STAKEHOLDERS

Hey, it's Michelle!

I'm here to talk about my interviews with the people who would be effected by a new public art installation.


1. Parents (members of the community).
Q1: What is the 21st century human to you?
Mom: I would describe the 21st century human as someone who is always reaching for the future, and not focused on the past. Also, I see a suit and tie, someone very formal and business-oriented.
Dad: (nods in agreement, he doesn't say much)

Q2: What would be an issue you would have with a new art installment? Do you have any ideas on how to fix or prevent this issue?
Mom: I wouldn't want anything dealing with controversial topics, like race, religion or politics. Just make the statue neutral. I wouldn't want any part of the community to feel offended by a piece of art.
Dad: Yeah, and to prevent this, just design something neutral. (thanks, dad)

2. Classmates and friends.
A lot of people said that the 21st century was all about technology and business. The 21st century is filled with advancements in science, technology and more. Some of my classmates talked a lot about multi-tasking and how it's become a huge part of our society today.

3. Faculty.
She described the 21st century human as a technology-driven discoverer. When I asked if she could explain, she said that people now are constantly trying to be better than the ones before, so they are discovering more about everything (including technology) as they move toward the future. She also says that the 21st century human is mostly focused on what lays ahead, definitely not the present, and only takes small glances at the past.

I agree with what all of the stakeholders I interviewed had to say. Technology, the future and business seem to be stand-out characteristics of the 21st century, which I believe we should definitely strive to portray in our art installment.

Keep twisting!

Stakeholders interview

I interviewed my mom as a member of the community and she feels that the 21st century human can be summed up by saying they are job orientated, do not live in the present, and full of technology. I interviewed  some of my freshman Peer Group students about their views of the 21st century human. They talked a lot about how technology has benefited people and made a lot of things either easier, or possible, as they were impossible to do without technology. For example, they talked about cancer and how there have been more successes in the cancer department which benefit humanity. As a faculty member, I interviewed one of my coaches. He is a science teacher and he also talked about technology as a beneficial thing, but he does not think that the benefits of the 21st century out weigh the things that have gotten worse. For example, the general health of the people of the 21st century is not nearly as good as it was centuries ago. He thinks that people are too occupied with money and work to concentrate enough time and energy on their families and health.

All of the people I interviewed mentioned technology in some way or another. However, the older the people were, the more they looked down on it. They looked at technology as a possible downfall and reasoning for other consequences, such as bad health, but they were still able to notice the positive aspects of technology like the younger students were able to. This is probably because the older a person is, the more they are able to compare things to. People like my mom or a teacher grew up without the same technology that myself or a freshman student grew up with our whole lives.

Group Name: Modern Art with a Twist
Group Motto: Twisting Your Dream Into Reality

Rules

• Put forth your best effort
• Listen and be open to ideas
• Stay focused
• No one gets left behind (stay in contanct0
• Get your work done on time

Michelle: Perfectionist and good with time management.---KEEPS PEOPLE ON TASK
Ryan: Pays attention to detail and is a good writer.---KEEP THE PROJECT MOVING
Sarah:  Good listener and takes direction well.---MAKES SURE EVERYONE IS HEARD