In order to create a vision of education, it is essential to know which skills workers of the future need to develop. To have an idea about these skills, GEF has conducted extensive research, using our "Skills Technology Foresight" methodology, which we created in cooperation with the International Labour Organization and WorldSkills movement. In this research, over 1,500 experts from over 60 countries contributed their insights.

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping the structures, purposes, and possibilities of education. GEF has tracked the emergence of cognitive technologies and their implications for learning since 2011 — and today works directly with governments, universities, and international organisations to navigate this transformation strategically.

Our work spans national AI education strategies, institutional transformation programs for universities, and long-term foresight on AI's implications for human capability and the future of work.

Key Partners: BCG, AlmaU Management University, Kazakhstan Ministry of Education, Learning Planet Institute, International Association of University Presidents (IAUP).

We believe that learning in the future will be increasingly taking place in educational or learning ecosystems. Learning ecosystems are interconnected relationships organizing lifelong and lifewide learning. The purpose of learning ecosystems is to offer pathways for learners to actively co-create thrivable futures for people, places, and our planet.

We offer several activities around this theme: research, education, and the development of ecosystem prototypes.

Key Partners: GELP, Metaversity, Weaving Lab, Vivir Agradecidos, Ashoka, the Laszlo Institute.

Peace is no longer merely an ideal — it has become a condition for our collective survival. GEF co-leads and contributes to a growing movement for peace-based education, combining strategic foresight, conflict transformation tools, and learning design to equip changemakers worldwide with the skills to build lasting peace.

Our work spans foresight research on the pathways to a peace-based civilisation, youth leadership programmes, and the development of open knowledge resources for the global peacebuilding community.

Key Partners: Learning Planet Institute, UNESCO, School of International Futures, Next Generation Foresight Practitioners.