Concepción Olavarrieta, Mexico City, February 6, 2024

In 2004, at the Millennium Project Planning Committee meeting in Sao Paolo, Brazil, I had the privilege of meeting Ted Gordon. His foresight wisdom and clarity in sharing it, impressed me greatly as he described the methodology and benefits of the Delphi Round to us. Method that years later he would improve by calling it Real Time Delphi.

From that year until 2014, we had a close relationship for almost 10 years, since together with Jerome Glenn, we researched, selected and reviewed the content for the development of the first world encyclopedic dictionary on foresight, which we called FUTURES, that has more than 1000 words and methodologies. In 2020, I had the privilege of having once again the support of both, Jerome Glenn and him, for the review, selection and addition of 200 new words and methods for updating it. In January 2024, Millennium Project launched It as FUTURES 2.0. In 2010, we were co-authors of the Scenario “A SECRET REPORT” that RIBER published in LATINOAMÉRICA 2030.

Personally, I had the privilege of seeing and listening to him for 20 years at all MPPC in-person and Zoom meetings around the world. His nobility, generosity and brotherhood of solidarity in sharing his knowledge and life experiences with me, are an invaluable treasure that I will always keep in my heart. In 2017, he distinguished me with his presence at the MP gala dinner at my house. I greatly appreciate his great affection.