Survival, Living, and Life are three different levels.
Knowledge and skills may help us survive.
Creative thinking improves the quality of our daily lives.
But only wisdom can lead us to a happy and meaningful life.
This is the essence of the three dimensions of education.
The Global Trend of Educational Transformation
Modern education is falling behind in the face of the accelerating AI era. Graduates from this system are no longer competitive compared to artificial intelligence. Around the world, there is a growing trend calling for a fundamental transformation in education—one that can uplift human potential and prepare us for the challenges of the AI age.
The Evolution of Global Education Systems
Future-Oriented Shindo Education 3.0
Teaching Content of Shindo Education 3.0
Shindo believes that the sole purpose of education is to help people achieve a happy life. And “people” first and foremost includes myself—the starting point of all learning and growth. Then, it extends to all other human beings. Education, therefore, must begin with helping me attain my own happiness. From there, it should expand my capacity to serve others and help them find happiness too. When both are fulfilled, life becomes complete. This is what Life Education is.
The most valuable core of Shindo Education 3.0 is that it restores what modern education has long missed: a complete framework for achieving a happy life. On this foundation, students are then guided to strengthen their creative thinking—the heart of Education 2.0. Only after that do they learn the necessary knowledge and skills—the focus of Education 1.0. Only through this layered progression can a student truly be called a future-ready human elite.
That’s why the teaching content of Shindo Education 3.0 is more comprehensive and holistic. It is structured into six domains:
Domain 1 – Life Management Wisdom:
Learning the source codes of life through the Shindo Life Management system.
Domain 2 – Wisdom from Human History:
Gaining insights from the past to better understand and guide present decisions.
Domain 3 – Talent Development:
Discovering and cultivating one’s talent to achieve mastery in a chosen field.
Domain 4 – Creative Thinking:
Strengthening the ability to think creatively and solve problems with clarity.
Domain 5 – Artistic Cultivation:
Enhancing one’s aesthetic sensibility and artistic expression.
Domain 6 – Knowledge and Practical Skills:
Acquiring the essential knowledge and competencies needed.
Teaching Content of Shindo Education 3.0
Domain One: Life Management Wisdom
(Shindo Life Management System)
Theoretical Foundation of the Shindo Life Management System
The Life Management Wisdom domain fills a critical gap left by modern education: it teaches people how to achieve a happy life. This system is built on four foundational pillars.
- Shindo Life Management Model
Reveal and correct the Happiness Source Code to eliminate Outer Suffering. - Micro-Body Psychology
Reveal and correct the Emotion Source Code to dissolve Inner Suffering. - Caring for the Body
Reveal and correct the Body Source Code to activate the body’s inner power. - Mind Development
Reveal and correct the Mind Source Code to find your inner potential.
Theoretical Foundation of the Shindo Life Management System
Attain Personal Happiness
All human efforts, at their core, are driven by one universal pursuit: happiness. Yet after years of striving, what have we truly gained? Instead of achieving a happy life, we often find ourselves overwhelmed by countless struggles. The Shindo Life Management system is designed to eliminate the Four Major Sufferings that hinder our well-being:
- Financial Suffering: a life constrained by economic scarcity
- Relationship Suffering: constant conflict in human relationships
- Physical Suffering: persistent illness and fatigue
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Emotional Suffering: anxiety, confusion, and distress within the mind
Bring Happiness to Others
Once we have achieved our own happiness, the next step is to extend that joy to those around us—to help the people we love also live a happy life. The practical path to doing this is to master the eight life roles:
- A qualified child
- A qualified friend
- A qualified partner
- A qualified parent
- A qualified employee
- A qualified leader
- A qualified teacher
- A qualified citizen
Only by fulfilling these eight life roles can we truly learn how to live in harmony with others. And only through meaningful interaction can we uplift those around us and support their journey toward a happy life of inner joy and outer delight.
Summary of Shindo Life Management
Shindo Life Management is designed to help individuals cultivate their inner growth and achieve holistic well-being. It empowers people to effectively manage their own lives and attain a happy life of inner joy and outer delight. Furthermore, it extends this capacity outward—enabling one to help others and ultimately benefit the world, leading to a fulfilled life.
Its theoretical foundations and core learning components are illustrated in the diagram below.
