Why 'Permission to Play' is the Leadership Secret of Silicon Valley's Top Community College Chancellor - with Lee Lambert, Chancellor & CEO, Foothill-De Anza Community College District


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In this episode, President Series #373, (Powered By Ellucian ), & brought to YOU by HigherEd PodCon
YOUR guest is Lee Lambert , Chancellor & CEO, Foothill-De Anza Community College District
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How is Foothill-De Anza positioned within Silicon Valley's tech ecosystem?
- What leadership approaches help navigate today's complex higher education landscape?
- How can college leaders effectively embrace technological innovation?
- Why is experimentation & play critical for institutional adaptation?
- How might community colleges maintain equity focus during technological transformation?
Topics include:
- Managing through multiple disruptions while staying mission-focused
- Leading De Anza as California's #1 transfer institution
- Embracing technological change through personal experimentation
- Creating permission spaces for innovation at all organizational levels
- Balancing social challenges with technological acceleration
- Forecasting higher education's future through historical context
- Maintaining integrated values across personal & professional spheres
- Reconnecting education with play, discovery & experimentation
- Recognizing the increasing importance of liberal arts education
For #EdUp subscribers only via the extended conversation:
- Addressing transfer challenges through technology
- Reflecting on fundamental educational skills in a digital age
- Anticipating consolidation in higher education's future
- Embracing interdisciplinary approaches to education
- Creating collision spaces for creativity & innovation
- Maintaining focus on foundational learning despite technological change
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