Speakers

"I love the educational atmosphere. It's great to learn from folks who are eager to learn themselves. Their ability to relate their experiences to the course material was really effective."
— Jason Goldman, Google

Sarah B. Nelson

Sarah B. Nelson is presenting “Making a Creative Space: Lessons from the Neo-Futurists”.

Sarah is also teaching the workshop “Design is Made of People”.

Sarah B. Nelson is a Design Strategist for Adaptive Path. With over ten years of experience in interactive media, Sarah has a proven history designing kiosks, mobile and online experiences for clients in a variety of industries. Sarah has a particular passion for practice development, often guiding her research into methods that improve collaboration, support creativity and encourage innovation. Sarah combines a unique blend of creative vision and technical expertise with her research-focused approach to interaction design, which has enabled her to produce a series of successful results for her clients.

Before joining Adaptive Path, Sarah managed the creative team and developed the user experience practice at POP, an interactive design firm in Seattle, Washington. Other previous employers and clients include Federal Home Loan Bank, Home Street Bank, AOL Mobile, MyRide.com, PayCycle, The Metropolitan Opera, The Royal Victorian and Albert Museum, and Vanguard Financial.

A classically trained violinist, Sarah graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy and received a Bachelors of Art degree from Oberlin College in visual arts and electronic music. While completing her Masters degree at the Institute of Design in Chicago, Sarah focused her studies on the definition and design of complex multi-modal systems supporting collaboration and communication.