NN/g UX Podcast 2. Empathy, Adaptability, and Design (feat. Sarah Gibbons, Chief Designer at NN/g)
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Sep 4, 2020 AI Snips
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A Day in the Life of a Chief Designer
- Therese Fessenden asks Sarah Gibbons about her daily work as chief designer at NN/g.
- Gibbons explains she wears many hats, from research and design to visual design and public speaking, surprising those who expect a larger team.
Everyone Is a Designer
- Sarah Gibbons believes everyone is a designer in their own way, using different mediums to solve problems.
- She argues that limiting design to visual aspects underestimates its potential impact on strategy, communications, and other fields.
Voting System Redesign
- In 2011, Sarah Gibbons redesigned voting systems for underfunded communities, creating a kit for efficient and comfortable polling centers.
- This project highlighted the broad opportunities within service design and landed her a job at IBM.