Build a Positive Rebellion
John W. Moravec examines power, trust, and the freedom to learn in twenty-five essays, with working notebooks for creating new education futures.
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Education Futures is the research and advisory practice of Dr. John Moravec. We work with schools, universities, governments, and other organizations on questions about learning, technology, and educational change. Our work includes research, strategic planning, workshops, and curriculum design.
Selected publications, projects, and tools
01Manifesto 25Twenty-five principles challenging education’s reliance on compliance, standardization, and entrenched power, and calling for learners and educators to help shape its direction.02Build a Positive RebellionTwenty-five essays expanding on Manifesto 25, examining how fear, control, and inherited assumptions shape education—and what learning could become through trust, curiosity, and agency.03Global Education Futures Readiness IndexAn index comparing education systems’ readiness for technological and social change.04KnowMappedA tool for organizing ideas and exploring connections between them.
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Complimentary KnowMapped Professional access for UN and multilateral colleagues
Education Futures offers complimentary KnowMapped Professional access for work at select UN and multilateral organizations, unlocked automatically during signup email verification.
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No two projects or solutions are the same. Every project has its own culture, history, people, and challenges. We begin by understanding the problems and the context, then build research, workshops, and advisory work relevant for the particular context.
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