Resource Library Origins

The Resource Library owes its creation to H3Uni which began in Scotland in 2015 as a special educational initiative emerging from the International Futures Forum (IFF). Guided by Dr. Anthony (Tony) Hodgson, with early contributions from Ian Kendrick, Bill Sharpe, David Adams, and the support of Graham Leicester, H3Uni grew from pioneering Three Horizons practice and a long lineage of futures thinking, systems work and transformative methods.

The founding intent was bold: to create a new kind of university — a learning commons for universal, holistic, future-facing education. With no initial funding, the early team built everything online, including the open-access Resource Library that was at the heart of H3Uni’s teaching.

Over the years, H3Uni delivered courses, hosted Lighthouse Café dialogues, contributed to international projects from Silicon Valley to Singapore, and gained global recognition for its work in transformational learning. A committed community of volunteers and practitioners sustained the organisation and carried its work forward.

In 2026, having reached the limits of available funding, H3Uni’s legal entity closed — stepping back from formal courses and staffed operations and rethinking how a volunteer-led University towards the Third Horizon can grow.

Stewardship of the open Resource Library passed to Future Stewards to ensure continuity and future growth of this commons.