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The leaders who run the world’s biggest companies ask us what’s coming.
When Google needed the future of AI, they called us.
When Walmart needed the future of retail, they called us.
When Allianz needed the future of P&C insurance, they called us.
When Roche needed the future of healthcare, they called us.
When Siemens Energy needed the future of energy, they called us.
When Citi needed the future of insurance, they called us.
When Huawei needed the next 50 years of smart devices, they called us.
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The risks no one is ready for: why a rogue AI lives in its weights, and what that means for leaders.
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- $735bnmarket size in 2026
- $1.45tnexpected by 2035
- 8%growth a year
- 93countries ranked
- 94.7top score, United States
- 69.4China, in second
The risks no one is ready for: why a rogue AI lives in its weights, and what that means for leaders.
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Founder and Futurist in Chief
Matthew Griffin
Matthew founded the 311 Institute in 2016. He is the author of 17 codexes on the future, and boards and leadership teams at Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies book him to explain what is coming and what to do about it.
“Matthew Griffin hit it out of the park.”
“Absolutely mind-blowing… connected the dots across industries, technology, geopolitics”
“A riveting speaker whose stories of the not-so-distant future drive understanding and action.”
“Outstanding keynote… extremely well received”
“A wonderful way to open the conference… everyone energised and talking about the content”
“Very impressed… inline with the direction of the UAE”
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What is the 311 Institute?
The 311 Institute is a global futures and foresight advisory firm, founded in 2015 by futurist Matthew Griffin, its Founder and Futurist in Chief. It helps boards and leadership teams understand the emerging technologies and trends reshaping their industries, and act on them first. It has advised more than 500 organisations in 102 countries.
What does the 311 Institute do?
The 311 Institute runs boardroom briefings, Disruptor IQ workshops and future-proofing advisory, and Matthew Griffin delivers keynotes worldwide. It also publishes independent research, including the Global AI Power Index 2026 and Rogue AI and The Unkillable Machine, and writes bespoke reports for clients.
See how we helpWho does the 311 Institute work with?
The 311 Institute works with boards and C-suites at Fortune 500 and Global 2000 organisations, mainly across the USA, Europe and Asia. Its clients include Google on AI, Walmart on retail, Allianz on insurance, Roche on healthcare and Siemens Energy on energy.
What is the 311 Starburst?
The 311 Starburst is an interactive map of the future to 2075. The 311 Institute tracks 1,073 emerging technologies, and the Technology Starburst shows when they reach widespread use. The Trends Starburst maps the 266 megatrends the 311 Institute tracks.
Explore the StarburstsCan I commission a bespoke report?
Yes. The 311 Institute researches the question your board needs answered, using the same methods and data behind its published reports, such as the Global AI Power Index 2026. You receive a board-ready report, with a briefing on what it means for your organisation.
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Use any Book a Briefing button on this site, or the contact form, and tell us about your organisation, audience and timing. The 311 Institute will come back to you with options for a briefing, workshop, advisory programme or keynote.
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