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:
" Today you’ll hear about varied strategies, tools, and design approaches. "
Theme Three Intro
November 18, 2022
" If designers could work themselves out of their jobs, then we’d have done our job. "
Reflect and Chart Forward
December 10, 2021
" Today, we'll take a 100-year view exploring trauma-responsive, radical participatory design and ethical technology regulation. "
Theme 3 Intro
December 10, 2021
" Good tech and design people need to be at the table not just implementing policy but helping shape it. "
Fireside chat with Sarah Brooks and Jen Pahlka (Videoconference)
October 21, 2021
" People often go along with an outcome if they feel like they were part of the process. "
Scaling Impact with Service Design (Videoconference)
March 25, 2021
