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Global Education Futures is a global network of leaders, researchers, and practitioners dedicated to systemic innovation in education. Our network spans over 3,000 experts across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, and has been active since 2008.
GEF BELIEFS
  • Education is a fundamental human right and a planetary responsibility
  • Learning happens best in living ecosystems — not institutions alone
  • The futures of education, work, and civilisation are inseparable
  • Systemic transformation requires both rigorous foresight and courageous action
GEF FOCUS
  • We focus on systems-level change in education
  • Our added value is based on our systems thinking experience and knowledge, our practical orientation and our personal and authentic (from the heart) attitude
  • We are future-and-globally-focused and compassion-and-locally aligned
15+ Countries
Active members and advisers represent Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America
3000+ experts
Communities of experts on the futures of skills and jobs, early, basic, secondary, vocational, higher, and lifelong education, policies and government models
10+ research reports and publications
Published in English, Russian and Spanish
17 years
Established in 2008, working globally since 2014
Core Team
  • Pavel Luksha
    Founder, Global Education Futures
    Foresight practitioner and systems thinker working with governments, universities, and international organisations on the futures of education, work, and human development. Author of "The Next 100 Years" (2023). Fellow of the World Academy of Art & Science.
  • Alexander Laszlo
    Co-founder
    President of BCSSS; Research Director of LINPR; Professor of Systems Science & Curated Emergence; author of over 100 journal, book and encyclopedia publications.
  • Cees Donkers
    Steering Group Member
    Urban designer, transformation and research consultant, founder QASE-urban studio (Quality in Architecture, Society and Education) and other social innovation institutes. Focussed on 'Cocktail of Practices' and E+ education results with Technical University and Design Academy Eindhoven.
  • Katerina Loshkareva
    Steering Group Member
    Katerina is one of the leading experts in the field of skills for a transforming economy, co-author and producer of several researches, including „Future Skills for the 2020: A New Hope" (2020) and "Skills of the Future: How to Thrive in the Complex New World" (2017). Former Member of the Board, WorldSkills International, responsible for a strategic development.
  • Nick Graham
    Chief Partnerships Officer
    Weaving the Transformations Community - 4000 sustainability leaders and action researchers. Co-founding The Weaving Lab, convening 700 global impact leaders across education, circular economy, and SDGs. Building community strategy for THNK.org, the global network of 1000 social impact leaders.
  • Sharon Gal-Or
    AI-Driven Education Advisor
    Sharon is a regenerative systems thinker, AI-education integration consultant, storyteller, and catalyst of planetary learning ecosystems. Founder of TING advisory and co-founder of IEF.wiki and LivingCities.Earth, Sharon connects ancient wisdom, technology, and community work to inspire transformative action.
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