Domain Two: Wisdom from Human History
After mastering the domain of Life Management Wisdom, you will gain the ability to create happiness in your own life. You will also be empowered to extend that happiness outward, benefiting others and the world.
But does that mean there’s nothing more to learn?
Certainly not. Life Management Wisdom is just the beginning. The next step is to explore the domain of Wisdom from Human History. History is full of repeating patterns. Much of what we face in today’s society has already occurred in the past.
That’s why we must carefully study the wisdom of our ancestors. By understanding the successes and failures of the past, we can foresee recurring challenges—and avoid falling into the same traps again.
Learn Life Management Wisdom First, Then Study Human History
Studying history without first grounding yourself in Life Management Wisdom can be not only meaningless—but even harmful.
The goal of Life Management Wisdom (Shindo Life Management) is to help you build a wise and virtuous character—someone who can create happiness in their own life, and then use wisdom and compassion to help others do the same.
Without this foundation, diving straight into historical studies may lead to distorted learning. One might absorb cunning strategies—how to manipulate, deceive, or harm others in pursuit of power.
History is full of such figures. Just like Richard III in British history or Benedict Arnold in early American history, they studied history and strategy without first learning how to manage life and cultivate a wise and virtuous character. Without the right foundation, their intelligence turned into manipulation, and they ultimately became symbols of betrayal and failure.
Use History to Validate Life Management Wisdom
History functions much like a vast case library—just like in an MBA program—where we can study real-life stories to verify the accuracy of the life management wisdom.
- Validating the Happiness Source Code
– Financial scarcity is always the result of a distorted Happiness Source Code.
– Those who corrected it gained financial abundance and saw their goals realized. - Validating the Emotion Source Code
– Emotional suffering can always be traced back to a distorted Emotion Source Code.
– Those who corrected it experienced inner joy and clarity. - Validating the Body Source Code
– Illness is always rooted in a distorted Body Source Code.
– When corrected, people regained physical health and vitality. - Validating the Mind Source Code
– Those who corrected their Mind Source Code discovered inner potential and wisdom.
Only when we combine these life management wisdom with historical examples do the teachings of Shindo Life Management become truly alive and meaningful.
Summary of the Wisdom from Human History
We begin by learning Shindo Life Management to develop inner wisdom and cultivate a wise and virtuous character.
Only then do we move on to studying historic cases—using historical lessons to validate the truth of those Life Source Codes, absorb the wisdom of human history, and apply it with clarity and adaptability.
When you connect the wisdom of human history to your own life—built upon a wise and virtuous character—and make it part of who you are, how could your life not move toward lasting success?
Domain Three: Talent Development
The Blueprint of Talent
Even though all newborns may look similar on the surface, their preferences, temperaments, and personalities can vary widely.
These differences exist because each person carries a distinct inner blueprint that defines their natural gifts and talents.
Recognizing this blueprint is the foundation of true talent development.
Teach to the Talent
We must first understand our own natural gifts. If you were born to be a fish, your job is to master swimming—not to climb trees like a monkey. No matter how hard you try, you’ll never succeed trying to be someone you’re not.
There’s a powerful saying from the Jewish tradition: “Every child is a genius. But if you place them in the wrong environment, they may seem average. And if you keep them in the wrong environment, they may even seem foolish.”
This doesn’t just apply to children—it applies to all of us. Each of us has a unique talent, and in the right field, we can shine as geniuses. But when we’re placed in the wrong context, we become mediocre. And if we go even further in the wrong direction, we can lose touch with who we are—and seem like failures.
Summary of the Talent Development
To truly grow, we must return to our inner selves recognize our inner blueprint and rediscover the natural talents and uniqueness that lie within. This is where our true strength comes from—our personal source of creativity, insight, and value.
When we develop this core, we unlock our competitive edge—not by copying others, but by amplifying what is already ours. You can’t achieve real success by simply walking someone else’s path. Of course, we can and should learn from the strengths of others. But in the end, we must always return to our own foundation—our unique blueprint—and become the most authentic version of ourselves.
Remaining Domains: Creative Thinking, Artistic Cultivation, and Practical Skills
Domain Four: Creative Thinking
Elon Musk’s version of Education 2.0 places a strong emphasis on cultivating creative thinking skills. He believes traditional education (Education 1.0) is too rigid, lacking the creativity and flexibility needed to spark curiosity and innovation in students.
