Creative Solutions 101: A Board Member's Guide to District Problem-Solving with Lisa Dean

About this episode

Jared and Kiera discuss creative problem solving with school board member Lisa Dean.

Our hosts Jared and Kiera sit down with Lisa Dean, school board member for Jordan School District. Over the course of this month's episode, we discuss what it means to be a creative problem solver, how to develop a solutions oriented mindset, and how to keep all stakeholders needs in mind.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jared Covili, Kiera Beddes

Guest: Lisa Dean

Topics covered

• creative problem solving
• solutions oriented mindset
• stakeholder needs
• education
• school board

Keywords

• creative solutions
• problem-solving
• education
• stakeholders
• Jordan School District

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jordan School District

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