of the South East European Node of The Millennium Project, launched a video series called “Foresight Talks“, a new platform where we can all talk about evaluating society challenges, technological trends and industry solutions.   Among the many interesting speakers that have already joined the open discussion, we […]

Futures Frontiers, a programme of events conducted in partnership by the Icelandic and UK Nodes of The Millennium Project, continues with a series of free meetings during April, 2022. Two extra events in March 2022 will also discuss the Rise and Implications of Artificial General Intelligence, sharing the key findings from their recent global survey […]

The Millennium Project invites you to contribute to the version 2 of FUTURES, the World Foresight Encyclopedic Dictionary, published jointly by The Millennium Project (Jerome Glenn, Theodore Gordon) and its Mexican Node (Concepción Olavarrieta) in 2011. The Futures v. 2 project is co-manged by The Millennium Project and its Mexican Node with the support of […]

To the Signatories to the Open Letter to the UN Secretary-General to conduct a feasibility study for a UN Office on Strategic or Existential Threats: September 2, 2021 the open letter including 200+ signatories and a background memo was delivered to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. UNSG Guterres responded to the letter by asking that Jerome Glenn, Chair of […]

The open, no-agenda discussion moved around the world among many cultures, academic and professional backgrounds, sharing a very broad range of understandings of future possibilities. It was a future-mind massage, making new neural connections in our brains, broadening our understanding of future issues and possibilities, and created brain/heart/planet connections. Summarizing the main points of a […]

The Zimbabwe Node of The Millennium Project officially opened during World Futures Day on March 1, 2022! Simbarashe Nhokovedzo is the Chair of the Zimbabwe Node. He is Lecturer at the Harare Institute of Technology and introduced the node, its members and priority areas for futures research during noon of the Zimbabwe time zone. Incredible and insightful conversations indeed!! As Zimbabwe Node, we felt […]

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 27, 2022 – World Futures Day is on March 1. This will be the ninth year that futurists and the general public will conduct a 24-hour, round-the-world conversation on the future on March 1st at 12 noon in whatever time zone they are in. Each year, total strangers discuss ideas about possible worlds of tomorrow in a relaxed, […]

World Future Day is held every year on March 1st to spark a global conversation on the future. We want to make sure young people are also part of the conversation. After all, it is their future we are all talking about. Teach the Future & The Millennium Project, together with partners and friends, initiated the young voices edition, a […]

The UAE Ministry of Finance brought our MP CEO Jerome Glenn to Dubai on February 6-11, 2022 to video tape his comments on the future issues and possibilities for finance to be part of a documentary for Innovations Month*. This was arranged by Tariq Qureishy (business associate of Paul Epping, Dutch Node Chair). Muhammad Al […]

During the World Futures Day on March 1, The Millennium Project organizes a 24-hour around-the-world conversation for futurists and the public to discuss about the challenges and opportunities for building a better future for all. We are now launching the 9th call for facilitators! If you want to join us during the 2022 WFD, you […]

During the World Futures Day on March 1, The Millennium Project organizes a 24-hour around-the-world conversation for futurists and the public to discuss challenges and opportunities for building a better future for all. Beginning March 1 at 12 noon New Zealand time, the open conversation about the future moves west and lasts until 12 noon […]

Update Sept. 14, 2022 – The survey has been just reopened to capture any changes in people’s thinking as so much has happened in the field in just the last few months! Please go to https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/FFAGI and give your feedback within September 22nd, 2022. — Following the considerations of The Millennium Project about the need […]

We are delighted to announce the first in a programme of events being conducted in partnership by the Icelandic and UK Nodes of The Millennium Project, taking place online during February, 2022. Future Frontiers: Horizon 2025 – Critical Shifts and Scenarios – February 03, 2022, View Event This session will explore some of the most […]

The Millennium Project has launched a new study assessing the indicators used to compute the 2030 State of the Future Index.  The State of the Future Index (SOFI) is an assessment of the potential 10-year outlook of the future by aggregating forecasts for a set of selected indicators. The forecasts are based on 20-years of historical data and judgments […]

