Introducing the young person’s guide to storytelling
Storytelling has shaped humanity since the dawn of time, and today it may matter more than ever. For centuries, humans have used stories to explain the world, unite communities and imagine futures that do not yet exist. Yet in the digital age, storytelling has also...
Science and art unite to advance the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development
From 22 to 24 September 2025, Belgrade hosted the World Conference on Science and Art for Sustainability, an event that united scientific and artistic communities from across the majority of the world to explore how science and art can jointly respond to today’s...
Launch of Education for Hope: From No Limits to Learning to No Limits to Hope
Featured image: Delegates to Jubilee on Education, launching of Education for Hope at the residence of the Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to Italy in Rome. By 2070, segments of the southern hemisphere of the planet Earth will have 30 to 100% more...
New discussion paper: An integrative approach towards Earth-Humanity reconciliation
This is the first publication of The Fifth Element’s discussion paper series. Introducing: Dancing with paradigms, could systemic wisdom emerge? “There is yet one leverage point that is even higher than changing a paradigm. That is to keep oneself unattached in the...
New report: The future of business is intergenerational
A new report released by the UN Youth Office, the St. Gallen Symposium and The Club of Rome is calling on businesses to embrace intergenerational leadership as a driver of innovation, sustainability, and long-term success. Titled How Intergenerational Leadership...
No Limits to Hope: A call for contributors
In 1972, The Limits to Growth warned of the potential collapse of human civilisations due to resource depletion and pollution. This was followed by No Limits to Learning in 1979, which emphasised the need to bridge the "human gap"—the disparity between our ability to...
Harnessing science to tackle global crises
Our world faces a convergence of complex, interconnected challenges. Climate change, biodiversity loss, armed conflicts, rising inequality, and mass migrations of humans and animals are combining to create a global polycrisis. The wealth of scientific knowledge that...
The future of humanity depends on enabling everybody’s capacity to learn
The Fifth Element programme of The Club of Rome and The World Environmental Education Congress are joining forces to collaborate on a new project, sparked by the 45th anniversary of the report No Limits to Learning. The collaboration will focus on the transformative...
Building on the voices of youth for desirable futures
The Higher Education for Good (HE4G) Foundation and The Club of Rome are launching an extensive collaborative effort to build upon the data gathered through the recently released Youth Talks consulation results. The objective of this partnership is to unearth the...
A new generational contract
The Club of Rome and the St. Gallen Symposium are launching an initiative aimed at addressing the pressing issues of today by embracing the energy of all generations for leadership towards regenerative futures. The New Generational Contract is a...
