International Baccalaureate IB Digital society

Change is the evolution, transformation, adaptation or movement from one form, state or value to another

Possible initial inquiry questions: What is a technological revolution? Is technological change and innovation distinct from historical change?

Change involves understanding and evaluating people, ideas, objects and forces that shape the world: past, present and future

Possible initial inquiry questions: What caused change in the past? What is driving change in the present? What obligations do we have toward future generations? How might digital systems and technologies help us meet these obligations?

The nature and importance of change is debated

Possible initial inquiry question: Is progress an inevitable outcome of advances in digital systems and technologies?

Change may indicate continuity or discontinuity with prior established ways of understanding or doing things

Possible initial inquiry question: How might past events, patterns or trends help us to forecast future developments?