This weeks lecture asked a number questions about characters scenes and sets, in order to help us develop a realistic and well resolved future sustainable society. One challenge on the road to a future sustainable society is an almost inevitable change in lifestyle which is emphasized throughout this unit.
Things that our group considered this week were jobs and day to day activities. To start we identified primary needs that will always be at the base of human existence through Maslow's hierarchy of needs (seen below)
Teh, I. 2011. Running Man. Accessed from http://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/dr-abraham-maslows-hierarchy-of-needs.html
Needs towards the bottom of the table would definitely be present in our future society, for example; food, shelter and excretion. The table can then be expanded into what people need, for example; relationships and respect. Our society must encapsulate these aspects as well, however, with a life style change, means of interaction and thus the way we form and relate to one another will be changed.
Our future society is heading towards a small permanent/semi permanent community, in which physical interaction would be on a greater level. The trades and exchanges of services and goods would entertain citizens. The presence of technology within society would not be abolished, however a sustainable society in our minds can not be based around digital interaction and distractions. Entertainment is a source of waste, and if possible personal entertainment should be minimized.
This above image is a modified hierarchy of needs, which better contains what our society would strive for. training and knowledge as a basis. Job satisfaction and passion for work would be necessary in order to participate actively in community activities. This hierarchy could be translated in addition to Maslow's basic needs to form a social context to our future society and its peoples wants and needs.
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