A Bit About Me
I’m Aavrati, currently I live in Toronto and pursuing M.Des. Strategic Foresight and innovation, (think of it as an MBA from Mars). I value life experiences through practicing and learning while viewing myself as curious and ever evolving being. With a focus on climate action practices and people's evolving relationship with it, I draw on participatory design, co-design, systemic thinking and doing, foresight, experimentation through a collaborative process.
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Currently, as a second-year student in master’s program I’m working on my Major research project. The primary area of investigation for this project is focused on exploring the long-term global just energy transition in the next 25 years , particularly the critical materials needed for renewable energy technologies and the socio-economic impacts of this transition on vulnerable resource-rich nations and its vulnerable groups of society.
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In my spare time I like to practice solving sudoku, boxing and make art mostly. I’m always down to hearing about new projects, so feel free to drop me a text.
Work Experience
May 2024 - June 2024
March 2021 - July 2023
March 2020 - March 2021
May 2018 - July 2018
Business Design Consultant,
Rexdale Community Hub , Toronto, Canada
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Developed and proposed a collaborative business model to consolidate the collaborative power of the grocery market’s value chain partners to ensure 100% of the low-income members in the Rexdale community are food secure each day, of every year.
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Conducted comprehensive desk research and user interviews to gather qualitative and quantitative data, employing sensemaking methodologies to synthesize findings and uncover actionable insights, while utilizing strategic foresight techniques to anticipate future trends.
Assistant Designer
Himatsingka Seide Ltd, Sales Team, Bangalore, India
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Revamped home design portfolios of companies by analysing past industry trends in the US export market, grew revenue by 8% over the year.
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Conceptualized designs and formulated the development of a pitch for the Walmart Roadshow project with senior marketing executives, resulting in a notable 10% increase in business development with Walmart.
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Oversaw the complete product development lifecycle, adeptly managing client and upper management requests, resulting in feasible deliverables in a record turnaround time, with 25% reduction in production costs.
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Analysed the competitive landscape for clients such as Disney for (EMEA markets) by working collaboratively with cross-functional teams ensuring large client’s design selection thereby adding to the company’s total production capacity by 5%.
Trainee Designer
Vardhman Textiles Ltd, Central Product Development Center Baddi, India
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Formulated and implemented strategic marketing plans for products amidst the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, leading to formation of B2C engagement model.
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Conceptualized and created innovative prints for apparels, contributing to the development of seasonal collections.
Design intern
Synergy Lifestyles Pvt Ltd, Design Department, Mumbai India
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Coordinated a cross-functional team to curate the Living Zen collection for the New York Home Fashions Market Week in March 2019, collaborating with the CEO, resulting in a 5% business development acceleration
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Curated a new product line for the home essentials segment an 8% revenue increase, increasing the revenue by 8% and increasing hemp fibre awareness by 15% overall.