The State of the Future is an internationally acclaimed annual overview of the global situation, prospects, and strategies, produced by a unique global think tank with 35 Nodes around the world. This 2010 edition contains chapters on collective intelligence applications, prospects for Latin America by 2030; international assessment of 15 global challenges; State of the Future Index; emerging environmental security issues, samples of futures research around the world, and an executive overview of the global situation and prospects for humanity.