Ariel Kennan
Senior Fellow, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation
Ariel Kennan is a civic design and digital leader who works across sectors to drive impactful change. Currently, Ariel is a Senior Fellow at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University, where she is researching and advising on best practices for using design, data, and technology for improving the social safety net. Previously, she served in the New York City Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity where she was the founding director of the first municipal service design studio in the United States and led the digital product portfolio. Most recently, she was the Director of Civic Innovation at Sidewalk Labs, where she led the strategy for inclusive participation in the social infrastructure of cities. She is passionate about the global network of civic designers and is the lead curator for the Rosenfeld Media Civic Design Conference and Community and co-founder of the Civic Design Library. Learn more and get in touch at arielkennan.com.
Rosenverse talks by Ariel:
" I think we all know no matter if you’re new to this work or you’ve been doing it for years, we’re always still learning. "
Theme Two Intro
November 17, 2022
" We want more practical case studies showing how specific teams approached problems and what they learned. "
Civic Design in 2022
January 13, 2022
" Working on a different word than empower: People already have power, we have to respect it. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" Outdated tech is a reality, but the ingenuity people show to solve problems in government is incredible. "
Pipeline to Civic Design
December 9, 2021
" Yesterday we saw themes emerge on striving for inclusion, applying equity and sustaining the work over time. "
Theme 2 Intro
December 9, 2021
" People didn’t understand the service end to end. They were experts at their piece. "
Building a Design Culture
June 9, 2017
