Designing the Future – Strategic Conversations for Heads and Trustees

In this episode, Lisa Kay Solomon from Stanford University’s Institute for Design, explains her role as a futurist, shares why developing a futurist mentality is critical for heads and trustees to support their school communities, and how independent school boards can design and engage in strategic conversations. Lisa is a well-known thought leader in design innovation with a focus on helping leaders learn how to be more creative, flexible and resilient in the face of constant change. Lisa is the founding Chair of Transformational Practices and Leadership at Singularity University. She coauthored the Wall Street Journal bestseller, Moments of Impact: How to Design Strategic Conversations that Accelerate Change, and more recently, Design a Better Business: New Tools, Skills and Mindset for Strategy and Innovation. Lisa is a frequent keynote speaker on innovation, design thinking and leadership at global conferences and business schools. A passionate educator, Lisa is a “Designer in Residence” at Stanford University’s Institute for Design and has taught at the revolutionary Design MBA program at California College of the Arts.