Sarah-Marie Hopf is a German-American creative-analytical designer, certified integral coach, social innovation strategist, and entrepreneur with extensive experience exploring the intersections of human development, human-centered design, social innovation, education, and institutional transformation. She brings systems thinking, human-centered design, commitment to excellence, deep listening, and cultural sensitivity to all of her work.

Throughout her career, Sarah-Marie has worked with organizations and individuals globally, studying the cross-cultural translation of HCD with IDEO.org, Proximity Designs in Myanmar, iDE Nepal, and iDE Cambodia; leading a new storytelling initiative at Ashoka Changemakers; designing behavior change interventions with 17 Triggers in Cambodia and beyond; co-creating and co-leading a new social innovation field-based and online executive education course to Bangkok, Thailand, and Phnom Penh, Cambodia; and supporting and equipping intrapreneurial educators and their teams at universities around the world to embed social innovation into their culture, programming, and operations with Ashoka U.

Currently, through her venture Thriving in a Noisy World, Sarah-Marie supports leaders and changemakers in navigating work/life in the digital age with greater mindfulness, creativity, and resilience.

As an expert in integral coaching, systems thinking, human-centered design, facilitation, program design and management, online course development, change management, collaboration, process improvement, storytelling, intercultural communication, and ethnography, Sarah-Marie is best suited for organizations seeking to embed social innovation into their culture, programming, and operations, as well as individuals and leaders seeking to navigate work/life in the digital age.