A news issue of “Human Futures“, the World Futures Studies Federation magazine, is out.Among the various interesting contents of this December issue, articles from The Millennium Project team have been also published. Jerome C. Glenn, MP CEO, reports on how the United Nations is planning to increase its foresight capacity and on the progress made by The […]

2021 Year in Review (not listed in any priority; non-scientific, subjective review by Jerome.Glenn@Millennium-Project.org and jglenn@igc.org) The IMF estimates that the pandemic will cost the global economy US$28 trillion between 2020 and 2025 while the virus continues to mutate with new variants becoming the majority of infections. Over 9 billion Covid vaccine shots have been […]

The annual meeting of The Millennium Project Planning Committee was held virtually on December 15, 2021, from 6:00 am to 9:30 am California time (PT); 9:00 am to 12:30 pm New York time; 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm Central European time; and 11:00 pm to 2:30 am South Korea time. The Agenda of the meeting […]

“Futuros México hacia 2050” (Futures Mexico towards 2050) is a new study by Guillermo Gándara, Jorge Máttar, and Concepción Olavarrieta (MP Vice-Chair and MP Mexico Node Chair). The publication has the purpose of promoting thinking about the possible horizons that Mexico could face, to give guidance from the present for the construction of more promising […]

On November 25, 2021, at 6,00 pm (GTM -3), Rosa Alegria (Brazil MP Node), Miguel Angel Gutierrez (Argentina MP Node), Francisco José Mojica (Colombia MP Node), and Fernando Ortega (Peru MP Node), together with other experts of futures studies, will join the “Usos de Futuros en Latam: Diálogos entre prospectivistas” round table, taking place online. […]

Do you value and use The Millennium Project’s research, reports, methods, and website? Do you work or have you worked with us? Would you like to tell us why people should donate to The Millennium Project? The online donation organization Great Nonprofits asks you to take 3 minutes and tell others about your experience with […]

Cornelia Daheim, Chair of the MP Germany Node, is one of the discussants in the upcoming “Strategic Foresight and quantification link for better future-oriented policymaking”  taking place on November 23, 2021, 4:30-6:00 PM CET. The workshop is part of the 2021 EU Conference on modelling for policy support, organized by the European Commission Competence Centre on Modelling (CC-MOD) on […]

The Philippine Futures Thinking Society is organizing the first “Philippine Futures Summit: Futures of Education, Work, and Technology” on November 12-14, 2021, with the theme, PAGLALAYAG TUNGO SA HIRAYA 2050. The summit is described as the first scenario and action-driven gathering on the futures of education, work, and technology in the Philippines. Jerome C. Glenn, […]

Dr. Pramod Jaiswal, Research Director, Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE), signed the Memorandum of Understanding to become the 70th Node of The Millennium Project. NIICE is “(…) an independent, apolitical and non-partisan think tank which believes in freedom, democracy and a world free from conflict. We envision a world, where sources of insecurity are identified […]

The Instituto de Estudios Internacionales of the University of Chile organizes an online course about “Strategic foresight, multilateralism and international relations: the macro-transition of the 21st century“, taking place in January 17-21,2022, in collaboration with the Consejo Chileno de Prospectiva y Estrategia, The Millennium Project, the Red Iberoamericana de Prospectiva (RIBER), and the Foresight Europe […]

On Oct 26-29, 2021 the 24th World Futures Studies, “The Openness of Futures“, will take place both in Berlin and online. The conference theme reflects the broad dimensions and dynamics of futures studies and describes an arena in which we explore the expansiveness of our imagination – an open universe prepared to deal with the […]

The OECD Strategic Foresight unit, headed by Duncan Cass-Begg, held its annual OECD Government Foresight Community Meeting online on October 11-13, 2021. About 200 people attended, mostly OECD Members’ government’s foresight staff, to discuss perspectives on futures of government foresight. The OECD Government Foresight Community (GFC) brings together experienced strategic foresight practitioners in the public […]