Theme Questions

If you woke up in the year 2120, what might feel different?

• Cars would be slower

• Beds and chairs might feel different

• People would be the same age

• Technology would be the same

• There would be no new food

In the future, what might new food in the fridge look like?

• It would still look the same as today

• It might be made from new ingredients

• It would be more expensive

• It would no longer be in the fridge

• There would only be food from 2020

What kind of changes did people experience between 1825 and 1925?

• Very little change

• Changes in communication and transportation

• Only changes in the weather

• The world became smaller with no new ideas

• Everyone stopped using technology

How quickly do you think things will change between now and 2045?

• Things will stay exactly the same

• It will be hard to predict, but some things are easy to guess

• Everything will disappear

• Everything will go backward

• Nothing will change

What does it mean for something to be 're-ignited'?

• It’s the first time something has started

• It’s a repeat of something that already happened

• It’s something that can never happen again

• It’s something that happens when we stop caring about it

• It’s something that’s always in motion

Under what circumstances might someone return to a project with new energy?

• After forgetting about it for a long time

• When the project is finished

• When they are given new ideas or motivation

• When they see other people leaving the project

• After quitting completely

What might an optimistic view of the future sound like in music?

• A sad, slow melody

• A song full of questions and confusion

• A lively, upbeat song full of hope

• A dark, intense song

• A song with no melody

How do you think music could change in the future?

• It will stay the same forever

• It will include new instruments and technology

• Everyone will stop listening to music

• There will only be music from the past

• It will be all digital, with no live performances

How do you think the future will compare to what older people in your life imagine?

• They believe it will be much worse

• They think everything will stay the same

• They believe it will be full of new possibilities

• They fear it will be too different

• They think it won’t change at all

If you woke up in 2120, would society be more or less like today?

• More like today, with no big changes

• Less like today, with new technology and ways of living

• Society would be completely gone

• It would be exactly the same

• People would still live like they did in 2020