Musk focuses on hands-on problem solving and critical thinking—he wants education to help students face real-world challenges with practical intelligence and creative confidence. His STEAM-based educational philosophy offers valuable inspiration for developing creative thinking.
However, in the Shindo framework, Life Management Wisdom must come before Creative Thinking. Without first building a wise and virtuous character, we risk nurturing brilliant but morally disconnected minds—people who may use their innovation and technology to harm, rather than help, humanity.
Domain Five: Artistic Cultivation
The Artistic Cultivation domain focuses on developing cultural and artistic sensibility.
This includes the appreciation and practice of traditional and modern arts such as music, calligraphy, painting, poetry, tea ceremony, floral arrangement, and more.
Cultivating these forms of art enhances your aesthetic taste and helps you live a more refined life.
Domain Six: Knowledge and Practical Skills
The Knowledge and Practical Skills domain focuses on learning various tools and technical skills. This is where Education 1.0 placed most of its emphasis—on academic subjects like math, physics, chemistry, and foreign languages. In ancient China, this category also included things like feng shui, astrology, astronomy, geography, economics, and even military strategy, such as The Art of War.
These are all considered practical tools and skillsets. By studying them, we become more knowledgeable, capable, and versatile in navigating the complexities of life.
Summary of Creative Thinking, Artistic Cultivation, and Practical Skills
If education focuses only on creative thinking, art, and skills—while neglecting Life Management Wisdom—it loses its foundation. Without the guidance of happiness-oriented life wisdom, education becomes fragmented, dealing only with surface-level techniques. Such an approach is unlikely to nurture truly world-class individuals.
That’s why the development of creative thinking, artistic sensibility, and technical expertise must be built on a solid foundation in Life Management Wisdom. Only then can we cultivate individuals who are wise and virtuous, guided by a greater purpose, strategically minded, and grounded in historical understanding.
They lead teams to serve the world, uplift their families with wisdom, and master both the arts and practical skills—from poetry and music to strategy, mathematics, calligraphy, and design. This is what it means to cultivate a truly complete and well-rounded person.
Summary of Shindo Education 3.0
Shindo Education 3.0 is a unique happiness-oriented education system. It is built around the core pathway of knowing yourself, managing your life, and benefiting the world—with the ultimate goal of helping people achieve a happy life.
Its six distinct domains—Life Management Wisdom, Wisdom from Human History, Talent Development, Creative Thinking, Artistic Cultivation, and Practical Skills—span the three dimension of education: Life, Living, and Survival. This system focuses on teaching the source codes of life, historical wisdom, talent development, creative thinking, artistic sensibility, and practical skills. Its mission is to nurture a new generation of human elites—individuals who are both personally fulfilled and capable of bringing happiness to the entire world.
The Four Focus Areas of Shindo Education 3.0
- Know Yourself (Inner Development)
✓ Macro Body: Caring for the body
✓ Micro Body: Attain inner joy
✓ The Mind: Mind development - Manage Your Life (Inner Development)
✓ Wisdom in the Mind: The Shindo Life Management Model - Benefit the World (Outer Application)
✓ The Eight Life Roles Application: benefiting others through eight life roles - Guiding Skills Through Life Wisdom
✓ Life Wisdom:
– Know Yourself
– Manage Your Life
– Benefit the World
✓ Skills Guided by Wisdom:
– Wisdom from Human History
– Talent Development
– Creative Thinking
– Artistic Cultivation
– Knowledge and Practical Skills
All of Shindo Education 3.0 can be visualized in the following diagram:
The Criteria for a True Human Elite
What Defines a Human Elite?
Who truly qualifies as a human elite? Does it mean being a top student at an elite university? Does holding a PhD or becoming an academician count? What about being the world’s richest person—or a powerful political leader? Not necessarily.
Is Wealth and Status What Makes a Human Elite?
Education 1.0—our modern, mainstream education system—is short-sighted in its focus. It tends to glorify money and social status, and therefore trains people primarily in job skills that help them make a living.
By this standard, anyone with wealth or status is considered an elite in the eyes of society. That’s why top students from prestigious schools, academic scholars, billionaires, and political leaders are all often labeled as “human elites.” But this is still only the definition of elite according to the narrow perspective of Education 1.0.
