311 Institute codex · Closing the gap between education and the future
How do we prepare people for a future where science fiction is science fact?
Education and the exponential future are kindred spirits. To prepare students and the workforce for what is coming, what and how we learn must evolve.
In short
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 third edition, published in June 2024, covers future skills, AI in the classroom, accelerated learning and lifelong learning, and introduces the 311 Institute's Exponential Futures Curriculum.
Who it is for: It is written for education ministers, school and university leaders, teachers, HR and learning and development heads, and parents who want people of every age ready for the future.
The codex in numbers
Education must evolve now
This codex is a living document to encourage debate about how we build education and lifelong learning that unlock human potential, and prepare everyone, young and old, for careers in the exponential future.
After the first edition was published, its thinking was adopted by the Canadian, UAE and UK governments.
What you will explore
The skills and knowledge the future demands.
New ways to teach, train and learn for life.
From school students to the whole workforce.
Key findings
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Book a keynote session, executive briefing or foresight workshop session built on this codex, or start with a free 15-minute expert call with Matthew Griffin.
Questions and answers
The future of education is a shift from an Industrial Age system that trains specialists towards learning that prepares people of every age for rapid, technology driven change. Matthew Griffin's codex argues that what we learn and how we learn must evolve, with AI personalising tuition, classrooms using emerging technologies, and lifelong learning becoming the norm as careers dead end faster.
AI will make personalised tuition affordable at scale, solving what educators call Bloom's Two Sigma Problem. The codex shows how teachers can use AI chatbots for lesson plans, marking rubrics, quizzes and tutoring, and how students can use them to accelerate their learning by 3x or more while boosting grades and expertise by 30% or more.
Students will need a mix of hard and soft skills and the ability to adapt and learn at extreme speed. The codex warns that creativity alone is not a safe haven because machines are already automating right brain tasks, and uses the 311 Institute Future Careers Framework to show which jobs and skills will be in demand and which will be automated.
The future of learning for adults is lifelong learning. With many experts expecting AI to partially or fully automate at least 80% of all jobs, the codex argues that adults must keep learning throughout their careers, that universities should become lifelong learning centres, and that society must shed the biases that stop people switching careers when they need to.
Matthew Griffin, futurist, keynote speaker and Founder of the 311 Institute, wrote the codex as part of his Codex of the Future series. After the first edition was published, its thinking was adopted by the Canadian, UAE and UK governments. The 311 Institute runs keynote sessions, executive briefings and foresight workshops on the future of education.
The codex is free to download from this page after a short form. It is a 279-page PDF, the third edition, published in June 2024. You can also book a free 15-minute expert call with Matthew Griffin to discuss what it means for your school, university or organisation.
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