A 30-Year History of the Future
1.What role does technology play in shaping society and vice versa?
2. In what ways has technology helped create a global society? What factors have been significantly influential?
Video: A 30-Year History of the Future (19:40)
• What are some of the technologies he showcases that we now use on a regular basis?
• What is the next challenge for technology? How does this differ from the last challenge?
• What is Negroponte’s prediction for 30 years in the future? Do you think this is possible? Why or why not?
The Four General Education Lenses PDF
• How do these lenses “talk to each other” to address various issues in technology and society?
• How does each lens comment on society as a whole and impact changes within our personal and professional lives?
• What is the value of analyzing technology through these varying perspectives?
