Sean Warsaw
design leader | based in Chicago
I am a creative and analytical thinker skilled at contextualizing complexity and creating insightful blueprints for solving organizational and product problems. Through cross-functional collaboration, I help bring clarity to user and business needs, promote the value of design systems and systems thinking, and foster inclusive design cultures that brings the best out of product development teams.
Armed with a unique blend of bold vision and balanced pragmatism, I approach life and design with passion, creative confidence and a ‘do what you love, love what you do’ attitude.
conference talks
Title: “IC, more people” - ConveyUX ‘23
Description: Growing as a designer doesn’t have to stop when you become a design manager. Position yourself for growth by looking at the transition from an individual contributor to design manager as a change of scope, not a change of skills.
You will hear:
What I’ve learned about identifying and enacting new values…
How I’ve approached understanding team culture(s) and building influence
Know the culture you’re in and you’ll know how to push the envelope with wisdom…
Title: “The Matchmaker: Building Cross-functional Connections” - Design @ CVS Health ‘25 (Coming soon)
Writing about Design…
DESIGNER IN CHIEF
Designers: the next vanguard of political leadership in America
THE MEME GENERATION
Memes help us expose invisible truths
Defining new ways of teaming
Design Organization
“As we forge ahead into an era with new challenges, design can help assemble coalitions, align stakeholders around high-impact opportunities, and prototype solutions to wicked problems that keep our democracy from fully realizing
the audacious nature of this country.”
“We also love memes because they are about honesty. Often lighthearted and always devastatingly true, memes allow us to express feelings, thoughts and attitudes we wouldn’t share otherwise. ”
Portfolio of Experience
Design skills | Design Leadership
