Soukarni Barai
UX Researcher | Service Strategist | Designer
My professional strengths
EMPATHY
COLLABORATION
INTERDISCIPLINARY
EXPERIMENTATION
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I believe it's important to be sensitive and aware of the context when designing.
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I like to make pragmatic decisions.
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I tailor tools that are specific to each project.
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I'm always willing to learn and improve.
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As a global citizen I aspire to design for a sustainable world and systemic progress.
These are the pillars of my practice
MY RESUME
| Experience
Creative Strategist
Future Days Think Tank
Barcelona - Milan
Sep 2023 - Current
UX Research Associate
SAP Successfactors
SAP LABS INDIA, Bangalore
Oct 2021 - Nov 2022
Design Auditor
Dinshaw's Dairy Foods Pvt. Ltd.
Dec 2020 - Jan 2021
User Perception Research
Integrated Design Services
by the National Institute of Design
Jul 2020 - Sep 2020
User Experience Research
Integrated Design Services
by the National Institute of Design
Dec 2019 - Jan 2020
Social Media Manager
AVIAN Design
Oct 2018 - Jan 2019
Student Researcher
Secure Himalaya Project
UNDP in India
Sep 2018 - Feb 2019
Design Intern
Origami Creative Concepts
May 2018 - June 2018
| Education
Specializing Master of Design
Service Design - Poli.Design
Politecnico Di Milano, Italy
2023 - February 2024
Master of Design
Strategic Design Management
National Institute of Design, India
2019 - 2023
International Brand Design Class
International Exchange Semester
L'Ecole De Design, Nantes Atlantique, France
Oct 2017 - January 2018
Bachelor of Design
Visual Communication and Strategic Branding
Srishti Institute of Art, Design & Technology, India
2015 - 2019
| Recognitions
Curators Choice for Lines of Sight 2021
ANNUAL DESIGN SHOW hosted
by National Institute of Design
Chosen for projects with Foresight
| Capabilities
ORCHESTRATOR
PLANNER
ADAPTABLE
PRAGMATIC
COLLABORATOR
POLYGLOT
CII Young Designers Award Finalist 2021
by Confederation of Indian Industries
Top 4 Projects in India - Service Design Category
Certified Community Manager 2023
by Logotel, Milano, Italy
Community Manager for DOT Platform @ Politecnico
| Skills and Competencies
Research Planning and Design
Leading Immersive Research via:
- Contextual Inquiry
- Field Study
- Diary Study
- Netnography / Ethnography
- Trend Forecasting
- Co-Design Workshops under Daniella Selloni (Polimi)
Usability Testing
Behavior Design via Mental Models under Lauren Kelly (Behav)
Creative Conceptualization
Systemic Research Approaches under Guruprasad (NID, India)
Misalignment and Gap Analysis
Lego Serious Play under Daniele Radici (Lego)
Rapid prototyping under Marc Garcia I Fortuny (NTT Data)
Touchpoint and Use Case Analysis
Front end to Back End Orchestration
Business Modeling and Innovation
UI Prototyping and UX Design under Payton Meyer (Google)
Forecasting and Anticipation Design
Written/Spoken Communication
| Tools
Figma - Miro - Mural - Adobe
