Karthi Subbaraman

As a designer, my job is to design for the human system and not against. To do this I (and all designers) must understand the human system deeply. This is where cognitive science, behavioural science, anthropology, linguistics, semiotics and neuroscience comes into picture. It is a balancing act of using

Wisdom behind our festives always blew my mind 🤯 Diwali is here and it is all about strengthening the inner light/clarity and breaking inertia 🪔 In the true spirit of the festival of lights here are some harsh truths when accepted helps you grow leaps and bounds. 1. Monday blues are

In my observation, these are the five AND equations that will make you unstoppable. 1. Competency + Culture 2. Skill + Will 3. Agency + Urgency 4. Right Things + Things Right 5. Expertise + Learner's Mindset 🥂 to exponential growth!

Writing everyday started in 2017 for me. Seth Godin was/is my inspiration. He says writing is like brushing teeth and you don’t negotiate with that everyday. It gave me a perspective which helped me burn my ship of choices about writing. I told myself, the only thing I

Years ago I read/listened about BRAVING from Brene Brown and it stuck with me till date. If you want to build trust in your teams and you want trust to be a part of the culture braving the wilderness is key. There are 7 elements that must be established

An entire series dedicated to Writing and my pointed views on the why what and how of writing. My intent behind the entire series is to reduce the intent action gap and tips/tricks and techniques to help you write better.  Here is my streak during the WriteIn 30 cohort.

Today marks the end of our first sprint @ Sensibowl. Whooo hoooo 🎊 21 days of sugar de-addiction was the core of our starter sprint. The entire cohort kept it up by 90% and that is incredible. Doing this alone would have been a nightmare. Doing it together generated energy and accountability

Death is a brutal truth. There is no negotiating with it. In the last six months, I have lost two dear people in my life. Accepting the loss is harder than the loss itself. The past two weeks have made me realize how fragile human life is. What exists today

A curious question from most of my work friends in a casual coffee chat is “I want to become an entrepreneur someday. Do you have tips from that part of your life?” First, determine if entrepreneurship is for you. The rosy picture painted about entrepreneurship is not entirely true. When

Triad Ratios have been a discussion forever. They say the ideal ratio is 1:2:10 for ux:pm:engg. I have my reservations to the numbers and the approach. A super important aspect of design is not taken into consideration when these ratios are determined. Firstly, Product Design is