State of the Future
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The State of the Future is an annual report published since 1996. Since 2009 it was published by The Millennium Project. It was published by the American Council of the United Nations University
from 1997 to 2006 and in 2007 and 2008 under the auspices of the World Federation of United Nations Associations
. It has also been published in Chinese by the Chinese Finance and Economic Publishing House 1999-2007 and by the Ministry of Science and Technology 2008-2010. Others have published it in Spanish, Arabic, French, Korean, Russia, Persian
, Czech, and Azeri. It covers research and studies carried out under The Millennium Project. The editors-in-chief are Jerome C. Glenn
, Theodore J. Gordon, and Elizabeth Florescu.
questionnaires and are updated annually. The material exists in several languages and the inputs have come from the project's forty nodes around the world. The descriptions of each challenge include a review of the current state of affairs, approaches to address the challenge, and regional perspectives.
United Nations University
The United Nations University is an academic arm of the United Nations established in 1973, which serves purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The UNU undertakes research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of...
from 1997 to 2006 and in 2007 and 2008 under the auspices of the World Federation of United Nations Associations
World Federation of United Nations Associations
The World Federation of United Nations Associations was created in 1946, inspired by the opening words of the United Nations Charter "We the Peoples". Today it is a global network of people linked together through United Nations Associations in over 100 member states of the United Nations...
. It has also been published in Chinese by the Chinese Finance and Economic Publishing House 1999-2007 and by the Ministry of Science and Technology 2008-2010. Others have published it in Spanish, Arabic, French, Korean, Russia, Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
, Czech, and Azeri. It covers research and studies carried out under The Millennium Project. The editors-in-chief are Jerome C. Glenn
Jerome C. Glenn
Jerome C. Glenn is co-founder and Director of The Millennium Project a non-profit 501 corporation with 40 Nodes around the world. He is known for inventing of the Futures wheel technique, TransInstitutions, tele-nations, conscious-technology, CARINET, and is cited as an expert on Future studies...
, Theodore J. Gordon, and Elizabeth Florescu.
15 Global Challenges
"15 Global Challenges" have been defined and tracked since 1997 in the reports. The challenges were defined by the Project's Global Outlook Panel through modified Delphi methodDelphi method
The Delphi method is a structured communication technique, originally developed as a systematic, interactive forecasting method which relies on a panel of experts.In the standard version, the experts answer questionnaires in two or more rounds...
questionnaires and are updated annually. The material exists in several languages and the inputs have come from the project's forty nodes around the world. The descriptions of each challenge include a review of the current state of affairs, approaches to address the challenge, and regional perspectives.