The Millennium Project

➡️ 2026 in Spanish: a global reflection on the future of Ibero-America

On March 1, 2026, the World Futures Day in Spanish took place as a major international event co-organized by the Red Iberoamericana de Prospectiva RIBER and The Millennium Project, with the support of 32 institutions across the region.

The initiative brought together a broad and interdisciplinary community of futurists, academics, entrepreneurs, and policymakers to reflect on the key transformations shaping the future of Ibero-America and beyond for ten hours.

Read more: https://www.millennium-project.org/world-futures-day-2026-in-spanish-a-global-reflec/

📌Mini Trip Report Tokyo - May 16-18, 2026

Jerome C. Glenn, recently concluded a highly productive stopover in Tokyo on his way back from China. Collaborating closely with former Millennium Project intern and long-time partner Hayato Kobayashi, the visit marked a significant step forward in re-establishing the network in Japan.

The trip also featured a vibrant futurist salon organized by Christian Schmitz, where around 20 innovators from environmental and AI sectors debated the critical topic of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) governance, with several participants expressing interest in joining the ongoing initiative.

Read more: https://www.millennium-project.org/mini-trip-report-tokyo-may-16-18-2026/

📌 Jerome C. Glenn briefs UN Leaders and Tech Pioneers in China

Jerome C. Glenn, Executive Director of The Millennium Project, has completed a visit to Shanghai and Hangzhou focused on addressing issues of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) during the 2026 World Digital Education Conference and meeting with frontier technology organizations. The visit was organized and sponsored by the Council of Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly and the Zhejiang University International Business School.

Read more and download the presentation: https://www.millennium-project.org/jerome-glenn-briefs-un-leaders-and-tech-pioneers-i/

The international tour moves next to Tokyo from May 15 to 19. Today, Glenn will hold an informal meeting with individuals who might be interested in re-creating the Japan Node of The Millennium Project.

📌The Arab Futures Society celebrates
Inspired by the multiple WFDs coordinated by The Millennium Project and in collaboration with the WFD 2026 organizing committee, the Arab Futures society organized a three-hour event in Arabic on March 1, 2026, to celebrate WFD.

Read what happened: https://www.millennium-project.org/arab-futures-society-celebrates-world-futures-day/

2026
On March 1, 2026, the thirteenth edition of World Futures Day brought together futurists, researchers, practitioners, and citizens from around the world in a continuous 24-hour conversation on possible and desirable futures.

Organized by The Millennium Project with support from leading international foresight organizations (Association of Professional Futurists , Humanity Plus, Lifeboat Foundation , World Academy of Art and Science, and WFSF), the event gathered more than 800 registered participants and over 300 active contributors, continuing its tradition as an open and inclusive global dialogue platform.

Read more in our report: https://www.millennium-project.org/world-futures-day-2026-key-emerging-themes/

📒 Futures Glossary - FEN Exchange, May 7, 2026

Many crucial terms are used by futurists. Do we have a shared understanding of them in English? Do we use the most suitable translations in our local languages? The upcoming interactive FEN Exchange will focus on these questions and on the multilingual Futures Glossary project.

The next FEN Exchange on the Futures Glossary project will take place on the 7th of May, 15:00 – 16:00 CEST.

Read more and register: https://www.millennium-project.org/futures-glossary-project-fen-exchange-may-7-2026/

➡Call for Experts: shaping the Twin Transition and the Future of Work

4CF, hosting the Poland Node of The Millennium Project, invites you to participate in an upcoming international research project focused on the "Twin Transition" and the future of work.

4CF is looking for 18 international experts (futurists, consultants, and researchers) specializing in:
✔️Digital Transformation & Industry 4.0
✔️ Green Economy & Sustainability
✔️ Labor Market Trends & Vocational Education

The experts will join the upcoming RealTime Delphi study and receive an honorarium for their contribution.

Read more and apply: https://www.millennium-project.org/expertes-needed-for-the-twin-transition-and-the-fu/

📚A new book titled “Futures of Work: A Framework to Understand the Directions of Change” has been published within the T-winning Spaces 2035 project, authored by Sirkka Heinonen and Veli Virmajoki.

The publication represents a major collaborative effort within the project and explores the futures of work as a conceptual and analytical space for understanding ongoing transformations in worklife.

Read more: https://www.millennium-project.org/new-book-on-futures-of-work-published-within-t-win/

Finland Futures Research Centre

🌐 AI Futures, Governance, and Geopolitical Synergies: Insights from Turku 2025
It has been some time since the Futures Conference 2025 in Turku, Finland, yet the keynote by Jerome C. Glenn continues to resonate strongly within the global futures and AI governance community.

In his talk, “Future of : Issues, Opportunities and Geopolitical Synergies,” Glenn offered a strategic foresight perspective on the transition from Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI) toward Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).

The community will soon reconvene for the Futures Conference 2026 again to explore long-term sustainability, temporality, and futures this year.

Watch the video:

Jerome Glenn: Future of AI: Issues, Opportunities and Geopolitical Synergies "Future of AI: Issues, Opportunities and Geopolitical Synergies" by CEO, Dr., h.c. mult. Jerome Glenn, The Millennium Project, USA Thursday 12 June 2025 Futu...

The recording of the session on "Beyond the Hype: ensuring safe and responsible ", hosted by Chris Parker and featuring Jerome C. Glenn, David Wood, and Paul Epping, is now available on youtube.

Beyond the hype: the urgent dialogue on safe and responsible AGI - The Millennium Project The question is no longer whether Artificial General Intelligence will arrive, but whether we are building it safely and if our institutions possess the governance frameworks to match the pace of change. This coming Tuesday, April 21, at 18:30 CET (17:30 UK), global experts and industry professional...

📕Policy brief on Narrative Foresight for stakeholder engagements
A new policy brief titled “Why and How to Use Narratives for Stakeholder Engagements” by Sirkka Heinonen, Riku Viitamäki, and Veli Virmajoki, Finland Futures Research Centre, hasbeen issued within the T-winning Spaces 2035 project supported by The Millennium Project.

This policy brief presents a set of four radical narratives embedded in the future world of digital and green transformation. The authors highlight the role, importance and potential of narratives and the narrative foresight niche of futures studies. They pay special attention to the “why and how” of communicating narratives to stakeholders, narratives that are meant to inspire imagination and open vistas to possible futures of worklife.

Read more and download: https://www.millennium-project.org/policy-brief-on-narrative-foresight-for-stakeholde/