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