< PreviousCODEX CONTENTS Third Edition published June 2024. To request this Codex in an alternative language please contact the author. 24...WELCOME FROM THE AUTHOR 27 ...INTRODUCTION 30...THE PROBLEM TO SOLVE When it comes to Education reform what are the real societal needs and problems that Education is trying to solve? By understanding the real problems to solve we will be able to create a better education system. 38...THE CASE FOR EDUCATIONAL CHANGE Almost everyone on the planet realises that our Industrial Age education system needs reforming to keep up with today’s and tomorrow’s realities. Despite this though change isn’t happening. 42...THE TIME TRAVELLER’S VIEW A quick plain English introduction to the Future that is already here and emerging. 46...THE TIME TRAVELLER’S DILEMMA Proving that even with perfect knowledge of the Future we still probably wouldn’t have changed our Industrial Age education system - overcoming bias. 50...A TALE OF TWO SOCIETIES In the Animal Kingdom educations sole purpose is to ensure the survival of the species, but in human society it purpose it to progress our species, and help people earn a wage to improve living standards. Human education therefore is inherently unique. 56...THE AGE OF LIMITLESS HUMANS Today students have more power in their hands and more power to change the world at unfathomable speeds than any world leaders of olden times, yet we don’t teach them how to wield it and we don’t teach them how to manage it. 62...ADULTS ON UNCREATIVE AUTO-PILOT As we face a future where Artificial Intelligence automates more human blue and white collar jobs and skills we’re always told that creativity is the skill that will set us apart from the Machines, but it’s already being automated and today’s companies often limit our ability to be creative as they chase the dream of scaleable efficiency.66... THE CREATIVE RIGHT BRAIN MYTH Almost everyone believes that Humanity needs to embrace Right Brain Thinking to out compete the Machines. But they’re wrong because the Machines are already automating Right Brain Thinking. So where does that leave education reform and Humanity? 70...WORLD CHANGING TRENDS AND TECH The world is changing faster today than at any point in Human history, and while I have created dedicated 311 Institute Codexes to cover all the trends and technologies changing the world in this section I give you a summary of what you can expect when you download and read them for yourself. 72...THE TRENDS 76...THE TECH 80...2024 Emerging Tech Starburst 82...2023 Emerging Tech Starburs 84...2022 Emerging Tech Starburst 86...2021 Emerging Tech Starburst 88...2020 Emerging Tech Starburst 90... FUTURE PROOF YOUR FUTURE CAREER In this section we use the 311 Institute Future Careers Framework to examine which jobs and skills in the future will be in the greatest demand and which will be automated and when. 94...Find Your Purpose 99...Defining Value 100...Market Factors Affecting Salaries 110...Defining Hard and Soft Skills 114...Hard Skill Umbrella Categories 120...Soft Skill Umbrella Categories 134...How To Automate Every Job 136...How to Automate Every Skill 138...Automation Technology 144...Skills Automation Timelines 148...Putting Everything Together 154... THE FUTURE NEEDS SOFT SKILLS Soft skills have always been vital to Humanity’s evolution and success, but these will also need to evolve in the Future if Humanity is to remain relevant. 162... EMERGING TECH IN THE CLASSROOM We live in a technology centric world that is increasingly driven and dominated by technology, but most schools and classrooms have access to very few technologies or technology resources. This needs to change. 168... BUILDING SCHOOL X-LABS One of the fastest ways for schools to reform and skill up is to create their own X-Labs and it doesn’t have to be hard.174... START YOUR TRANSFORMATION The need for education and formal curriculum reform is decades over due. In this section I show you how you start your own transformation without compromising the goals and policies of our Industrial Age education system. 178... UPGRADING THE HUMAN LEARNING ALGORITHM If Humanity is to keep pace with the rate of technological change the we are not only going to have to change the formal education system but also upgrade our own Human Learning Algorithm as we attempt to attain Human Super Intelligence. 180...ACCELERATING HUMAN LEARNING In this section I show you how we can use powerful technologies such as Artificial Intelligence to help students learn faster and take their knowledge and expertise to the next level. 184...MASTERING PROMPT ENGINEERING In this section I show you how to create your own natural language text prompts to help you get the most out of the AI Chatbots that we have discussed to accelerate and improve human learning. ...Cross Domain Knowledge Prompts ...Debate Prompts ...Explain Prompts ...Glossaries Prompts ...Lesson Plans Prompts ...Marking Rubrics Prompts ...Quizzes Prompts ...Research Prompts ...Revision Notes Prompts ...Study Buddy Prompts ...Summarise Prompts ...Test Prompts ...Tutor Prompts 212... THE EXPONENTIAL FUTURES CURRICULUM In this section we dive into the 311 Institute’s Exponential Futures Curriculum (EFC) - the world’s first future proof curriculum that’s being adopted by schools and universities around the world. 