futures conference, Italy Node, open futures, State of the Future
From September 25 to 27, 2025, Naples will once again welcome scholars, professionals, and enthusiasts of futures thinking for the Futures Studies Conference 2025, the flagship annual event organized by the Italian Institute for the Future in collaboration with the Italy Node of The Millennium Project and many others. This year’s theme, “Closed Future / […]
futures of work, Helsinki Node, Italy Node, narrative-based foresight, publication
A new publication titled “Exploring Socio-Technical Futures of Work – A Narrative-Based Foresight Approach“, by Mara Di Berardo (Italy Node Co-Chair), Sirkka Heinonen (Helsinki Node Co-Chair), Amos Taylor, Riku Viitamäki, and Veli Virmajoki, presents the findings of the Millennium Project Special Session held at the Futures of Technologies Conference 2025 in Turku, Finland, on 11 […]
certainties, futures conference, futures of work, Helsinki Node, interview
In a recent blog post on the Finland Futures Research Center website, hosting the Helsinki Node of The Millennium Project, Prof. Emerita Sirkka Heinonen, Co-Chair of the Node and recently elected member of the Millennium Project Board of Directors, and Project Researcher Amos Taylor share reflections from their roundtable discussion with Jerome Glenn and Cynthia […]
The Foresight Europe Network (FEN), regional node of the Millennium Project, recently hosted an online “Catch-Up & Welcome” session on September 11, 2025 to reconnect existing members and welcome nearly 40 new participants to the network. The meeting emphasized FEN’s informal, open, and collaborative spirit, allowing members from across Europe to share updates, exchange foresight […]
ESIR, Greece Node, publication, state of the future index
The European Social and Industrial Research group (ESIR), which includes Nondas Christophilopoulos, Chair of the Greece Node of the Millennium Project Node, has released a new report, Policy Pressure Points, proposing a novel framework for European policymaking in an era of polycrisis. The report introduces the concept of “policy acupuncture”—identifying high-leverage interventions that can trigger […]
This year, the Congress of Futures of the Red Iberoamericana de Prospectiva (RIBER) will serve as a dynamic local and international forum fostering intergenerational and cross-sector dialogue on the current and future challenges facing El Salvador and Ibero-America. The event will also highlight the possibilities and opportunities for building the desired futures of the region […]
In a recent episode of Pinoy Scientist aired on Radyo Agila on August 31, 2025, Prof. Simone Di Zio, Co-Chair of the Italy Node of The Millennium Project and full professor in Social Statistics at the Università G. D’Annunzio Chieti-Pescara (Italy) joined hosts Dr. Custer Deocaris and Shermon Cruz, Chair of the Philippines Node of […]
The Helsinki Node of The Millennium Project, in collaboration with the Finnish Society for Futures Studies, has announced a Call for Chapters for the second volume in the series Our World of Futures Studies as a Mosaic. Following the success of the first volume published in 2024 where many chairs of The Millennium Project contributed, […]
anticipation, Argentina Node, Book, Mendoza sub-node, publication
The Center for Foresight Studies of Cuyo (Argentina), hosting the Mendoza Sub-node of The Millennium Project, and the Chilean Foresight Center announced the release of the collective volume “Ecosistema prospectivo para la gobernanza anticipatoria,” a major step forward in institutionalizing anticipatory governance across Latin America. Edited by Paola Aceituno O. and Javier Vitale, co-chair of […]