SHAPING FUTURE-ORIENTED POLICYMAKING THROUGH FORESIGHT   Jess recently joined the 5th Mutual Learning Event of the Eye of Europe project in Chișinău. The event brought together foresight experts and R&I policymakers to exchange ideas on how foresight can help shape more future-oriented policymaking

SEA OF TRANQUILITY BY EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL ‘Sea of Tranquility’ by Emily St. John Mandel spans roughly five centuries. The story begins in 1912 and reaches all the way to the year 2401, moving from early-twentieth-century Canada to future moon colonies and quiet experiments in time travel.

👋 WELCOME TO THE TEAM, MORITZ VON STETTEN! @moritzvon.bsky.social studied in Heidelberg and Manchester before earning his Ph.D. in Cologne. He has conducted research at international collaborative research centers and taught at several universities.

🌍 Between 15-17 Oct, @internationalidea.bsky.social & BIRN Albania hosted “The Future of Democracy in the Western Balkans” foresight workshop in Albania, marking our renewed focus on the region. We explored possible scenarios for #democracy through 2040 and the key factors that may shape its future.

🔮 FORESIGHT 👀 Foresight • A structured way of looking ahead. • Uses various methods. • Helps prepare for change. 🚫 Not fortune-telling • Foresight doesn’t claim to know the future. • It helps us explore different possible futures.

Foresight Guide on Future Issues and Trends in Gender Equality by EIGE   The European Institute for Gender Equality recently published a foresight guide on future issues and trends in gender equality.

FUTURES THINKING AND DESIGN: HOW TO CREATE THE FUTURE Recently, Cornelia from our team joined the German podcast “Besser mit Design” (‘Better with Design’) by wahnsinn design to discuss with Alexander Hachmann about what it means to actively shape the future rather than simply predict it.

EARTHSEED BY OCTAVIA E. BUTLER   ‘Parable of the Sower’ (1993) is set in a 2020s America ravaged by climate disaster, economic inequality, and state failure. At its center is Lauren Olamina, who creates a new belief system, Earthseed.

🔮 FUTURE vs. FUTURES   ⏳ Future * Think of it as one path forward. * Often seen as predictable or inevitable. 🌍 Futures * There’s not just one future, but many possibilities. * Emphasizes uncertainty, choice, and human agency.

WILD DARK SHORE BY CHARLOTTE MCCONAGHY   This novel imagines the near future of our climate-changed world. Set on the fictional Shearwater Island, the story unfolds in the shadow of environmental collapse, as rising seas threaten to swallow the last refuge of the Salt family.

EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF GENDER EQUALITY IN EUROPE   A few weeks ago, Clara and Cornelia from our team co-hosted an online workshop representing the German Node of the Millennium Project.

CLIMATE FUTURES + EU ENLARGEMENT We recently hosted a workshop in the Belgian town of La Hulpe at the European Climate Foundation Partners Retreat. There, we discussed how EU enlargement could shape climate action by 2035.

New project: STRATOS - on foresight for civil protection - exploring how foresight can support resilient systems in the face of simultaneous crises. With @tu-braunschweig.de and funded by the German Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance. #StrategicForesight #CivilProtection

Planning for safer futures: We supported EU-OSHA in running a foresight game on occupational safety and health and the circular economy. Serious play for serious change - designed to help stakeholders think ahead, connect policy dots, and prepare for what's next. #Foresight #OSH #FutureThinking

CLIMATE FUTURES + EU ENLARGEMENT Last month’s campfire session in Skopje brought together stakeholders to discuss how EU enlargement could shape climate action by 2035. This forward-looking conversation was part of our ongoing foresight work with the European Climate Foundation.

HOW TO SHAPE THE FUTURE IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY Cornelia from our team joined the German podcast “Jetzt erst recht“ (“Now more than ever”) by impulse Medien GmbH to talk with Nikolaus Förster about how to navigate and actively shape the future in times of uncertainty -

ANTICIPATING AGI: STRATEGIC INSIGHTS FOR GLOBAL POLICYMAKING The governance of artificial general intelligence (AGI) is rapidly becoming one of the most critical challenges of our time. Jerome Glenn, CEO of The Millennium Project, has just contributed to a new UN report on AGI governance,

FUTURES BOOK TIP: CLOUD ATLAS BY DAVID MITCHELL What we read: ‘Cloud Atlas’ by David Mitchell is a brilliant, ambitious novel - a story within a story within a story (times six) - that explores how lives echo across time and how even the smallest actions can ripple into the future.

EU DIGITAL AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY: NEW SCENARIO OUT NOW How might corporate power shape the digital future of Europe’s agriculture and forestry sectors?

🌀 Circular Economy: now in English! The circular economy holds great potential - from climate action to new jobs and value chains. But with 220+ definitions in use, interpretations differ widely.

For the ongoing EU Horizon Project 4Growth’s Foresight Module, we’ve developed a set of scenarios exploring how digitalisation could shape the future of EU agriculture & forestry. The blog post sheds light on the second scenario “The Fractured Continent”: 4growth-project.eu/forecasting-...

5 June 2025, 15:00–16:30 CET - Join us for a free, interactive online workshop on the future of gender equality in Europe, from a feminist & intersectional perspective. Open to all! Hosted by Foresight Europe Network & the German Node of the Millennium Project. events.humanitix.com/exploring-th...

FUTURES BOOK TIP: To Be Taught, If Fortunate – By Becky Chambers. A beautiful sci-fi novella about a small space crew on a mission to discover new life in the universe. The crew visits three very different planets and each encounter with life is unexpected.

We have been supporting the EU Drugs Agency in building their foresight capacity. One of the results: framework scenarios on alternative futures for the drugs and addiction field in 2040: www.euda.europa.eu/publications...

SUSTAINABILITY AS GLOBAL CHALLENGE Cornelia from our team discussed the recent SoF report and the work of The Millennium Project in the @bertelsmannst.bsky.social podcast on the future of sustainability (in German). www.zukunftdernachhaltigkeit.de/2025/04/17/3...

CLIMATE ACTION IN THE EU OF 2035: ACTIONS & STRESS-TESTING We ran a workshop in Skopje as part of our foresight project with the European Climate Foundation - exploring how EU enlargement could develop by 2035, and what that could mean for climate action. europeanclimate.org/eu-enlargeme...