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:
" Past speakers from this conference will dedicate time for reflection and synthesis. "
Theme Three Intro
November 18, 2022
" How do we know how to evaluate radical participatory design? Has there been a sustained shift in power? "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" We can’t predict the future, but we can learn how to think about the future systematically. "
Theme 3 Intro
December 10, 2021
" If leaders tell me to build a concrete boat, I will build a concrete boat—and that’s damaging to government. "
Fireside chat with Sarah Brooks and Jen Pahlka
October 21, 2021
" Design operations is really about how we’re scaling the work, thinking our practices, and serving cross-functional teams. "
Scaling Impact with Service Design
March 25, 2021
