Imagining the Future

For our debut Lunch Order, we’re bringing you the incredible creative mind of Stephen Mushin to speak about the necessity of imagination to design a sustainable future.

Stephen Mushin's debut book Ultrawild is part-graphic novel, part-blueprint that brings together plausible science, sustainable ethics and hope – all in one visual spectacle. Stephen will speak about the years he’s spent bringing this project to life, and how we might use science and storytelling to imagine a new reality. If you would like to join the conversation, you can click here to submit your questions for Stephen. You can also use this link to send us your thoughts after the event. This event will be livestreamed on this page from 12.30pm on Wednesday 7 February 2024.  

Presented in partnership with the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English 

Lunch Orders

In 2024, grab a bite with The Wheeler Centre as we serve up Lunch Orders: half-hour conversations that can be livestreamed into any classroom or library, and accessed as a recording from the following week. While you’re nourishing your body, let us feed your mind with this series of fascinating deep dives into the future as our experts respond to our Term 1 Lunch Orders provocation: What does the future hold? Each serving will open with a 10-minute soapbox where our expert will deliver their response. They will then be joined by the Wheeler Centre’s Youth Programming Manager, Bec Kavanagh, who will facilitate a 20-minute Q&A that students can participate in via Slido. Lunch Orders will have you back into the schoolyard with time to spare, with a few extra facts to pack in your lunchbox too.