Tony Ryan’s work has a specific quality. Attention. He sees possibility. Combining enthusiastic wonder with rigorous enquiry, this futurist mounts a case that today’s young people can look ahead to the mid 21st century with optimism.

Tony Ryan is a passionate educator who cares deeply about making the world a better place through harnessing the amazing capacity of our young people. Through his work he provides educators with a window into our future world and the limitless possibilities. His optimism and enthusiasm is contagious as he challenges out thinking and shares insights about how we can engage more effectively with the learners in our care.

Today's adolescents are educated to believe that the futuristic society will be flawed. Having this mindset has discouraged the genuine reality that the future is open to limitless, phenomenal possibilities. If only students were optimistic enough to see the world as the bright place it will be. This book will help everyone to think about those possibilities.

Tony is a futurist focused on inspiring change and creating positive impact. He has a deep passion for young people and helping them thrive in the future. Tony explores the edge of possibility then makes sense of this so that we can then help our young people be extraordinary. This is a book of optimism, hope and social action.

The educator’s Educator, Tony Ryan is a thinker with purpose and passion for the community. Never in history has there been so many incredible opportunities on offer for our youth, yet there is a ubiquitous negativity in the mainstream with messages to the contrary - these messages are informing and forming our youngest minds. Tony’s book provides a much needed counterpoint for parents, teachers and education authorities at a time when lifting the narrative around optimism and opportunity has never been more important.

Anxiety affects one in FIVE children worldwide. It’s no wonder. We continually subject them to messages that have little hope for the future. If anyone is going to convince our children that the future just might be extraordinary, it is Tony Ryan. His message is balanced, consistent and has every chance of becoming a reality.

Tony Ryan is one of the most exciting educators I know. I especially love talking with him about the future; of education and the world. He really blows my mind with the stuff he talks about and I can’t help wondering if he has actually been to the future and come back!