The Millennium Project

The RSA is the UK 'node' of an international network of future-focused think- tanks, scholars, business planners and policy makers. This global group feeds into futures research about worldwide challenges – the Millennium Project. The Millennium project was established in 1996 shaped by UN organisations, governments, corporations, NGOs, universities and creative futurists. It identified a pioneering list of 15 Global Challenges which were influential in shaping the 8 Millennium Development Goals.

Visit the Millennium Project site for more information about the project

Just Published

Every year the Millennium Project compiles a 'State of the Future' report which brings together the collective thinking of the 'nodes', and offers evidence of global trends and issues. This annual report provides an update to the 15 Global Challenges synthesising previous years’ cumulative research.

Read the latest 2007 State of the Future report summary (PDF)

Discuss the 15 Global Challenges on the RSA forum:
Are they the right ones or do we need to be thinking about others?

Resources

Professor Jeffrey Sachs talking about what will take to meet the Millennium Development Goals at the RSA
Download the lecture

How management models can incorporate futures thinking into
problem solving
Read the August 2007 RSA Journal article

Find out more about the 15 global challenges
Read the August 2005 RSA Journal article

Contact

For further enquiries please contact Jonathan Carr-West, Acting Head of Programme at jonathan.carr-west@rsa.org.uk