Experience

Ooloi Labs

• India
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder and Partner

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  Ooloi Labs works at the intersection of technology (high and 'low'), human centred design and program implementation to create solutions that solve for pressing social and ecological problems affecting humanity. The focus is to work closely, in a hands on manner, with organisations that are already at the forefront of action, with the aim of reducing friction and amplifying impact by the judicious use of socio-technical solutions. Ooloi works towards bridging the gap between intention… Show more Ooloi Labs works at the intersection of technology (high and 'low'), human centred design and program implementation to create solutions that solve for pressing social and ecological problems affecting humanity. The focus is to work closely, in a hands on manner, with organisations that are already at the forefront of action, with the aim of reducing friction and amplifying impact by the judicious use of socio-technical solutions. Ooloi works towards bridging the gap between intention and implementation. Ooloi Learns, Ooloi Builds, Ooloi Acts and Ooloi Maintains. Show less Ooloi Labs works at the intersection of technology (high and 'low'), human centred design and program implementation to create solutions that solve for pressing social and ecological problems affecting humanity. The focus is to work closely, in a hands on manner, with organisations that are already at the forefront of action, with the aim of reducing friction and amplifying impact by the judicious use of socio-technical solutions. Ooloi works towards bridging the gap between intention… Show more Ooloi Labs works at the intersection of technology (high and 'low'), human centred design and program implementation to create solutions that solve for pressing social and ecological problems affecting humanity. The focus is to work closely, in a hands on manner, with organisations that are already at the forefront of action, with the aim of reducing friction and amplifying impact by the judicious use of socio-technical solutions. Ooloi works towards bridging the gap between intention and implementation. Ooloi Learns, Ooloi Builds, Ooloi Acts and Ooloi Maintains. Show less



Independent

• Mumbai, India

• Research and Consulting

  • Jul 2015 - Apr 2020

  I work as an independent consultant with third sector organisations with a focus on applying strategic and human centred design tools and principles to questions of pilots, scale and operations of programs that are in the process of being designed. Over the course of my MA at the Aalto University, I worked on an action oriented research thesis where I proposed the idea of 'Participatory Learning Networks'. The idea was to work on mechanisms of communication and management, that allow… Show more I work as an independent consultant with third sector organisations with a focus on applying strategic and human centred design tools and principles to questions of pilots, scale and operations of programs that are in the process of being designed. Over the course of my MA at the Aalto University, I worked on an action oriented research thesis where I proposed the idea of 'Participatory Learning Networks'. The idea was to work on mechanisms of communication and management, that allow for programmatic design that is iterative and gives agency to grassroots workers and organisations to contextualise and localise projects and ideas for execution. Since January 2017 I have been working with various organisations exploring different aspects of questions of how programs and organisations look at scaling up and scaling out their impact. This work has happened across sectors: financial inclusion in Indonesia, Fluorosis mitigation in rural India, Employability and engagement in urban Ahmedabad, and service design for maternity wards in small town Odisha. Show less I work as an independent consultant with third sector organisations with a focus on applying strategic and human centred design tools and principles to questions of pilots, scale and operations of programs that are in the process of being designed. Over the course of my MA at the Aalto University, I worked on an action oriented research thesis where I proposed the idea of 'Participatory Learning Networks'. The idea was to work on mechanisms of communication and management, that allow… Show more I work as an independent consultant with third sector organisations with a focus on applying strategic and human centred design tools and principles to questions of pilots, scale and operations of programs that are in the process of being designed. Over the course of my MA at the Aalto University, I worked on an action oriented research thesis where I proposed the idea of 'Participatory Learning Networks'. The idea was to work on mechanisms of communication and management, that allow for programmatic design that is iterative and gives agency to grassroots workers and organisations to contextualise and localise projects and ideas for execution. Since January 2017 I have been working with various organisations exploring different aspects of questions of how programs and organisations look at scaling up and scaling out their impact. This work has happened across sectors: financial inclusion in Indonesia, Fluorosis mitigation in rural India, Employability and engagement in urban Ahmedabad, and service design for maternity wards in small town Odisha. Show less



Amrutdhara

• India
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder

  • May 2013 - Nov 2015

  Amrutdhara is a social enterprise working on technology and systems to ensure access to affordable, quality-assured drinking water in public spaces in Urban India. Amrutdhara is a social enterprise working on technology and systems to ensure access to affordable, quality-assured drinking water in public spaces in Urban India.



Quicksand Design Studio

• India
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Researcher

  • Jun 2010 - Mar 2013

  Design Research, Product Design and Project Management Projects: 1. The Potty Project — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2. Healthy Futures — A global consumer electronics company 3. UnBox 2011 — Design Festival initiated and executed by Quicksand 4. Hand Hygiene research, ideation and prototyping — Clean Hands Inc. 5. Smartphone Usage in India — A global Mobile Phone company 6. User-centred research around Dishwashing in India and Nigeria — A global… Show more Design Research, Product Design and Project Management Projects: 1. The Potty Project — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2. Healthy Futures — A global consumer electronics company 3. UnBox 2011 — Design Festival initiated and executed by Quicksand 4. Hand Hygiene research, ideation and prototyping — Clean Hands Inc. 5. Smartphone Usage in India — A global Mobile Phone company 6. User-centred research around Dishwashing in India and Nigeria — A global FMCG company 7. UnBox 2012 — Design Festival initiated and executed by Quicksand 8. Project Sammaan — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 9. Digital Camera usage — Idea Couture, Toronto 10. UnBox 2013 — Design Festival initiated and executed by Quicksand Show less Design Research, Product Design and Project Management Projects: 1. The Potty Project — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2. Healthy Futures — A global consumer electronics company 3. UnBox 2011 — Design Festival initiated and executed by Quicksand 4. Hand Hygiene research, ideation and prototyping — Clean Hands Inc. 5. Smartphone Usage in India — A global Mobile Phone company 6. User-centred research around Dishwashing in India and Nigeria — A global… Show more Design Research, Product Design and Project Management Projects: 1. The Potty Project — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2. Healthy Futures — A global consumer electronics company 3. UnBox 2011 — Design Festival initiated and executed by Quicksand 4. Hand Hygiene research, ideation and prototyping — Clean Hands Inc. 5. Smartphone Usage in India — A global Mobile Phone company 6. User-centred research around Dishwashing in India and Nigeria — A global FMCG company 7. UnBox 2012 — Design Festival initiated and executed by Quicksand 8. Project Sammaan — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 9. Digital Camera usage — Idea Couture, Toronto 10. UnBox 2013 — Design Festival initiated and executed by Quicksand Show less



Auroville Renewable Energy (AURORE)

• Designer

  • Sep 2009 - Mar 2010

  Product, Exhibition and Graphic Design, Project Management, Research and Basic web development at Aurore, Auroville Projects: 1. Market and User Research around Solar Water Heaters — Ministry of Renewable Energy 2. Reboot of Mission Tejas Website — In-house project 3. Reboot of Eco-Exhibition — In-house project Product, Exhibition and Graphic Design, Project Management, Research and Basic web development at Aurore, Auroville Projects: 1. Market and User Research around Solar Water Heaters — Ministry of Renewable Energy 2. Reboot of Mission Tejas Website — In-house project 3. Reboot of Eco-Exhibition — In-house project