Hello, I am a regenerative futurist...

My name is Sarah 👋

With over a decade of experience, I've established myself as a creative urbanist dedicated to designing for people, place, and prosperity. This tenure has allowed me to deeply understand the evolving role of climate change and the nuanced challenges faced by communities, companies, and municipalities which serve them. I contribute creative, innovative, and impactful strategic plans, communications, and strategies towards a regenerative future. 

Working at various scales across sectors we engineer civic strategies for prosperity

My approach is a perfect blend of strategic foresight, creativity, and practical implementation of regenerative frameworks. Applied across various disciplines, I've consistently delivered solutions that are generous, award-winning, grounded in impactful engaging storytelling, community centered and equity focused, setting the benchmark in the industry.

Explored the most innovative civic solutions in the world. 

I've had the privilege of crafting urban and equity focused organizational strategic plans for an array of distinguished municipalities and organizations both large and small. From the beginning of the process, collaboration is key. I prioritize transparent communication, inviting clients into the creative journey, valuing their feedback, and fine-tuning solutions in alignment with their vision. At the heart of my methodology is a dual commitment: to the participation and delight of the community being served and to achieving the strategic goals of my clients.

Services 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT
I am committed to implementing radical and urgent regenerative approaches to affordable housing, regional climate action plans, and the local policies which support ambitious global climate goals. Through discovery, planing, strategic climate communications, research, analysis, and multi-sector collaboration I contribute a strategic, generous, and creative expertise to your next consulting projects or RFP's. 

​​I welcome collaborators and the opportunity to contribute to your organizational transformation, initiatives, and strategic plans. Leverage my EDI expertise in downscaling climate frameworks to the neighborhood level:
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  • Strategic Climate Communications
  • ​Regenerative Placemaking
  • District and city specific and regional planning initiatives, including Climate Action Plans
  • Policy toolkits for Local Climate Action

Definitions

The term regenerative in the context of urban development, rethinks waste as an input beyond sustainable compliance and the built environment. Think of a circular economy as an example. It is a framework to envision systems designed to limit extractive practices, expand nature-based solutions, and challenges us to prioritize meeting the needs of all people while respecting the limits of planetary boundaries.
The field of foresight strategy uses data and statistics to track signals in science, technology, news, and culture. These signals provide clues to what may shape business, government, technology, or our everyday lives ahead. We look ahead 10 years to design possible scenarios free of the restrictions of the present with surprising, innovative, and sometimes radical results. It is a methodology that allows us to step back and ask ourselves, if it is possible, is it preferred? Do we want this future?
The term doughnut economics was coined by Kate Raworth in her book, Doughnut Economics, How to think like a 21st century economist. She outlines a 7-step approach to living within the planetary boundaries (the outer ring of the doughnut) while maintaining the social foundations for all (the inner ring of the doughnut). This approach integrates the sustainable development goals (SDG’s) and permaculture principles into a new economic measure of prosperity.

I work at various scales across sectors to create roadmaps for the 21 century with tools and insight to engineer civic strategies for prosperity. 

Mission

Catalyze inclusive, equitable, and strategic climate solutions for regenerative cities of the future. ​

Vision

I envision a prosperous and resilient future with restored and thriving biodiversity, connected habitats, and abundance for all living beings on the planet. 

Values

I value nature-based solutions, Indigenous knowledge systems, and science-based narratives which celebrate ecology and systems based thinking. 

    Resources and insights for dreaming into a regenerative future.
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