Sara Joy
Enterprise Wide Transformation Through Human Centered Design
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Case Study

Enterprise Wide Transformation Through Human Centered Design

Embedding design as a strategic capability across the enterprise.

01

Context

A Fortune 100 organization needed to shift from technology-first to human-centered ways of working at scale.

Design was seen as a late-stage visual layer rather than a strategic driver of transformation.

02

Approach

Established an enterprise-wide design practice with clear governance, standards, and a center of excellence model.

Created playbooks, training programs, and shared toolkits to democratize design thinking across business units.

Partnered with executive leadership to tie design outcomes to business metrics and secure sustained investment.

03

Results

01

Elevated design to a strategic function with measurable impact on customer and employee experience.

02

Scaled human-centered practices across multiple divisions, reaching thousands of practitioners.