Time Flies! A conversation about the New Year, the past and the future

And so, in the blink of an eye, we're in 2026. Time does indeed fly, and apparently whether or not we're having fun! Tonight we will be discussing our past, our present and our future.

1. What was the best thing that happened to you personally in 2025? Why?
2. What was the best thing that happened to the world in 2025? Why?
3. What was the worst thing that happened to you personally in 2025?
4. What was the worst thing that happened to the world in 2025? Why?
5. On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate 2025? Why?
6. Are you looking forward to 2026? Why or why not?
7. Are you more optimistic than you were on January 1, 2025? Why or why not?
8. When you were young, did you think that the world would be like it is in 2026? If so, why? If not, what did you think would be different? Why?
9. What do you hope will happen this year? Why?
10. What do you fear will happen this year? Why?
11. Do you think that Canada will have an election this year? Why or why not?
12. What do you think the "big story" of 2026 will be? Why?
13. What was the "big story" of 2025? Why?
14. Do you make New Year's Resolutions? Why or why not?
15. Have you ever managed to keep a New Year's Resolution all year? Why or why not?
16. What has been the most important change in your lifetime? Why?
17. What do you think will be the most important change in the next 10 years? 25 years? 50 years? Why?
18. "The Architects of AI" were Time's Person of the Year for 2025. Do you think that that was a good choice? Why or why not?
19. Who do you think will be Time's Person of the Year for 2026? Why?
20. What do you want to achieve, personally, in 2026? Why?
    *BONUS QUESTIONS*
21. What was your favourite movie of 2025? Why?
22. What do most wish that you had accomplished during 2025? Why didn't you accomplish it?

I hope that you will join us for this timely discussion.
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Given the success of this format we are going to be continuing to gather via Zoom. We will be allowing up to 30 participants for this meeting and, after a brief introduction, we will be splitting off into virtual "tables" of six.
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* Room opens at 6:45PM (often earlier) for socialization
* Discussion starts at 7:15 and finishes at 8:45ish
* Keep talking until dawn!