The future we build depends on the people we develop.

OUR WORK TODAY

What we do today.

Through keynotes, workshops and thought leadership, we help people in schools, universities and workplaces understand what an AI-shaped world means for the human capabilities young people need.

The Learning to Be Human Framework provides nine capabilities and a shared language adults can use within existing teaching, conversations, projects and mentoring. It helps people strengthen what they already do, without adding another curriculum.

Our sessions connect the future of education with the future of work, with examples tailored to primary, secondary, university and graduate development settings. We speak to the people supporting young people’s development and, where appropriate, directly to university students and graduates.

Our forthcoming podcast, Learning to Be Human, will extend that conversation through perspectives from education, science, psychology and technology.

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OUR BELIEF

More capable technology calls for more capable humans.

Knowledge and academic achievement remain essential. Young people also need the judgement to question an answer, the agency to make thoughtful choices, the ability to work with others and the adaptability to respond when circumstances change.

These capabilities develop through everyday experiences: exploring ideas, working through disagreements, taking responsibility and learning from feedback. Parents, educators and workplace mentors can make that development more deliberate, long before independent AI use and throughout the transition into work.

The future will not be shaped by what young people know alone.

It will be shaped by who they become.

OUR MISSION

The future of education and the future of work are the same conversation.

OUR PURPOSE

To help safeguard and strengthen what makes us human for generations to come.

OUR VISION

A future where each generation passes on a stronger, wiser and more human world than the one it inherited.

OUR FOUNDERS

The people behind
Humanity Schools.

Rebecca Maklad

Rebecca Maklad

Co-Founder

Rebecca Maklad is Co-Founder of Humanity Schools. She is also Managing Director of Future Crunch, and for more than two decades has worked alongside futurists, scientists, entrepreneurs and authors exploring the forces reshaping business, technology and society.

She has spoken for organisations including Telstra, Nine Entertainment, ANZ, EY, Australia Post and World Vision, and hosted conversations on leadership, purpose and human potential through The DNA of Purpose.

At Humanity Schools, Rebecca connects the future of work with the future of education, translating complex change into practical conversations about human capability. She will co-host the forthcoming Learning to Be Human podcast with Tāne Hunter.

Tāne Hunter

Tāne Hunter

Co-Founder

Tāne Hunter is Co-Founder of Humanity Schools. He is also the founder of Future Crunch. A scientist, entrepreneur and former cancer researcher, he brings a background in science communication, artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Before focusing on public speaking, Tāne worked on AI and machine learning models in Australian research hospitals. His work draws on scientific evidence to help audiences understand technological change and the possibilities it creates.

At Humanity Schools, he brings that perspective to how people learn, develop expertise and use increasingly capable technology thoughtfully. He will co-host the forthcoming Learning to Be Human podcast with Rebecca Maklad.

Sarah Green

Sarah Green

Co-Founder

Sarah Green is Co-Founder of Humanity Schools. She has spent more than 15 years building relationships, communities and experiences around a core belief: every person carries potential, and the environments around them shape whether that potential is realised.

Her career has spanned philanthropy, purpose-led organisations, business and major events. Today, she is Partnerships Manager at Future Crunch, where she builds partnerships and helps deliver major events and experiences.

Sarah has a particular passion for young people and the environments that shape who they become. At Humanity Schools, she is helping build the relationships, community and foundations for a long-term mission to strengthen human capability.

Our ambition is to make human capability development a shared priority across education, workplaces and communities, so that every generation is better prepared to shape the world it inherits.