I am intrigued by this moment in technology with the mainstreaming of GenAI and how organizations and teams transform to deliver on it. For the past 15 years, I’ve carved pathways to business transformation, helping teams navigate challenging feelings during times of change. My fascination for entrepreneurship and innovation within organizations developed as a result of my background in design research, community building and experience running my own businesses. I have a passion for aligning cross functional teams and engaging executive stakeholders through times of uncertainty. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with how you actually make change happen. After working with over 50 organizations, including Meetup.com, Grammarly, General Electric, and American Medical Association, on community strategy and design, I narrowed my focus to design strategy and innovation at the intersection of technology. At this point, I was working with companies including Waymo, Meta, and Google, as well as with cultural institutions such as Central Synagogue. 𝐌𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤I really love the expression of values in my work. Participatory design methods bring all levels of stakeholders into decision making processes, allowing people to be seen, heard, and reflected in solutions that are built and expanding the number of seats at the table. This requires not just organizational transformation, but personal transformation from the leaders I work with. My deepest desire that drives me in my career is the goal of eventually creating the mechanisms of accountability for corporations to their wider set of stakeholders including employees, customers, and communities. 𝐌𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞▪️ Global Design Strategy & Innovation: Customer experience & journey mapping ▪️ Service Design: Aligning people, processes & technology▪️ Emerging Technology: GenAI + partnerships between design, product and data science teams𝐌𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬▪️ Yoga▪️ Watercolor Painting▪️ Gardening▪️ Scuba Diving▪️ CASA Advocate for the NYC Foster Care System▪️ Real Estate Investment𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭I am always open to connecting with others in my industry looking to create powerful change. Please reach out to connect: sarahjuddwelch@gmail.com
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