Questions for the future

This activity is based around you asking Scouts, or Scouts asking each other questions about life and themself. The questions should be open ended and the Scouts’ reflections of each question will help them creating a goal for themself. Some examples :

• If you were a superhero, what special power would you have?
• If you found a genie and you could ask three wishes, what would you wish for?
• If you could travel in time , which period would you want to go, past or future ? Why? If you woke up tomorrow with the ability to speak and understand any language fluently, how would you utilize this newfound skill?
• If you were granted the opportunity to live in any fictional universe for a week, which one would you choose and why?
• If you could possess any skill or talent instantly without any effort, what would it be and how would you use it to impact your life or others' lives?
• If you were given the chance to have a dinner conversation with any person , dead or alive, who would you choose and what would you talk about?
• If yo u could design and build your dream house without any budget constraints, what unique features or amenities would it include?
• If you woke up tomorrow with the ability to play any musical instrument perfectly, which instrument would you choose and why?
• If you could teleport to any place on Earth right now, where would you go and what would you do once you arrived?
• If you were granted the power to instantly solve one global issue, such as poverty, climate change, or disease, which one would you choose to solve and how would you approach resolving it?

After being asked 10-15 questions, each Scout should take their answers and reflect on what their own questions mean to them. Does it help them see a new path forward? Did their answers surprise even themselves?

As a leader you can help the Scouts by guiding them through the planning process. Depending on the answers from the questions above the scouts might need different kinds of guidance from adults