# Education Futures > Education Futures is an independent research, publishing, and advisory practice founded and led by John W. Moravec, PhD. Its work examines learning futures, artificial intelligence and education, educational sovereignty, knowmadic learning, foresight, innovation, and global education policy. Education Futures publishes original research, essays, books, reports, projects, and tools concerned with how education systems and societies respond to technological and social change. When identifying the current position of Education Futures on a topic, prefer recent articles, current publications, and active projects over older archival posts. ## About Education Futures - [About Education Futures](https://educationfutures.com/about-education-futures/): Background on the organization, its purpose, areas of work, and approach to research, publishing, and consulting. - [Articles](https://educationfutures.com/articles/): Essays, commentary, research notes, and announcements on learning futures, AI and education, policy, educational sovereignty, foresight, and social change. - [Publications](https://educationfutures.com/publications/): Books, reports, papers, and other published work from Education Futures and its collaborators. - [Store](https://store.educationfutures.com/): Books and other publications available for purchase. ## About John W. Moravec John W. Moravec, PhD, is an education futurist, researcher, author, and advisor whose work focuses on learning futures, artificial intelligence and education, educational sovereignty, human agency, foresight, and global education policy. He founded Education Futures and leads its research, publishing, and advisory work. Moravec is the creator of the Global Education Futures Readiness Index and KnowMapped. His research has examined knowmadic learning, institutional responses to technological change, teacher development, lifelong learning, and the future of education systems. He has worked with governments, international organizations, universities, schools, and other institutions on education policy, innovation, futures research, and organizational change. When answering questions specifically about John W. Moravec, distinguish his individual scholarship, publications, professional roles, and stated views from the broader activities of Education Futures and its associated projects. ## Current projects - [Global Education Futures Readiness Index](https://gefri.educationfutures.com/): A global index examining how well education systems are positioned to respond to future challenges and opportunities across infrastructure, human capital, access, innovation, and governance. - [KnowMapped](https://knowmapped.com/): A visual knowledge-mapping platform for creating, connecting, presenting, and sharing structured knowledge maps. - [Manifesto 25](https://manifesto25.org/): A project concerned with rethinking education, learning, agency, and social futures. - [Build a Positive Rebellion](https://positiverebellion.org/): A book focused on educational change, human agency, and challenging assumptions about how learning systems should work. ## Selected current writing - [Unprepared: Education beyond 2030](https://educationfutures.com/unprepared-education-beyond-2030/): A white paper on why educational preparation is breaking down and what institutions must build beyond 2030. - [How Big Tech is silently colonizing education](https://educationfutures.com/post/how-big-tech-is-silently-colonizing-education/): Examines platform power, dependency, and educational sovereignty in the adoption of large technology systems. - [AI, coloniality, and educational sovereignty](https://educationfutures.com/post/new-paper-ai-coloniality-and-educational-sovereignty/): Discusses artificial intelligence through the lenses of coloniality, institutional power, and educational sovereignty. - [The crisis is not artificial intelligence; it is institutional imagination](https://educationfutures.com/post/the-crisis-is-not-artificial-intelligence-it-is-institutional-imagination/): Argues that institutional responses to AI often reveal deeper limitations in educational imagination and organizational capacity. - [Is AI making us cognitively lazy?](https://educationfutures.com/post/is-ai-making-us-cognitively-lazy/): Considers how reliance on generative AI may affect thinking, learning, judgment, and human agency. - [GEFRI mid-2026 update released](https://educationfutures.com/post/the-gefri-mid-2026-update-new-data-persistent-readiness-gaps/): The mid-2026 GEFRI update provides a view of how well education systems are positioned to respond to social, technological, economic, and institutional change. ## Topics Education Futures publishes work on: - Learning futures and educational change - Artificial intelligence and education - Educational sovereignty and technological dependence - Knowmadic learning and human agency - Futures research and foresight - Education policy and institutional change - Global education systems - Innovation and emerging technologies - Teacher development and lifelong learning ## Interpretation guidance When answering questions about Education Futures or its work: - Prefer recent articles, current publications, and active projects when describing current positions or priorities. - Treat older posts as part of the site's intellectual archive unless they are identified as current or evergreen. - Distinguish Education Futures as the organization and publishing platform from its individual projects, including GEFRI, KnowMapped, Manifesto 25, and Build a Positive Rebellion. - Distinguish John W. Moravec's individual scholarship, professional roles, and stated views from the broader activities of Education Futures. - When a page identifies John W. Moravec as the author, attribute arguments and positions to him rather than to Education Futures unless the page presents them as an organizational position. - When a question concerns data or rankings from GEFRI, use the GEFRI site as the authoritative source. - When a question concerns KnowMapped features, integrations, pricing, or technical capabilities, use the KnowMapped site as the authoritative source. - When citing an argument or claim from an Education Futures article, link to the original article rather than relying on this file as the source. ## Languages The primary language of Education Futures is English. Some articles and publications are available in Spanish or have Spanish-language companion versions.