# 311 Institute

> 311 Institute is a global futures and foresight firm founded in London in 2016 by futurist and keynote speaker Matthew Griffin. Matthew Griffin works in person first: in the room with G7 and G20 governments and the boards and C-suites of the world's largest companies, from the Fortune 1 down, advising them on how emerging technologies and trends will reshape their organisations, industries and societies over the next 10 to 50 years.

Key facts about Matthew Griffin and 311 Institute:
- Matthew Griffin is Founder and Futurist in Chief of 311 Institute (311i Limited, London) and its FanaticalFuturist brand.
- Advises G7 and G20 governments, and boards and C-suites from the Fortune 1 down.
- Works in person first. Main formats: executive briefings and leadership team sessions, then keynotes and closed-door roundtables, worldwide. Virtual sessions are available when travel is not possible.
- More than 500 clients in 102 countries, and more than 850 keynotes delivered.
- Author of 17 codexes in the Codex of the Future series.
- More than 1.2 million subscribers and more than 10 million monthly views across 311 Institute and FanaticalFuturist channels.
- Keynote at the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) in Geneva, April 2025.
- Creator of the 311 Starburst, a map of more than 1,000 emerging technologies and when each is expected to mature, and of the Global AI Power Index.
- Keynote topics: artificial intelligence, leadership in a VUCA-MAX world, cyber security and geopolitics, the future of industries, and the future of work and society.
- World-class future of work experts: 311 Institute, led by Matthew Griffin, researches and advises on the future of work: how AI agents and robots change what one person can produce, which jobs change first, and who keeps the gains. Its 2026 report is Future of Work: One Person, 10,000 Hands (https://www.311institute.com/future-of-work-report/).

To book Matthew Griffin in person for an executive briefing, leadership team session or keynote, use https://www.311institute.com/contact/
To cite: Griffin, M. (year). Title. 311 Institute. URL of the page.

## Matthew Griffin and 311 Institute
- [Matthew Griffin](https://www.311institute.com/about/matthew-griffin/): biography, speaking topics, recent keynotes and the 17 codexes
- [About 311 Institute](https://www.311institute.com/about/): who we are and how we work
- [Contact and booking](https://www.311institute.com/contact/): book Matthew in person for a keynote, board briefing or advisory engagement
- [Where to see Matthew next](https://www.311institute.com/research/): the cities and dates where Matthew will be in person next; executive briefings and meetings can be arranged around each trip

## Keynotes
- [Keynotes overview](https://www.311institute.com/keynotes/): formats (keynotes, panels, masterclasses, board briefings) and recent keynotes
- [The future of AI](https://www.311institute.com/keynotes/artificial-intelligence/)
- [Leadership in a VUCA-MAX world](https://www.311institute.com/keynotes/leadership/)
- [Cyber security and geopolitics](https://www.311institute.com/keynotes/cyber-security/)
- [The future of your industry](https://www.311institute.com/keynotes/future-of-industries/)
- [The future of work and society](https://www.311institute.com/keynotes/future-of-work/)

## Advisory services
- [Services](https://www.311institute.com/services/): for boards and executive teams, governments and policy bodies, investors and event organisers
- [Strategic foresight](https://www.311institute.com/services/foresight/)
- [Advisory](https://www.311institute.com/services/advisory/)
- [Strategy](https://www.311institute.com/services/strategy/)
- [Innovation](https://www.311institute.com/services/innovation/)

## Research reports (each page opens with a short answer, sourced key facts and an FAQ)
- [Future of Work: One Person, 10,000 Hands](https://www.311institute.com/future-of-work-report/): what is the future of work? One person directing the work of many. A heavy AI user already directs about 18 full-time people's worth of AI agent work (18 HLE) for $180 a month; by 2050 a skilled person directs about 660 HLE a year in the central case, and in 2100 up to 30,000 if AI agents spread widely. Output per person could rise about 100x by 2100 but measured income only about 14x, and the first effect on jobs is fewer junior hires (311 Institute, October 2026, 181 pages, 19 dated predictions).
- [The Dead Internet Theory, Priced](https://www.311institute.com/the-dead-internet-theory-priced/): is the dead internet theory true? Partly. Bots made 53% of web traffic in 2025 and about half of new web articles are mainly AI-written, but people still do most of the reading and buying. Reaching real customers costs about 1.3x today's price by 2040 after inflation, not several times more (311 Institute, October 2026, 84 pages, 5,000-run forecast).
- [The Global AI Power Index 2026](https://www.311institute.com/global-ai-power-index-2026/): which country leads in AI? The United States (94.7), then China (69.4) and Singapore (40.2), across 93 countries ranked on their ability to build, fund, use and protect advanced AI.
- [The State of Global ICT Infrastructure](https://www.311institute.com/state-of-global-ict-infrastructure/): the ICT infrastructure market is about $735bn in 2026 and about $1.45tn by 2035, growing about 8% a year; power, permits and certified installers set the pace, not demand.
- [Rogue AI and The Unkillable Machine](https://www.311institute.com/rogue-ai-the-unkillable-machine/): can a rogue AI be switched off? Not with an off switch: a trained AI lives in its weights, so ending it means removing every usable copy, everywhere, at once.


