Description of news, activities and ongoing projects conducted by the German Node of the Millennium Project in 2019 and 2020

1. News from the German Node
For the Millennium Project Planning Committee Meeting on 29.06.2020
Future Impacts Consulting, Cornelia Daheim & Christian Schoon
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2. Contents
News & Activities
“Refreshing” the Node: Bringing in a new generation of futurists, increasing professional diversity and
visibility
Publication: Making Work / Technology 2050 operable for German organizations
Study: Millennium Project for Sustainability in the Fashion Industry
PR: Insights of Work/Tech Scenarios for the public
Keynotes, e.g.: Presenting insights of Work / Tech 2050 for a scientific community
Survey: German Node provides expertise for German Ministry of Education & Research
Node Meeting: A virtual version, not only in times of Covid-19
Work in Progress / Projects
Short, Quick & Lean: A report with comments on Future of Work in combination with Covid-19
Node as Supporter: Scenarios on Future of Work at City Administration of Cologne
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3. NEWS AND ACTIVITIES
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4. “Refreshing” the Node: Bringing in a new generation of futurists, increasing
professional diversity and visibility
Chair sharing to be less dependent on one person
News in members board
Cornelius Patscha moved as Foresight Manager from Z_punkt to Evonik / Creavis´ foresight unit
(Evonik: chemical specialist). Tough Evonik is part of German Node
Dr. Christian Grünwald replaced Cornelius as Node member from Z_punkt where he works as Foresight
Director
As journalist in the fields of East Europe developments, politics and digitalization Sebastian Christ supports
the German Node content-wise and to build up a PR-system.
Dr. Christian Grünwald
Foresight Director Z_punkt
Sebastian Christ
Redakteur für Digitalpolitik, Tagesspiegel
Cornelius Patscha
Foresight Manager, Evonik Creavis

5. Publication:
Making Work / Technology 2050 operable for German organizations
Publication of
Arbeit 2050: Drei Szenarien. Neue Ergebnisse
einer internationalen Delphi-Studie des
Millennium Projects
http://bitly.ws/8xGa
Also available as an English version:
Work 2050_ Three Scenarios. New Findings of an
International Delphi Study by the Millennium
Project
http://bitly.ws/8yFU
With a summary of the scenarios by Jerry

6. Study:
Millennium Project for Sustainability in the Fashion Industry
Study on Sustainable Fashion Industry 2030 for C&A Foundation
(now integrated in Laudes Foundation):
The Future of Sustainability in the Fashion Industry
https://bit.ly/2ZeO2XY
Cooperation Project within four Millennium Project actors
Project lead: Future Impacts (Chair of German Node)
Delphi and delphi tool: 4CF (Chair of Polish Node)
Senior experts: Jerome Glenn (Head of Millennium Project)
and Ted Gordon (Co-Founder of Millennium Project)
Workshop participant: Erica Bol (Chair of Dutch Node)

7. PR:
Insights of Work/Tech Scenarios for the public, 2 examples
http://bitly.ws/8xG8 http://bitly.ws/8xG9

8. Keynote on Work/Tech 2050
Scenarios at Collegium
Europeaum Jenense
http://bitly.ws/8xGe
Keynotes, e.g. at Collegium Europeaum Jenense (Friedrich Schiller Universität
Jena): Presenting insights of Work / Tech 2050 for a scientific community

9. Cornelia Daheim as Chair of
the Experts Board for the
3rd Foresight Cycle
conducted by the German
Ministry of Education and
Research:
https://bit.ly/2BdfM7w
German Node members as
experts in a Delphi survey
on impacts due to Covid-19
on society, politic,
economy: waiting for
results
Survey:
German Node provides expertise for German Ministry of Education & Research
https://bit.ly/3eIDRBx

10. Node Meeting:
A virtual version, to be continued not only in times of Covid-19
Three hours, within one optional hour
Detailed preparation and prophylactic participant management
Change of sources, resources and tools, e.g. PowerPoint, Google-Drive, Webex and analogue working
sessions
Enough breaks to get coffee or tea or to move a bit
Meeting Structure
More participants than in past meetings
Spontaneous exchange in daily business for the members as a group
Two project kick-offs
Generated insights for Quick Report
Encouraging members to manage workload quickly after the meeting
Satisfied members due to short-time meeting and achieved output
Conclusion: Let´s have one “normal” and at least one virtual meeting per year
Meeting Outcome

11. WORK IN PROGRESS / PROJECTS
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12. Short, Quick & Lean:
A Report on Perspectives of the Future of Work in the context of Covid-19
Goal of the project: Illustration of connection
between future of work and Covid-19 in a fast
produced and pragmatic publication.
13 Node members provide three individual answers on one development factor in the light of their expertise
Why should we consider this factor for the future of work?
Does Covid-19 may push this factor in future?
What is your individual statement on the relevance of this factor in combination with Covid-19?
Examples of development factors in this report, e.g.:
Acceleration of change in economy and society, general basis income, alienation and anxiety about the
future, social disparities, failed states, focus on common good, political extremes and many more

13. German Node as “Supporter”:
Scenarios on Future of Work at City Administration of Cologne
12th of May 2020, internal kick-off workshop for the German Node
German Node provides its expertise for this project by commenting key factors and quoting conjecture drafts
Evaluation of raw scenarios
German Node supports scenario management
Eventually some comments on the results by members of the German Node will be provided
Goal of the project: Create scenarios specifically for future of
work in (regional) administrations and making future of work
scenarios and insights operable for decision makers and
different management level.

14. Thank you!
German Node Chair: Cornelia Daheim
daheim@future-impacts.de
German Node Vice-Chair: Christian Schoon
schoon_ext@future-impacts.de
www.future-impacts.de
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