Background:
The Australia-New Zealand Node connects futures practitioners, researchers, policymakers, educators and civic leaders across both countries. Launched in 2026 and co-hosted by Design Futures Aotearoa and the Queensland Futures Institute, it builds on a long regional tradition of futures thinking and earlier contributions to Millennium Project research.
Australia and New Zealand share many of the long-term challenges explored in The Millennium Project’s global research – from climate adaptation and Pacific resilience to AI governance, demographic change, and Indo-Pacific security. The Project’s 15 Global Challenges provide a framework for connecting these regional issues with global patterns.
Objective:
The ANZ Node connects futures work across Australia and New Zealand with global foresight research and collaboration. We bring regional insight into global conversations and return global foresight resources to local decision-making, public imagination and institutional practice.
Recent activities:
As a newly launched Node, we’re focused on establishment and network-building:
- Connecting Australian and New Zealand practitioners with The Millennium Project’s international network
- Identifying regional priorities where ANZ can contribute distinctive insight – Pacific climate futures, AI governance, democratic resilience, intergenerational wellbeing, productivity and social cohesion
- Supporting Millennium Project research through expert input, interviews, Delphi studies and regional contributions
- Building awareness of MP tools and resources: State of the Future, 15 Global Challenges, futures methodologies and participatory processes
- Developing relationships with regional futures, policy, research and civil society networks