The Millennium Project is an independent, not-for-profit Think Tank on global future issues. It has more than 70 Nodes worldwide which connect local, regional and global perspectives.
The Millennium Project publishes the annual State of the Future Report, regularly initiates and realizes studies on specific topics, and runs the Global Futures Intelligence System, a smart real-time intelligence system for developing knowledge on global future issues. It draws on a network of 3500+ topical and foresight experts, scholars, business planners, and policy makers who work for international organizations, governments, corporations, NGOs, and universities.
Focus areas over the past years:
- Future Work/Tech 2050
- Global Future Ethics Study
- Energy Scenarios
- Middle East Peace Scenarios Study
- Science and Technology Management Policy Scenarios
- Environmental Security Issues
- Update of the 15 Global Challenges
- Development of the State of the Future Index
See the latest Millennium Project news here.
The German Node
The Millennium Project operates in various countries via “nodes”. Each node consists of a group of individuals and organizations and combines global and local perspectives. In other words: On the one hand, the nodes communicate the results of the project in their country, and on the other hand, they provide input, for example by contacting specific experts to participate in studies and surveys, conducting individual studies and helping to steer the direction of the overall project.
Members of the German Node
- Cornelia Daheim, Chair, futurist, founder and director of Future Impacts
- Supported by other Future Impacts team members: Clara Jöster-Morisse, Dr. Eckhard Störmer, Jessica Prendergast
- Sebastian Christ, Senatskanzlei Berlin
- Dr. Günter Clar, C3-Solutions
- Prof. Dr. Kerstin Cuhls, Fraunhofer-Institut für System-und Innovationsforschung (ISI)
- Sascha Dannenberg, Freie Universität Berlin, Institut Futur
- Prof. Dr. Lars Gerhold, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Psychology of socio-technical systems, Public Safety Research Forum
- Dr. Christian Grünwald, PD – Berater der öffentlichen Hand
- Sabine Hafner-Zimmermann, Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum (SEZ)
- Laura Karwehl, Volkswagen, Futures studies and trend transfer
- Cornelius Patscha, Creavis/Evonik
- Dr. Gereon Uerz, Gropyus
- Prof. Dr. Heiko van der Gracht, KPMG Portfolio Management and Digital Delivery / Atlas Platform Services, Solutions
- Dr. Ole Wintermann, Bertelsmann Foundation
- Prof. Dr. Dr. Axel Zweck, VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH, Research and Development
- Christian Schoon, Prognos AG
State of the Future Report
The Millennium Project publishes the State of the Future Report, regularly initiates and realizes studies on specific topics, and runs the Global Futures Intelligence System, a smart real-time intelligence system of developing knowledge on global future issues. It draws on a network of 3500+ topic and foresight experts, scholars, business planners, and policymakers who work for international organizations, governments, corporations, NGOs, and universities.
You can find the newest State of the Future Report here, State of the Future 20.0.

Source: NASA Hubble Telescope picture of the Veil Nebula, reprocessed by the European Space Agency / The Millennium Project