Redesigning learning for a thriving, agile future

Founded by Dr. John Moravec, Education Futures is a global research and innovation consultancy dedicated to rethinking the future…

Education Futures

Education Futures is a global research and innovation consultancy dedicated to rethinking the future of education. Our mission is to spark new conversations, inspire bold ideas, and design fresh pathways for learners, educators, and communities to thrive in a rapidly evolving society.

Does the modern university end at AI?

AI Trends in Higher Education,” hosted by Emerald Publishing and the Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL), March…

John Moravec

Dr. John Moravec is an education futurist exploring bold ideas to reinvent how we learn, teach, and thrive in a future shaped by constant change. Read more…

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Pre-active higher education leadership for a world in disruption

Last week, I had the privilege of presenting the closing keynote at the International Meeting on Educational Innovation and…

John Moravec

Dr. John Moravec is an education futurist exploring bold ideas to reinvent how we learn, teach, and thrive in a future shaped by constant change. Read more…

Manifesto 25: A blueprint for reclaiming education

January 1, 2025 marks the official release of Manifesto 25, a visionary document calling for urgent action to transform…

Education Futures

Education Futures is a global research and innovation consultancy dedicated to rethinking the future of education. Our mission is to spark new conversations, inspire bold ideas, and design fresh pathways for learners, educators, and communities to thrive in a rapidly evolving society.

Manifesto 25

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illustration of a diverse group of students, ranging in age and background, seated in a glowing circular assembly under a twilight sky filled with neon constellations and abstract symbols of learning (books, networks, lightbulbs, justice scales). The students are animatedly speaking, voting, and creating together—each holding a glowing object symbolizing their voice or agency.

Kids are people, too

Most schools are built on control. Students are told when to sit, when to speak, what to study, and…

A small group of ethnically diverse educators and students seated in a circle in a sunlit but slightly worn classroom. The mood is raw, grounded, and honest—centered on trust, community, and shared purpose.

In the absence of hope, we must build communities of trust

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Does the modern university end at AI?

Blindness

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This is an ecology based on imagination. Liberatory. Futuristic. Flowing. Rich.

No more boxes: Learning in ecosystems

A learner standing at a fork in a path. One leads to a rigid, uniform school building. The other leads to an open, collaborative learning space full of activity, light, and co-creation.

Learning at the intersection of agency and self-efficacy

illustration of a diverse group of students, ranging in age and background, seated in a glowing circular assembly under a twilight sky filled with neon constellations and abstract symbols of learning (books, networks, lightbulbs, justice scales). The students are animatedly speaking, voting, and creating together—each holding a glowing object symbolizing their voice or agency.

Kids are people, too

A small group of ethnically diverse educators and students seated in a circle in a sunlit but slightly worn classroom. The mood is raw, grounded, and honest—centered on trust, community, and shared purpose.

In the absence of hope, we must build communities of trust

Retro, synthwave vision of schools with modern technology

1.0 schools cannot teach 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 … kids

Graduation cap dissolving into bits

Does the modern university end at AI?

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Educating for a shared planet

A large tree in Buenos Aires composed of LED lights

Building futures we cannot yet imagine

Beyond standardization, toward creative futures

We are all made of stories

Genuine equity demands creative schools

The future belongs to nerds, geeks, makers, dreamers, and knowmads

Measuring tape

Don’t value what we measure; measure what we value

Abstract light bulb

We cannot manage knowledge

Blindness

Reality is not optional: Defending education from disinformation, weaponized postmodernism, and the erosion of truth

Un hombre pone sus manos sobre los ojos de una mujer para que ella no pueda ver

La realidad no es opcional: Defender la educación de la desinformación, el posmodernismo utilizado como arma y la erosión de la verdad

A picture of a very ripe banana

Degrees are obsolete by design … when knowledge has the shelf life of a banana

Heart-shaped balloon floating in a cloudy sky

Authentic learning comes from freedom, not from being pushed into a predetermined path

Respect existence or expect resistance

Schools must be havens of uncommon safety and extraordinary respect