Designing the President by Stanford d.school

The 2020 U.S. Presidential election is unfolding to be one of the most expensive, divisive, and reactive in history. Created at the Stanford d.school, Designing the President is a nonpartisan, issue-agnostic, critical thinking approach to exploring individual and collective priorities on the required leadership qualities of the U.S President. HanaHaus gives you the chance to experience and participate in this d.school program.

In this immersive session of experiential play and scenario thinking, we’ll explore how design can help us be more thoughtful and deliberative voters. We’ll navigate ambiguity, learn from others, check our assumptions and biases, and give form to new ideas and insights. We’ll practice having conversations that promote productive dialog and discovery across differences. And, in the process, we hope to ignite personal agency and collective possibility to strengthen our democracy.

In many ways, that’s exactly what our founding fathers had in mind when they created a new form of a democratic government over 200 years ago that begins with "We the People… “

We’d love for you to join us to explore how we can be a more informed, proactive, and powerful participant in our next election.

Please register here.

Event Agenda:

• 6:00pm-6:30pm – Check-in and Networking

• 6:30pm-8:00pm – Hands-on Workshop, followed by Q&A

Speaker:

The workshop will be held by Lisa Kay Solomon (Stanford d.school) and Nancy Murphy (Worldview Studio).

Lisa Kay Solomon directs futures work at Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute for Design. She is the co-author of the bestselling book "Moments of Impact: How to Design Strategic Conversations that Accelerate Change" and "Design A Better Business: New Skills, Tools, and Mindset for Innovation and Strategy", which has been translated into over 12 languages. A passionate educator, Lisa teaches popular classes at Stanford such as “Inventing the Future” and “Designing the President,” and works extensively with K12 educators, administrators, and students. She is the LinkedIn Learning author of the preeminent class, "Leading like a Futurist".

Nancy Murphy is director of content and collaborations at Worldview Studio. She spent five years directing experience design and communications at Worldview Stanford and 20 years in leadership roles at Global Business Network, including CMO, editor-in-chief, and head of the membership business. She earned a BA in political science (Wellesley College) and an MS (Arizona State University).

Reflect: Download and complete the Designing the President Criteria before the next Presidential debate to explore what matters most to you. Then capture your reactions to the candidates using the Debate Capture worksheet. How does that match your criteria? Download here.