World Futures Day is a unique 24-hour global conversation on possible futures, pioneered by The Millennium Project in 2014, two years after Humanity+ proposed the idea of a global Future Day. This innovative and participatory futures method is unlike any other: it enables futurists, researchers, innovators, and the general public to engage in an open, worldwide dialogue that moves across time zones — from New Zealand to Hawaii.

March 1st, 2026, will mark the 13th anniversary of World Futures Day. The event is sponsored by The Millennium Project, in collaboration with leading international organizations including the Association of Professional Futurists, Humanity+, Lifeboat Foundation, World Academy of Art and Science, and the World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF).

The event will officially launch at 12:00 noon in New Zealand and will continue hour by hour around the planet, concluding at 12:00 noon in Hawaii. To register as a participant, click here.

The call for facilitators is officially open!
Facilitators play a crucial role in the success of World Futures Day. They guide conversations, foster inclusive participation, and help maintain the continuity and quality of dialogue across different time zones. Their contribution is essential to ensuring a smooth, engaging, and meaningful experience for participants worldwide.

If you would like to take part as a facilitator at 12:00 noon in your time zone (or in other time zones), you are invited to sign up here by February 27, 2026. All sessions will be conducted in English.

The World Futures Studies Federation offers its standards to institutions interested in achieving accreditation in futures studies. Institutions offering programmes which meet the Federation’s standards will be credentialed as an Accredited Foresight Programme. Accreditation will extend for a period of five (5) years. Review of accreditation will be available every five (5) years to ensure programmes continue to maintain high quality standards of the Federation.


We provide accreditation only to education providers that have been recognized by the relevant department or ministry of education in their country as a tertiary education provider.

How To Apply: https://wfsf.org/accreditation-services/ 

WE HAVE A SOCIAL MISSION: TO STIMULATE CRITICAL THINKING ABOUT EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.
We focus on Futures & Foresight (Futures Thinking / Futures Studies & Strategic Foresight), with a specialization in Technology Foresight and ETS, Emerging Technologies Scanning. We are also dedicated to Futures Literacy, which involves the theoretical and practical literacy of Futures Studies and Futures Thinking. Through a Slow Journalism model, we disseminate and promote knowledge of emerging technologies, analyzing their potential impacts on our possible and alternative futures.

We help people and organisations imagine, work with, and shape their future. 

CIFS is one of the worlds oldest think tanks exclusively focusing on foresight. CIFS teach very popular courses in foresight, gives key notes and launch various initiatives and do research projects. CIFS is a self-owned think tank, completely independent of special interests.