216...A FUTURE PROOF CURRICULUM 226...RUNNING YOUR FIRST EFC COURSE 228...THE WORLD’S FIRST EFC TRIAL RUN 248...TEMPLATES & RESOURCES 266... LIFELONG LEARNING FOR LIFE In this section we explore the importance of adopting a strategy of lifelong learning and examine some of the ways you can achieve it.272...UNIVERSITIES AS LIFE LONG LEARNING CENTERS 274... THE FUTURE ROLE OF SOCIETY As different careers and jobs dead end at an acceerating rate it is not just enough to give students the tools they need to adapt, society must also adapt and shed biases that let them effortlessly switch careers as and when the need arises. 278... CONCLUSIONWELCOME FROM THE AUTHOR P EOPLE . P LANET . P URPOSE THE SKELETON COAST . NAMIBIA . 19.9873° S, 13.2605° E I chose this striking image to represent this section because in many ways it’s representative of many of today’s realities: The Skeleton Coast is complex and unpredictable, but home to an amazingly adaptable ecosystem, yet it’s also representative of the stark contrast between the have and have nots, those with water and other resources and those without, our increasingly polarised society, and even the contrast between our habitable blue planet and the desolation of space. The desert and the sea are also relentless, just like the human spirit, and given the right conditions they can overcome everything in their path, just as humanity can when we work together for the benefit of everyone to create a brighter future for all of us.we now refer to as our Industrial Age education system was born. Education has always played a vital role in the development, evolution, and ultimately the survival of human society. Now though as we race headlong into the future stakeholders from all walks of life, from world leaders and Billionaire polymaths, to parents, teachers, and even students themselves, believe that if we carry on as we are and don’t reform education urgently then we will be putting our children’s futures at risk and along with it the future of our society. Reform is hard though, and the reform of an institutionalised system is even harder - hence this Codex. As a lecturer and teacher myself, and as one of the world’s most renowned Futurists I have a front row seat to the future and play a pivotal role in helping governments and the world’s most recognised brands create it - which arguably puts me in the strongest position to help create a future proof education system. As the pace of technological and societal disruption accelerates today’s world, let alone tomorrow’s, will be unlike anything any of us have ever witnessed and our Industrial Age education system, which has evolved little in over two centuries risks woefully under-preparing us for the great period of business, cultural, and societal level disruptions that lie ahead - some of which, as you can see for yourself, has already arrived. It’s time to fix education. For all of us. Explore More, Matthew Griffin Founder 25311institute.com T HE GAP between what today’s Industrial Age education system delivers and what employers need today, and what the future holds for us all tomorrow is widening at an exponential rate. In this Codex I offer and explore solutions to close this gap and create a future proof education system that prepares everyone for the threats and opportunities that lie ahead. I will also demonstrate how we can accelerate human learning and upgrade what I’ll refer to as our own “Human Learning Algorithm.” This Codex is not some casual academic exercise. It’s a living document that is informing my own children’s education and the development of my philanthropic XPotential University initiative. It’s also designed to encourage debate and invite critique about how we build vibrant education and life long education initiatives that unlock limitless human potential and prepare us all, young and old alike, for life and careers in the Exponential Future where the rate of business, cultural, and societal disruption accelerates to mind defying levels, and where reality becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish from Science-Fiction. Education is one of humanity’s greatest achievements but it hasn’t always existed. When the first organisms sprang into life in Earth’s primordial soup billions of years ago they survived and evolved by relying on their primal instincts alone. Over time though as life evolved and became more complex these instincts were augmented by the development of more advanced communications and social competencies, giving rise to more purposeful and structured forms of knowledge transfer. And, in time, what What’s this symbol? Tell me and enter a draw to win $10,000 for your favourite school.AI Art. Generated by MidJourney AIA STRONG education