This speech post was at a pre-placement talk at the MIT School of Design, which I never got to give, since we had to rush into recruitment activities. I wanted to give this post its moment in the sun.

This post is about my experiences as a design leader, building and growing a digital studio practice and learning important life lessons along the way

People who have known me for most of my career (and life) know that I am a nocturnal person. So a lot of eyebrows were raised, when I told people that I have been following a morning routine. This is how it went down.

Leadership has traditionally been perceived for the extroverts, but I here document my take on how it can be changed to be more inclusive.

In a pre-pandemic time, I understand Feb-Apr is when leaders seek upward feedback in most orgs. In a bid to shake things up, I sent upward feedback survey requests in the only format I knew - creative writing.