Human societies have always been infused with learning and the systems for producing, preserving and inventing knowledge have defined our civilizations. Today these systems – the institutions and process that determine what, why and how we know – are changing. This workshop took a multi-dimensional, pluri-disciplinary look at learning systems by imagining their future. The aim was to test the way we see the world around us today – to use our imaginations to try to detect novel developments. If learning is about self and community, life and wisdom, then what are the implications for today’s school systems?