https://shrutiramiah.com Shruti Ramiah Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:33:58 +0000 https://shrutiramiah.com en http://shrutiramiah.com/Pay-it-forward Thu, 16 Apr 2020 19:33:58 +0000 Shruti Ramiah 363373 < Home Pay it forward Supporting female founders and social impact orgs Pro bono support and advice on product and design strategy for organisations working towards creating positive social impact. ‘Pay it forward’ was born in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2020. In 2021, I am focussing on early stage startups, especially those with female founders. If you’re struggling to understand people’s needs and translate them into strong product, design and strategy decisions for your organisation, I can help.  About me My name is Shruti Ramiah. I’m a design researcher and interaction designer with over 10 years of experience. I currently lead design at N26 and am based in Berlin. Get in touch Who is it for? I support organistions whose social impact mission I feel a personal passion and conviction for, and where I’m confident I can make a meaningful contribution. You could be a start up, for profit or non-profit, a social impact organisation or just a collective of like-minded folks.  How does it work?To get started, please share some initial information through this form. I’ll follow up via email so we can get introduced and explore how I might support you. Get in touch Why did I start this? Work hour reductions due to COVID-19 meant that I was working 4 days a week, but thanks to the government support schemes, the financial impact was largely mitigated. I am grateful and privileged for this security and I decided to pay it forward Wrapping up 2020 Original LinkedIn post Contact: LinkedIn December 2020 / Home < Home Pay it forward Supporting female founders and social impact orgs Pro bono support and advice on product and design strategy for organisations working... http://shrutiramiah.com/Home-Page Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:34:03 +0000 Shruti Ramiah 310028 Shruti Ramiah Humans + Technology Hi, I’m Shruti 👋 I’m an interaction designer and design researcher with over 15 years of experience in design consulting & in house at product orgs. I work independently with organisations of all shapes and sizes in a fractional or consultant capacity to share my expertise in strategic, future-facing product development and design leadership to create healthy & effective teams. Professional experienceHead of Design, Zalando – The Studio, User Research, and Design Ops Head of Design, N26 – Product Design & User Research Design Lead, IDEO – Strategic design consulting As well as Nokia, Designit, and a few other places... Speaking, teaching, mentoring  Sept 2024 Team building, Interaction Design Masters programCIID, Bergamo Aug-Oct 2023Mentor – ImpAct Accelerator on Food Waste Impact Hub, Berlin Mar-Aug 2023 UX Conversations & Jury member UX Design Awards Nov 2021 Making the future tangible through designWAA Podcast Apr-Jun 2021 Mentor – Stealth Mode 3.0, accelerator for female founders Factory Network Dec 2020 Accelerating product development with an integrated design team Product Bakery Podcast   Nov 2021 Design it wrong: how designing for research is different UXR Conference, Toronto   2017-2020 People-centred research CIID Summer School, Copenhagen & Tokyo Shruti Ramiah LinkedIn / Medium  Shruti Ramiah Humans + Technology Hi, I’m Shruti 👋 I’m an interaction designer and design researcher with over 15 years of experience in design...