Applying User Centered Design to Detroit's Digital Divide


The Struggles & Triumphs of Creating a Design System Practice

A lightning talk on using user-centered design to co-create an internet outage tool with Detroit residents, helping address the city’s digital divide through a fully remote, collaborative process.

A panel hosted by Dan Mall to share lessons from growing a design system practice at the Obama Foundation—discussing the challenges, wins, and what it takes to build lasting impact through design.


Engaging Virtual Audiences in Civic Dialogue

A lightning talk on how the Obama Foundation used interactive design and multimedia storytelling to engage online audiences in the 2024 Democracy Forum, expanding access to a national conversation on pluralism.