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I’m Aditi and I build lean, diverse and effective design teams

UX Consulting

    • Early stage startup consulting preferred

    • SaaS Product Design review and recommendations

    • Head of Design services

    • 100$/hr

    • Shortest projects are 2 day consults

    • Pay upfront

    • Limited availability so book in advance

UX Speaking

    • User Experience Design

    • Product Design Management

    • AI and Product Design

    • Work Culture

  • Nominal fee

UX Teaching

    • Product Design for Growth

    • Metrics for Designers

    • AI for Designers

  • To be discussed. Book a time with me to have an intro call

Recent article

UX Principles - is it all just fluff

I used to think that UX principles were a bunch of fluff without any substance. I was Startup Aditi on a metaphorical rocketship. Let’s just go faster! I thought.

Did you know

I spoke at the IXDA Education Summit in France about what it’s like to be a design student

 

Testimonials

“Aditi is a seasoned design leader who excels in making complex, ambiguous situations clearer for her design teams. At Shopify she led the first Asia Pacific UX team, building it from scratch and growing it into a center of excellence particularly in experimentation, merchant understanding, and shipping value quickly. ”
— Monika Piotrowicz, Design Executive
“As my design manager, Aditi provided me with feedback and learnings that still influence my work today. She listened to my professional goals, coached me and created opportunities for me to stretch myself.”
— Wenshu Quek, Product Design at Meta
“I am delighted to recommend Aditi Kulkarni as an exceptional design leader. Aditi consistently sets and upholds high standards for her team and partners, driving design quality and ambition. Her leadership shines, particularly in complex and ambiguous situations, with a talent for high-quality problem framing and strategic thinking.”
— Andrew Harder, UX Leader
“Thanks for all you’ve helped us with Aditi!
It feels like we’ve emerged from the dark ages (of UX) after you arrived.”
— Zack Cheng, Co Founder
 

Recent article

Cultural complexity at work

I’m from India

My design practise is global, with a south asian perspective

 

More stuff

 
 

Art installations

More than two thousand people arrived at the pop-up event Vikhroli Skin. Audience was so responsive!

Culture @ work

Tips, guidelines and stories on navigating cultural complexity at work. Cultural differences are not binary

Photography

A collaborative photography project which aims to express the conflict between the real and other self.