Are Tech Geniuses Truly Human Elites?
Elon Musk’s version of Education 2.0 suggests that only those who can drive technological innovation—genius engineers—deserve to be called true human elites. But even the brilliant engineers Musk is training don’t necessarily qualify.
Why? Because not all of them have the ability to live a happy life themselves. And more importantly, not all of them will use their technological power to benefit humanity. In fact, some may use their inventions to control or even enslave others. Such individuals cannot truly be called human elites.
Eight Criteria for a True Human Elite in Education 3.0
Shindo Education 3.0 represents the future of education. But how do we determine whether someone educated under this system truly qualified? The answer lies in one core principle: the Integration of Three Powers. Shindo 3.0 aims to develop individuals who are healthy in all aspects of life: physically (macro body), emotionally (micro body), and intellectually (the mind).
On this foundation, a true human elite must also:
- Correct all four Life Source Codes to become a happy and fulfilled person
- Discover their natural talent, develop it, and master a professional skill
- Cultivate artistic sensibility
- Learn how to help and serve others
- Ultimately, grow into a great person who can truly benefit all of humanity
This is the kind of human elite that Shindo Education 3.0 is designed to cultivate. These goals are further broken down into 8 core criteria with 21 specific indicators, supported by a detailed evaluation system to ensure objectivity and clarity. Please see the table below for the full Human Elite Evaluation Framework.
The Human Elite Evaluation System
By scoring each of the eight criteria and visualizing the results through the radar chart below, we can objectively assess whether someone—no matter how socially celebrated—is truly a human elite. When viewed through this lens, it becomes clear that even many world-class entrepreneurs still have significant gaps in key areas of life.
Summary
Each version of education defines human elites in a fundamentally different way.
Education 1.0 views wealth, power, and fame as the main indicators of elite status.
Education 2.0 defines elites as those who can drive technological innovation.
Education 3.0 sets a much higher standard:
A true elite must embody wisdom, love, and courage.
They are a healthy person, live a happy and fulfilled life, have mastered a professional field, cultivated refined artistic sensibility, are capable of helping others, and are able to benefiting the world.
The differences among these three definitions are profound—representing not just different goals, but entirely different dimensions of education itself.
Summary: A Comparison of the Three Versions of Human Education
Education 1.0
— The Modern Education System
Goal: To mass-produce technical workers
Key Features:
- K–12 system + university education
- Focused solely on exam preparation and job-related skills
- Standardized content and processes, with no talent-based education
- Evaluation based on standard answers
- Encourages competition among students
Main Drawbacks:
- No personalized, talent-based learning
- Fails to inspire creative thinking
- Knowledge and skills are useful only for survival, not for a happy and fulfilling life
- Focuses only on rational development, neglecting emotional education
- No focus on happiness or life management
Conclusion: Outdated and in urgent need of reform.
Education 2.0
— Musk's STEAM-Based System
Goal: To cultivate genius engineers through talent-based education
Key Features:
- STEAM interdisciplinary approach: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math
- Project-based learning with emphasis on teamwork and communication
- Promotes creative thinking and problem-solving
- Early exposure to coding and artificial intelligence
Main Drawbacks:
- Lacks education of the Mind Source Code—may produce brilliant but morally disconnected individuals
- No teaching on the source codes of life—students may struggle with relationships, family, or personal happiness. They may lack the vision or ability to serve humanity
Conclusion: Innovative and forward-thinking, but still focused only on creating genius engineers—important gaps remain.
Education 3.0
— The Shindo EDU 3.0 System
Goal: To cultivate happy human elites through talent-based education
Key Features:
- Begins by learning the source codes of life through the Shindo Life Management system—gaining the ability to live a happy life
- Then guides learners to discover and develop their natural talent—to become a world-class expert in their field
- Only afterward brings in STEAM-style training to strengthen creative thinking, followed by acquiring practical knowledge and skills
Conclusion:
It addresses the core shortcomings of both previous systems. By integrating life wisdom with practical skills, students are not only empowered to achieve personal happiness, but also equipped to bring happiness to others. This is the true essence of a human elite in Shindo Education 3.0.
Comparison of Key Indicators Across the Three Education Systems
