"The world is improving better than pessimists know, but dangers
are worse than optimists indicate." What’s happening that will
change the world for better or worse? What do we need to know
now to build a better future? The Millennium Project releases
the 2012 State of the Future report – the annual “Report Card on
the World.” Washington, D.C., August 15, 2012 - The 2012 State
of the Future Report states that, “The world is improving better
than most pessimists know, but future dangers are worse than
most optimists indicate.” After 16 years of global futures
research, we have “found more agreement about how to build a
better future than is evident in the media”, according to Jerome
C. Glenn, CEO of The Millennium Project and co-author of the
2012 State of the Future. “When you consider the many wrong
decisions and good decisions not taken—day after day and year
after year around the world—it is amazing that we are still
making as much progress as we are.” This year’s report verifies
that the world is getting