Talks, presentations, and recognition around perspectives and reflections on participatory practices, civic service design, systems change, and community memory keeping.
Swarthmore College · October 2026
Guest lecturer: Participatory service design as an approach to systems change
Gatekeepers of Truth conference, Paul Robeson House & Museum · August 2026
Co-presenter: Our Memories, Our Terms with Primary Source Archive
Service Design Network, Philadelphia chapter · May 2026
Co-presenter: Who decides? Power and participation in public service design
Code for America Summit, Demo Lab · May 2025
Co-presenter: Service standards for an accessible and resposive local government
Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, George Washington University · January 2025
Guest speaker: Reflections on participatory service design in local government
AIGA Design Podcast · December 2025
Featured guest: The Human Element: People First — Devika Menon on Participatory Service Design
Pew Charitable Trusts, Emerging Leader Corps · May 2023
Selected cohort member
Rosenfeld Civic Design Conference · December 2021
Panelist: Shifting toward community-led innovation in local government
Code for America Summit· June 2021
Co-Pesenter: Building a Practice of Equity-Centered Design
Baltimore City’s Office of Performance & Innovation · February 2021
Co-Pesenter: Design for Breakfast with PHL Service Design Studio
Design Philadelphia Festival · October 2020
Co-Pesenter: Service design in government: For the people, by the people