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Making design a vehicle for joy and liberation.

See how I've helped values-based organizations boost impact, mitigate harm and fuel innovation with design for positive change.

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“Sandra was an amazing facilitator and sparring partner.”

Sarah Nordland Bidstrup, HR Manager

“Sandra’s work with our team was excellent. Her expertise in her domain shone through.”

Erin O'Loughlin, former Senior UX Writer

“Collaborating with Sandra exceeded my expectations!”

Susan Liao, Founder
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Featured projects.

Guiding an EdTech company to embrace inclusivity in culture and content creation
Development of an award-winning Diversity, Equity and Inclusion glossary and inclusive content creation guidelines
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Upskilling underrepresented founders on inclusive customer discovery
An interactive virtual workshop focused on theory and practical application of inclusive and ethical practices in customer interviewing, needs assessment and problem-framing.
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Other projects.

Developing foundational Product Equity trainings for designers, researchers and product managers
Design of curriculum, content and assessments for online trainings on Product Equity for the Adobe Design team. Developed in close partnership with Adobe's Product Equity team.
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Enabling visual designers, art directors and illustrators to create more accessible designs
Development of a guidebook with fundamental principles, guidelines and best practices on accessibility and inclusion in illustrations, animations, video and photography.
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Training designers on the fundamentals of inclusive design
A bespoke practical workshop on the mindsets and practical applications of inclusive design for a team of 13 designers at Frog (formerly known as Possible Future).
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Designing a more inclusive work environment and theatre experience
Training and advisory of a French theatre company on the foundations of diversity, equity and inclusion and inclusive design practices, with the goal to make the theatre experience more inclusive and accessible to marginalized and underrepresented audiences.
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Training a consulting firm to adopt and apply intersectional design practices
Bespoke practical bootcamp ("MBA") on what it means to design for intersectionality with interactive activities, critical dialogues and a panel centering the voices of marginalized users. Delivered in a hybrid format to 40 consultants of varied backgrounds.
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Accompanying a startup in its first steps toward diversity, equity and inclusion
A culture audit, foundational trainings and action planning on diversity, equity and inclusion to address key business challenges around hiring and inclusive culture building.
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Revamping a design thinking learning program for an EdTech startup
Audit, redesign and facilitation of a cohort-based online course and series of practical workshops on Design Thinking to improve interactivity and practical application for 500+ participants.
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Training startup founders on customer discovery and value proposition design
Design and delivery of highly interactive, hands-on workshops on customer discovery, value proposition design and testing for product-market fit for 150+ entrepreneurs at the Grow with Google Hungary Startup Academy.
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Imagining a data collection system that adapts to cross-cultural staff practices
Field research in France and Burundi, secondary research and prototype development to inform the design of a data collection system to be scaled to diverse staff members of pop-up library spaces across 15+ countries.
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Driving an NGO toward greater inclusivity and user-centricity in program design
Audit of program design practices, coaching of operational team in experimentation of inclusive research and design practices, and development of training and playbooks to aid in culture transformation.
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Designing a more inclusive work environment and theatre experience
Training and advisory of a French theatre company on the foundations of diversity, equity and inclusion and inclusive design practices, with the goal to make the theatre experience more inclusive and accessible to marginalized and underrepresented audiences.
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Accompanying a startup in its first steps toward diversity, equity and inclusion
A culture audit, foundational trainings and action planning on diversity, equity and inclusion to address key business challenges around hiring and inclusive culture building.
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Training a consulting firm to adopt and apply intersectional design practices
Bespoke practical bootcamp ("MBA") on what it means to design for intersectionality with interactive activities, critical dialogues and a panel centering the voices of marginalized users. Delivered in a hybrid format to 40 consultants of varied backgrounds.
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Training designers on the fundamentals of inclusive design
A bespoke practical workshop on the mindsets and practical applications of inclusive design for a team of 13 designers at Frog (formerly known as Possible Future).
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Training startup founders on customer discovery and value proposition design
Design and delivery of highly interactive, hands-on workshops on customer discovery, value proposition design and testing for product-market fit for 150+ entrepreneurs at the Grow with Google Hungary Startup Academy.
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Enabling visual designers, art directors and illustrators to create more accessible designs
Development of a guidebook with fundamental principles, guidelines and best practices on accessibility and inclusion in illustrations, animations, video and photography.
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Developing foundational Product Equity trainings for designers, researchers and product managers
Design of curriculum, content and assessments for online trainings on Product Equity for the Adobe Design team. Developed in close partnership with Adobe's Product Equity team.
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Driving an NGO toward greater inclusivity and user-centricity in program design
Audit of program design practices, coaching of operational team in experimentation of inclusive research and design practices, and development of training and playbooks to aid in culture transformation.
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Revamping a design thinking learning program for an EdTech startup
Audit, redesign and facilitation of a cohort-based online course and series of practical workshops on Design Thinking to improve interactivity and practical application for 500+ participants.
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Imagining a data collection system that adapts to cross-cultural staff practices
Field research in France and Burundi, secondary research and prototype development to inform the design of a data collection system to be scaled to diverse staff members of pop-up library spaces across 15+ countries.
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