is the foundation of a healthy and wealthy life whose benefits can be passed down through the generations and whose impacts can ripple across the world to make it a more wondrous and prosperous place. Today though formal education, whose purpose it to prepare students for whatever life throws their way, is no longer keeping pace with the needs and realities of today’s technology driven society - increasingly it is like we are Cavemen wondering what the strange new tools we’re making mean for us - and unless we are bold enough to acknowledge this and act to change it then we risk diminishing the relevance of one of societies most valuable and treasured institutions, and in a worst case scenario seeing it become irrelevant. WHAT THIS CODEX COVERS In this Codex you will discover why education needs re-inventing today so our students can have a prosperous future. I will also walk you through the problems our archaic industrial age education systems must overcome in order to remain relevant in the future, walk you through a tailor made battle tested future proof curriculum, and guide you through the new tools that will help teachers become more productive and that will help students accelerate their learning by 3x or more, while boosting grades and expertise by 30% or more. MIND THE EDUCATION GAP It’s no secret that the gap between what our industrial age education systems deliver and what employers, individuals, and society need to survive and thrive today, let alone in the future, is widening, and this is just one of the many reasons why today more companies than ever before are hiring what they refer to as “raw talent” straight from college and university and creating their own Nanodegrees and university programs to give those individuals the knowledge and skills “they really need.” However, while this gap has been getting slowly wider for centuries today, as we see technologies converge and their capabilities improve exponentially, this gap is now widening so fast that few companies and institutions can keep up. In this Codex I’ll explore these gaps and show you how not only we can create an education system that can keep up with the future but one that can also stay ahead of it. INTRODUCTION 27311institute.comTEACHING TO THE 1960’S EXAM Travel the world, speak to stakeholders, and you’ll quickly realise why today’s education system, and the gap between it and the future, is widening. You’ll also ironically hear Ministers and the leaders of Secondary Schools and Higher Education institutions, as I have, including those from some of the most prestigious and highly awarded institutions in the world rail against the fact that despite the level of global change we’ve seen in just the last few years let alone decades exams have changed little since the 1960’s when the world was a very different place. However, unless those in power change the model of “Learning to the Exam” as well as the content of those exams then from a teachers perspective at least when our students pass them we can say mission accomplished - irrespective of whether those exams are truly fit for the modern age or adequately preparing students for the future. And in my experience, when it comes to ensuring our students are “Future Fit” few teachers are happy or comfortable with that permissible abdication of responsibility. From my perspective, and speaking frankly, not only is changing the examination system and the content of exams a wasted opportunity, but it’s arguably scandalous. AI RISKS AND ACCELERATED LEARNING As more people and students worry about the impact of that increasingly powerful and sophisticated AI’s will have on the future jobs market, with many experts expecting AI to partially or fully automate at least 80% of all jobs and up to 100%, I’ll also show you precisely with examples, how teachers and students can use AI and other technologies to dramatically improve productivity, accelerate learning, and upgrade our own “Human Learning Algorithm.” SOLVING BLOOMS TWO SIGMA PROBLEM Using these same AI’s, and others, I will also show you how we can solve what many in education circles refer to as “Bloom’s Two Sigma Problem” - namely the problem of affordably scaling 1:1 personalised tuition to students, and how we can use them to upgrade the “Human Learning Algorithm” so our students have a shot at competing against many of those same AI’s whose knowledge and capabilities are already starting to exceed our own. 28311institute.com WORRIED ? YOU SHOULD BE . IN AN AGE WHEN STUDENTS CAN ASK AI TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK AND ANSWER ALL MANNER OF QUESTIONS MORE STUDENTS ARE ASKING WHY THEY NEED TO LEARN ANYTHING . THIS IS A GROWING PROBLEM .MATTHEW GRIFFIN 311INSTITUTE.com ONLY EDUCATION REFORM WILL HELP STUDENTS COMPETE WITH AI . IN 2023 CHATGPT HAD A VERBAL IQ OF 155, CONTAINED 1000X MORE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE THAN ANY HUMAN MIND, AND COULD LEARN 300 MILLION TIMES FASTER THAN THE HUMAN BRAIN . AND IT’S JUST GETTING STARTED .Next >