I'm a responsible innovation consultant and inclusive design practitioner based in Paris, France. I've worked under the alias Sandra By Design since 2018 to help organizations design for social impact. I'm also the founder of the Inclusive Design Jam, a global learning community.
I draw from 10+ years of experience in Tech, field work in the humanitarian sector and academic study of the social sciences and design strategy across Europe and North America.
I empower changemakers to live true to their values and drive meaningful social change by harnessing the power of inclusive design.
I started my career at Google and spent 8 years there working across product commercialization, learning & development and design thinking in the U.S. and Europe.
I brought new features in Google Analytics to market, built employee enablement programs and guided dozens of teams to embrace design thinking practices — all in a Tech-fueled environment that evolved at lightning speed.
Design thinking workshops are my flagship. I've run over 200 workshops in virtual and in-person settings since 2012. I've also built and run online courses and blended learning programs for groups ranging from 5 to 6000 people.
I take great joy in using facilitation and learning design as tools for problem-solving, personal and professional growth and team culture-building.
I've cultivated theoretical understanding and practice through study, research, training and field work.
I hold a rich understanding of what it takes to navigate diversity, build inclusive environments and reform systems of oppression through my studies of cross-cultural relations, critical race theory and identity politics at Brown University.
I deepened my expertise in innovation strategy and in designing for marginalized groups in my studies at French design school, Ensci-Les Ateliers and field work in the humanitarian sector (examined in my thesis, Design without Boundaries.)
