Hi, I'm Saya!
I'm passionate about building systems for equity, inclusion and empowerment. Currently at DoorDash on the Culture, Belonging and People Growth team. Creator of Design GPS.
Past: Bitski, IdeoU, Khayay School, Stanford (MA in Education), Bard
Check out my projects, writing and art below 👇🏼
Works
Design GPS
A human-centered strategy planning framework.
Aligning stakeholders over a shared vision, identify mission critical goals and take actionable next steps – all in one sitting.
Clients include San Francisco State University, Cisco, Colton JT Unified, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, California Community College Chancellor's Office, Stanford University, DoorDash
In partnership with Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
Milestone Mapping is a guide to help entrepreneurs prioritize their critical business milestones and gain clarity around their action plan for success.
Download the Toolkit Here
Stanford University
A series of bite-sized, visualized learning theories. Utilized as class material in Stanford's Graduate School of Education.
Fxck 2016
F*ck 2016 is a social modern history card game that captures the events of 2016 and helps people stay educated on what went down.
Other Projects
"Design Thinking for Space" curriculum designed for Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula (BGCP)"Empathy in the Workplace" curriculum designed for Global Lives Project"StoryPod": a Stanford-Keio Media University collaboration on re-designing the Gifting ExperienceAn interactive multilingual numbers workbook for The Khayay SchoolLearn inHabit: Master's thesis project on the relationship between physical space and learning
Writing
🤳🏻On Society
The Atrocities in Myanmar Can't Be Summed Up in a Tweet" (Feature on Medium)"The Case of the Missing Grandma and How Facebook Saved Us""Designing Learning Technology to Foster Global Citizenship""What I Talk About When I Talk About Education""K, Thanks, Bye to Cultural Bullshit""Exploring Diversity in Education"
⛓On Blockchain
"Blockchain is a 1% Conversation and That Needs to Change" (Feature on Hackernoon)"How I Explained Blockchain to My Mom... And How You Can Too"All of the P's! What Do Permissions and Privacy Mean in Blockchain?""Blockchain for N00bs – What are Ledgers?""Does Your Crypto-Company Suffer from 'Extreme Blockchain Complexity?'"
👩🏻On Self
"Eye Can See, Eye Can Help"
📖Children's Storybooks
Little Matt and the Sketchy Universe
Art
Original designs, logos and art pieces.
