Think about where you were 10 years ago, you probably imagined that by now you'd
be in high school, getting your driver's license, starting college, writing papers,
beginning your career, or even ending it. But did you imagine that you'd use Google
to research those papers, or use Google Maps to get places in that car? Did you
imagine that you'd MySpace and Facebook your friends and colleagues? Or that you'd
play video games with people from Germany, Korea, and South Africa? Did you imagine
that you would have to worry about climate change or that airport security would
be such an issue?
You are about to hear some voices from the future that will help set the scene for
your life in 2018. These voices describe drivers of change - the ways in which the
background of everyday life in 2018 may be different from today.
The world these voices describe will shape how you think about yourself, your life
options, your family, and your day-to-day considerations. What new possibilities
will open up? What current ways of thinking and acting might be considered obsolete
or old fashioned? What new concerns or hopes will you have? Answers to these questions
are the subjects of your personal stories from 2018!
How to Use This Toolkit
This toolkit is a guide to help you think about the future as you listen to the
brief videos "Voices from the Future." The sections of this toolkit are organized
around drivers of change. Each driver will walk you through exercises that will
help you create a personal story from your life in 2018. This story can be turned
into a movie using applications like iMovie or any other form of digital media.
Drivers of Change
The drivers of change set the scene for you to think about your own life in 2018.
In the pages that follow, there is a brief glossary of terms to help describe the
main ideas of each driver of change. Take notes as you listen, writing down key
phrases, images, ideas that come to your mind. What did you find interesting about
the story? What concerns you? How would you explain this driver of change to someone
else?
After each driver of change, there is a set of questions to help you think about
what your life might be like in this future setting.
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