Designing Future Narratives in a Changing Workplace: Lisa Kay Solomon and Jeffrey Rogers
About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of foresight in leadership and how narrative influences organizational readiness for change.
In this episode, we welcome Lisa Kay Solomon, designer-in-residence at Stanford's d.school and host of the "How We Future" podcast, and Jeffrey Rogers, principal of Learning and Facilitation at Radical and co-founder of Projectory. We discuss why foresight—the ability to anticipate and design the futures we want—is everybody's job, not just the domain of senior leaders or specialized futurists. They challenge the idea that organizations operate on an "official future" built from unexamined assumptions, and explore how narrative shapes both our approach to work and our readiness for rapid change, especially in the face of AI disruption. You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... [00:00] Rethinking future-focused leadership [03:39] HR's evolving role in shaping the future [07:18] Understanding contested narratives and the potential to challenge them [21:50] The importance of adopting futures thinking through broad learning across multiple perspectives [25:47] Strategic foresight and future practices [35:13] Rethinking knowledge and learning priorities [39:21] Reflecting on AI adoption barriers [47:08] Helping leaders develop future-oriented skills [51:14]…
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