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How to Design the Future On Purpose | Lisa Kay Solomon

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Jun 10, 2025
Lisa Kay Solomon, a futurist and strategist at Stanford's d.school, dives into the art of design as a powerful tool for shaping the future. She discusses the importance of imagination in leadership, emotional engagement in strategy, and how scenario planning fosters agency. Solomon shares insights from a groundbreaking wellness retail project and emphasizes the necessity of long-term thinking for sustainable futures. Listeners will discover how design can inspire hope and transform personal and business models in today's complex world.
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INSIGHT

Everyone Is a Designer

  • Design is everywhere, not just in products but in decisions impacting people.
  • Everyone is a designer by making choices that affect others and must consider intended impact.
ADVICE

Design Strategic Conversations

  • Design strategic conversations to fit their purpose and foster creativity.
  • Craft the environment and emotional tone to unlock generative dialogue, not just hold meetings.
INSIGHT

Scenario Planning Meets Design

  • Scenario planning explores possible futures but doesn’t predict exact outcomes.
  • Design uses insights from scenarios to take agency in shaping preferred futures.
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