Sarah Brooks
Human Interface Design, Apple
Sarah Brooks is a design leader and intrapreneur who uses mixed-methods research and service design approaches to help teams and organizations reach better outcomes. She has worked across enterprise, federal, non-profit, start-up, and hybrid organizations. Sarah is an IBM Distinguished Designer, Strategic Foresight, where she is researching and creating a practice in foresight and design for teams across IBM’s software, infrastructure, and consulting businesses. Most recently, she served as Chief Design Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs where she was co-founder of the Veterans Experience Office, to improve service delivery to America’s Veterans. Previously, she led a Design for Social Innovation practice at Hot Studio in San Francisco, CA. She is also a writer, artist, and co-curator of the Rosenfeld Media Civic Design Conference. Learn more and get in touch at sarahbbrooks.com.
Rosenverse talks by Sarah:
"Good morning and welcome to the final day of the conference."
Theme Three Intro
November 18, 2022
"How do we ensure that community needs align with government needs?"
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
"We began two days ago exploring the state of civic design."
Theme 3 Intro
December 10, 2021
"We must go upstream and teach legislators how to write implementable law."
Fireside chat with Sarah Brooks and Jen Pahlka (Videoconference)
October 21, 2021
"There's a rich ecosystem of opportunities to plug into in government."
Scaling Impact with Service Design (Videoconference)
March 25, 2021
