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The Future of Web 3.0 and Human Potential | Michigan State University, USA | Matthew Griffin | Lecturer and Keynote Speaker
We already live in a sci-fi world, but new technologies and new ways of working are soon going to help humanity reach new highs, accomplish new things, and unleash our potential like never before.
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Griffin, M. (2021) 'The Future of Web 3.0 and Human Potential | Michigan State University, USA | Matthew Griffin | Lecturer and Keynote Speaker', 311 Institute, 25 March. Available at: https://www.311institute.com/futurist-lecture-usa-future-of-blockchain-and-the-100x-human-michigan-state-university/ (Accessed: 1 October 2026).
Firstly, thank you to Neil for asking me to take his lecture at Michigan State University, and asking me to present on the Future of Blockchain and the 100X Human where we not only discussed the future of one of the world’s most impactful general purpose technologies, but also discussed how new emerging technologies, like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Creative Machines, and Digital Humans will help the students 100X their potential and productivity in new ways.
The lecture was broken into three sections: The future of exponential technologies and disruption, the future of Blockchain, and the future of human potential. And all three were a trip into the wormhole where science fact is increasingly as strange, if not stranger, than science fiction.
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As the rate of global disruption and transformation continues to accelerate, in part thanks to the emergence of increasingly affordable, accessible, and powerful exponential technologies like AI and Blockchain, and in part to an increasingly digital and connected world, the world has now reached a point when we can disrupt global industries in a day, as well as create autonomous companies that operate and scale themselves.
But, as fast and as potentially challenging this new world sounds, many of these same technologies are helping unlock human potential in ways that would have been unimaginable even just a decade ago, and that opens up a whole new world of possibility.
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We already live in a sci-fi world, but new technologies and new ways of working are soon going to help humanity reach new highs, accomplish new things, and unleash our potential like never before.
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Matthew Griffin Founder, 311 Institute
Matthew Griffin is a multi-award winning Futurist and expert in Disruption and Innovation, Geopolitics, Leadership, and Technology, who NASA have described as a "walking encyclopaedia of the future" and a "futurist Polymath."
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Matthew Griffin is a multi-award winning Futurist and expert in Disruption and Innovation, Geopolitics, Leadership, and Technology, who NASA have described as a "walking encyclopaedia of the future" and a "futurist Polymath." 15-time best selling author of the "Codex of the Future" series, Matthew is the Founder and Futurist in Chief of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm working with royal households, world leaders, G7, G20, and G77 governments, NGOs, and multi-national mid and mega cap firms to help them explore, shape, and lead the next 50 years of business and society.
An award-winning YouTube creator with over a million followers, with an unrivalled global reach and impact, Matthew is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker, lecturer, and mentor who collaborates with global leaders through the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to shape pivotal initiatives such as the UN’s AI for Humanity program, the United Nations Conference of the Parties (UN COP), and the World Economic Forum in Davos.
As the former Global Head of Cloud, National Security, and Enterprise Sales for companies including Atos, Dell-EMC, and IBM, Matthew has a proven track record of building multi-billion dollar business units and turning failing divisions into market leaders. His ability to identify, analyse, and communicate the implications of hundreds of emerging technologies and trends is unparalleled, and his insights are trusted by many of the world’s most respected organisations, including ABB, Accenture, Adidas, AON, ARM, BCG, Centrica, Citi, Coca-Cola, Dentons, Deloitte, Dow Jones, EY, Google, KPMG, Lego, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, Siemens AG and Siemens Energy, T-Mobile, UBS, VISA, Walmart, Workday, Worldpay and many others.
Regularly featured in the global media including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Khaleej Times, Telegraph, TIME, ViacomCBS, WIRED, and the WSJ, Matthews mission is to help organisations create a fair and sustainable future whose benefits are shared by everyone irrespective of their ability, background, or circumstances.
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Source: first published by the 311 Institute on 25 March 2021. Cite as: Griffin, M. (2021). The Future of Web 3.0 and Human Potential | Michigan State University, USA | Matthew Griffin | Lecturer and Ke. 311 Institute. https://www.311institute.com/futurist-lecture-usa-future-of-blockchain-and-the-100x-human-michigan-state-university/
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