Designing The Future: How to Be a Good Ancestor with Lisa Kay Solomon

Episode notes

What if you could actively shape the future instead of just reacting to it? In this episode of Humanity at Scale , host Bruce Temkin is joined by Lisa Kay Solomon , Designer in Residence at Stanford’s d.school , for a powerful conversation about leading with imagination in an era of disruption. Together, they explore how leaders can actively shape the future by cultivating foresight, ethical decision-making, and human-centered design. Lisa shares actionable frameworks, like the “Design Criteria” and “Must, Should, Could, Won’t,” to help leaders move beyond reactive strategies and foster possibility thinking. Learn how to become a better ancestor, make values-driven choices, and unlock the human potential needed to navigate complexity and build more meaningful futures.