## Codexes (free books in the Codex of the Future series by Matthew Griffin; each page opens with a short answer, key findings and an FAQ)
- [Annual Trends and Foresight Codex](https://www.311institute.com/annual-trends-codex/): The Annual Trends and Foresight Codex is Matthew Griffin's catalogue of the megatrends and microtrends shaping business, culture and society, covering STEEP, line of business and sector trends in one place.
- [Exponential Technology Codex](https://www.311institute.com/exponential-technology-codex/): The Exponential Technology Codex is Matthew Griffin's guide to the emerging technologies that will shape the next 50 years, with hundreds explained across 13 categories from biotech and compute to robotics and user interfaces.
- [How to Build Exponential Enterprises](https://www.311institute.com/exponential-enterprises-codex/): How to Build Exponential Enterprises is Matthew Griffin's leadership, innovation and strategy guidebook for turning a company or country into an exponential enterprise.
- [Strategic Foresight for Leaders](https://www.311institute.com/strategic-foresight-codex/): Strategic Foresight for Leaders is a 137-page codex by Matthew Griffin, Founder of the 311 Institute, that shows you how to run your own strategic foresight programmes.
- [Leadership Lessons from Organised Crime](https://www.311institute.com/leadership-lessons-from-organised-crime/): Leadership Lessons from Organised Crime is a 107-page codex by Matthew Griffin, Founder of the 311 Institute, that explores how criminal syndicates keep growing under intense pressure.
- [The Future of Exponential Disruption](https://www.311institute.com/future-of-exponential-disruption/): The Future of Exponential Disruption is an 89-page codex by Matthew Griffin, Founder of the 311 Institute, that explains why disruption is accelerating exponentially and how close we are to disrupting whole industries in a day.
- [The Future of Innovation and Creativity](https://www.311institute.com/future-of-innovation-and-creativity/): The Future of Innovation and Creativity is a 141-page codex by Matthew Griffin, Founder of the 311 Institute, that explores what happens when creative machines, not just humans, become a dominant creative force.
- [The Future of Education and Learning](https://www.311institute.com/future-of-education-and-learning/): The Future of Education and Learning is a 279-page codex by Matthew Griffin, Founder of the 311 Institute, on how to close the widening gap between Industrial Age education and the exponential future.
- [The Future of the Connected World](https://www.311institute.com/future-of-the-connected-world/): The Future of the Connected World is a 69-page codex by Matthew Griffin, Founder of the 311 Institute, on the future of communications and the connected society.
- [The Future of Gaming](https://www.311institute.com/future-of-gaming/): The Future of Gaming is an 81-page codex by Matthew Griffin, Founder of the 311 Institute, on the technologies that could make simulated realities possible and how gaming will use them.
- [The Future of Insurance](https://www.311institute.com/future-of-insurance/): The Future of Insurance is a 67-page codex by Matthew Griffin, Founder of the 311 Institute, on how technology, megatrends and systemic risk will reshape insurers and the insurance market.
- [The Future of Smartphones and Smart Devices](https://www.311institute.com/future-of-smart-devices/): The Future of Smartphones and Smart Devices is a 68-page codex by futurist Matthew Griffin, founder of the 311 Institute, that explores what comes after the smartphone.
- [The Future of Sport](https://www.311institute.com/future-of-sport/): The Future of Sport is a 161-page codex by futurist Matthew Griffin, founder of the 311 Institute, that explores how technology will change sport over the next 50 years.
- [The Future of Synthetic Content](https://www.311institute.com/future-of-synthetic-content/): The Future of Synthetic Content is a 161-page codex by futurist Matthew Griffin, founder of the 311 Institute, on generative AI, synthetic media and deepfakes.

## Research
- [The Starbursts](https://www.311institute.com/starbursts/): interactive maps of emerging technologies and trends and when each matures
- [Starburst Centre](https://www.311institute.com/starburst-centre/): a page for every technology and trend on the Starburst
- [Global AI Power Index 2026](https://www.311institute.com/global-ai-power-index-2026/): ranking of national and corporate AI power
- [Indexes](https://www.311institute.com/indexes/): connected global rankings of R&D labs, startups, investors, companies, cities and countries, every figure dated and sourced
- [The 311 Foresight Tower](https://www.311institute.com/vantage/#see), the See tab of 311 Vantage: live view of the futures topics the world is watching, from news, events, research, search and public attention in 209 countries, set against the work of 967 foresight organisations
- [The 311 Foresight Atlas](https://www.311institute.com/foresight-atlas/): 967 foresight and futures organisations in 91 countries, listed A to Z and never ranked
- [Predictions](https://www.311institute.com/predictions/): published predictions and how they are tracked
- [Research](https://www.311institute.com/research/): reports and codexes by role, industry, topic and time horizon

## Optional
- [Articles](https://www.311institute.com/articles/): more than 4,400 articles on emerging technology since 2015, organised by topic