Designing better futures now.
Sarah builds systems and objects to improve real life for people, present and future.
Her new startup, Whenn, helps us prepare for the practical admin of death in the digital age. She is also the creator of secure laptop backpack RiutBag used by travellers around the world daily.
Sarah’s other project is building an ethical Civilisation Design for Mars.
Whenn: life and death admin in one app
Sarah’s new death tech startup makes preparing for death admin normal and simple. Which admin? You see, someone else needs to close all those accounts that we each use to run our lives when we die (and all without asking us for help). The trick? Prepare now, whilst we’re still alive.
Her app, Whenn, helps us note and share info needed by others after our death. Buy her paper pack and download the free app to note which companies you use for what and share it with next of kin. Keep it up to date as you make changes in your life.
It’s Sarah’s goal to change UK death culture for the better by getting every adult to do a little death prep so we have a map to follow - not a maze to get lost in. Starting now.
Secure travel design
Sarah spotted a problem with the humble city backpack. The person behind you can open your backpack better than you can. Usually, you don’t know the person behind you when you travel through city. Her solution? RiutBag® zips face your back, not the person behind you. So you can take your laptop, passport and valuables into any crowd with total calm.
RiutBag® ships globally from England each working day.
Make art every day
Music and poetry are critical to the way Sarah thinks and processes reality. Maurice, Ben and Sarah run an event called In The Room to share writings and culture creations. She’s currently recording music she wrote in response to her father’s death. Read her poetry about interplanetary ethics.
Civilisation Design for Mars - CDfM
Humans are becoming multi-planetary. What can we learn from our experience on earth and can we apply this to life on an alternate planet? Her Youtube channel documents core themes as well as controversial and notable topics encountered along the way.