The Millennium Project

The Millennium Project (Proyecto del Milenio) es un laboratorio de ideas o think tank independiente sin fines de lucro, compuesto por futuristas,[2]​ académicos, responsables políticos y planificadores de negocios, que se centra en el futuro. Publica su informe anual sobre el Estado del Futuro (State of the Future report).[3][4][5][6][7][8]​ Examina cuestiones como el agua potable, la demografía de la población, la desigualdad de ingresos, la energía, los alimentos, la ciencia y la tecnología, la ética, la economía, la salud, la educación, la delincuencia organizada, la adopción de decisiones y la prospectiva, las relaciones entre los géneros, la demografía y la guerra y la paz.

The Millennium Project
Tipo Organización sin ánimo de lucro
Forma legal Asociación
Objetivos Investigación de Futuros Globales
Fundación 1996
Sede central Washington D. C.
Executive directors Jerome C. Glenn,[1]
Theodore J. Gordon,
Elizabeth Florescu
Sitio web www.millennium-project.org

Ha crecido hasta tener 64 Nodos alrededor del mundo –un Nodo del Proyecto del Milenio es un grupo de instituciones e individuos que conectan las perspectivas locales y globales sobre el futuro–. También ha elaborado la Metodología de Investigación de Futuros 3.0 (Futures Research Methodology 3.0) con 37 métodos diferentes para explorar el futuro.

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  1. December 19, 2013, USA Today, Moogfest announces music: Kraftwerk, Nile Rodgers, Retrieved July 9, 2015, "..Jerome C. Glenn: Co-founder & director of The Millennium Project...."
  2. Torie Bosch, Slate Magazine, October 31, 2011, Is Being a Futurist a Real Job?, Retrieved July 9, 2015, "...Mackenzie quotes one futurist, the Millennium Project's Jerome C. Glenn, as saying,..."
  3. Jonathan Owen (16 de marzo de 2014). «State of the Future report: Humans are doing OK, but nature suffers as a result – and we’ll pay for it - Nature - Environment». The Independent. Consultado el 6 de agosto de 2014. 
  4. 11 September 2007, Julian Borger, The Guardian, Organised crime: the $2 trillion threat to the world's security, Retrieved Aug. 23, 2014, "...relentless rise of organised crime has emerged as one of the most potent threats to the planet's future, alongside global warming and the scarcity of drinkable water..."
  5. 9/10/2007, Justin Bergman, Associated Press, USA Today, Reports says organized crime top problem, Retrieved Aug. 23, 2014, "...The "State of the Future" report ... said organized crime entities generated income from money laundering, counterfeiting and piracy, and the trafficking of drugs, people and arms...."
  6. JONATHAN OWEN, 16 March 2014, The Independent, State of the Future report: Humans are doing OK, but nature suffers as a result – and we’ll pay for it, Retrieved Aug. 23, 2014, "...Report warns that across the world, water, essential for survival, is running low – with water tables falling in every continent..."
  7. ANDREW ZIPERN, November 8, 2001, The New York Times, Rewarding Technology That Benefits Humanity, Retrieved Aug. 23, 2014, "...'State of the Future' analysis ...most effective way to encourage progress in fields without obvious market potential was through incentives like prize money...."
  8. Matthew Yi, Chronicle Staff Writer, November 2, 2001, SFGate (San Francisco Chronicle) UCSF professors win Tech Museum awards, Retrieved Aug. 23, 2014, "A scientist ... $50,000 in prize money for his efforts in using technology to benefit humanity... awards were inspired by the human needs noted in the 1999 State of the Future report..."

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