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There is no "they" who should determine our future. We are the "they." Futurist, author, and educator Lisa Kay Solomon believes in doing hard things, optimistically. Each week, Lisa and her remarkable guests illuminate the skills and practices we all need to develop hope, hype, and gratitude: traits that are crucial to build towards a more positive future. As Futurist in Residence at the Stanford d.school , where she teaches courses like "View from the Future" and "Futures Thinking for Strategic Decision Making," Lisa has spent her career making the tools of futures thinking accessible to everyone from K-12 educators to global executives. Now, through How We Future , she's bringing that same approach to you. You'll hear from architects rethinking how we build, educators transforming how we learn, artists expanding what we create, coaches revealing what it takes to lead, and futurists mapping what's coming. So far, How We Future has covered how to incorporate play into serious work, how wisdom and aging can be competitive advantages, and how creative risk-taking builds resilience. Other guests have included Dana Cowin, former Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine, ten-time NCAA champion coach John Tanner, and Ahmed Best, who plays Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars. Whether you're a student, a leader, an educator, or simply someone who wants to shape tomorrow rather than just react to it, you'll leave each episode with new questions, fresh perspectives, and a renewed sense that the future is something you get to participate in creating.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThere is no "they" who should determine our future. We are the "they." Futurist, author, and educator Lisa Kay Solomon believes in doing hard things, optimistically. Each week, Lisa and her remarkable guests illuminate the skills and practices we all need to develop hope, hype, and gratitude: traits that are crucial to build towards a more positive future.
Recent episodes include "How a Library Can Change Your Community with the Urban Library Council’s Shamichael Hallman" (20 October 2026, 40 minutes), "Hopemaxxing with Gen Z Advocate Rachel Janfaza" (13 October 2026, 49 minutes), and "Shift from Spectator to Engaged Citizen with Citizen University’s Eric Liu" (29 September 2026, 57 minutes).
How We Future: Stories of Hope, Hype, and Gratitude publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 45 minutes.
Booking probability for How We Future: Stories of Hope, Hype, and Gratitude is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. How We Future: Stories of Hope, Hype, and Gratitude requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. How We Future: Stories of Hope, Hype, and Gratitude's contact route on record: verified email.
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Episode #4
Your local library is an important hub for building community. Today, Lisa is talking with Shamichael Hallman, Director of Civic Health and Workforce Opportunity at the Urban Libraries Council, about the many ways...
Episode #3
What do we get wrong about Gen Z? Rachel Janfaza has devoted her career to listening to young people across the country. College campuses, community centers, focus groups, and conversations with her growing Gen Z...
Episode #1
What if being a good citizen has less to do with politics and more to do with how we show up for one another? To kick off Season 5 of How We Future , Lisa is talking with civic leader, author, and Citizen University...
How We Future: Stories of Hope, Hype, and Gratitude
What does it take to have hope when the future feels increasingly brittle, anxious, nonlinear, and incomprehensible? In this special bonus episode of How We Future , Lisa continues her conversation with futurist Bob...
Episode #10
What if you can become your best self by changing the situation around you? In our season 4 finale of How We Future , Lisa Kay Solomon talks with psychologist, University of Pennsylvania professor, and author Angela...
Episode #9
You don't have to fix what failed you. You can build what frees you. In this episode of How We Future , Lisa Kay Solomon and Nilofer Merchant talk about Nilofer’s new book, Our Best Work , and why to question the...
Episode #7
When the future feels brittle, how do we find hope? In this episode of How We Future , Lisa talks with futurist Bob Johansen and Bishop Andy Doyle, co-authors of Disciplines of Hope: Generating Faith in the Future for...
Episode #6
What kind of future becomes possible when we lead with empathy? This episode of How We Future features Notre Dame Leadership professor, executive coach, and Master Teacher of Business Ethics Christopher Adkins. Chris...
Episode #5
How can curiosity change the way you approach a challenge? In this special episode of How We Future , Lisa Kay Solomon travels to the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity in Richmond, California, for a conversation...
Episode #4
How do you stay optimistic in a world that feels increasingly uncertain? In this episode of How We Future , Lisa Kay Solomon sits down with futurist, bestselling author, and digital anthropologist Brian Solis to explore...
Episode #2
What does it look like to prioritize loving kindness, support for others’ success, and rest with intention? In this episode of How We Future , Lisa is talking with Rabbi Shira Stutman, a nationally recognized rabbi...
Episode #1
In the Season 4 premiere of How We Future , Lisa Kay Solomon talks with Alison Levine, polar explorer, mountaineer, leadership educator, and author of On the Edge , to explore what courage really looks like when the...
Episode #10
<p>What do you do when the world changes faster than you can make sense of it?</p><p>The Season 3 finale of How We Future features Stanford educators Scott Doorley and Carissa Carter for a conversation about design...
Episode #9
<p>“The absence of intentionality is a recipe for resentment.”</p><p>This episode of How We Future features Erica Keswin, a longtime advocate for human-centered leadership and the author of Bring Your Human to Work...
Episode #8
<p>What kind of leadership do we need right now?</p><p>In this episode of How We Future, Lisa sits down with cognitive scientist and host of The Psychology Podcast Scott Barry Kaufman and longtime technology strategist...
Episode #7
<p>“Curation is putting two pieces in dialogue with each other. And there’s a dynamism to that.” — Sanyin Siang</p><p>In this episode of How We Future, Lisa is joined by Sanyin Siang, one of today’s most influential...
Episode #6
<p>Why are people inside the same organization planning for completely different futures?</p><p>In this episode of How We Future, Lisa talks with foresight expert Sabrina Sullivan about what futures work looks like...
Episode #5
<p>Is your time being wasted? Or are you wasting others’ time? So often, it seems that calendars fill up, processes multiply, and simple tasks become unnecessarily hard.</p><p>In this episode, Bob Sutton joins Lisa Kay...
Episode #4
<p>What happens when you stop accepting the rules you’ve been handed and start redesigning the game itself?</p><p>Cassidy Lichtman is a former U.S. National Team volleyball player, gender equity advocate, and the leader...
Episode #3
<p>How can you use your opportunities to benefit everyone?</p><p>In this episode of How We Future, Lisa talks with Chase Griffin, former quarterback at UCLA, 2x NIL Male Athlete of the Year, and a leading voice in the...
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