Strategic Designer & Researcher

I work with tech-driven teams to shape products, services and experiences that are meaningful and future-proof.

Based in Berlin, Germany

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Anuja Kulkarni

Anuja

Kulkarni

I thrive in complexity, helping teams find clarity through insights and identifying opportunities. Above all, I love to create and the process of making sense of things.

I thrive in complexity, helping teams find clarity through insights and identifying opportunities. Above all, I love to create and the process of making sense of things.

I care about how ideas take shape and drive alignment.

My skills in Communication Design and Facilitation help me support collective decision-making and value creation.

I care about how ideas take shape and drive alignment.

My skills in Communication Design and Facilitation help me support collective decision-making and value creation.

Curiosity drives me and I enjoy digging into how change happens. Lately, this has meant exploring strategic foresight and the future of AI experiences.

Curiosity drives me and I enjoy digging into how change happens. Lately, this has meant exploring strategic foresight and the future of AI experiences.

Intentionally curious

Here are some of my select explorations.

Intentionally curious

Here are some of my select explorations.

Living with Smokey

Balancing Perfectionism with Creativity

Digital Art

Most recent digital illustrations

Stakeboarding in India

Zine - Skateboarding in India

Data as an ExperienceLabel

Case paper on how data visualization is moving beyond charts, becoming immersive narratives and tangible experiences.

Living with Smokey

Balancing Perfectionism with Creativity

Digital Art

Most recent digital illustrations

Stakeboarding in India

Zine - Skateboarding in India

Data as an ExperienceLabel

Case paper on how data visualization is moving beyond charts, becoming immersive narratives and tangible experiences.

Living with Smokey

Balancing Perfectionism with Creativity

Digital Art

Most recent digital illustrations

Stakeboarding in India

Zine - Skateboarding in India

Data as an ExperienceLabel

Case paper on how data visualization is moving beyond charts, becoming immersive narratives and tangible experiences.

Hear what my

peers have to say

Hear what my peers have to say

  • Anuja is hardworking, diligent, and committed to positively impacting her projects and her team. I had the chance to manage her during her internship innovation and digital transformation at Siemens Healthineers. She is a self-starter and someone who asks great questions. She was inquisitive from day one, and quickly demonstrated her design skills.


    She “leans in” to her work and to learning opportunities. We threw a lot of different topics and tasks her way, often about domains or topics that were new to her. She consistently created structure and clear results and knew when to ask for help. I always felt confident that I could leave things in her hands, and that she’d move projects forward. Simply put: she gets things done.

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    Bradley Waters

    Innovation Manager at Siemens Healthineers

  • Anuja is one of the most creative and sharp-witted coworkers I have ever worked with. She possesses the unique ability to approach challenges from entirely new perspectives and consistently identifies the root of a problem through insightful, critical questioning. Additionally, she is highly proactive and has taken the lead on several product development initiatives. She is truly exceptional.

    Vast forest landscape under a soft, cloudy sky.

    Ashish Konkankar

    Strategic Designer at Siemens Healthineers

  • As a Product Designer in my team, she seamlessly juggled between product design and research activities. I was particularly impressed with her enthusiasm to take up any activity that comes her way and ensure that she does it really well.


    She proved her interest in design research by going out of her way to make connections with various SMEs, Product Owners, and designers. She also delivered effective knowledge-sharing sessions on her novel research topic around augmented analytics and design. Any organization would be lucky to have Anuja, and I can’t wait to see where the future takes her.

    Vast forest landscape under a soft, cloudy sky.

    Mehul Thakkar

    UX Strategist at Oracle

  • I’ve had the chance to work side by side with Anuja on several group projects during our master’s in Strategic Design at Politecnico di Milano, and she’s honestly one of the most reliable, creative, and sharp teammates I’ve ever had.


    She’s got this amazing ability to bring ideas to life visually (her slides are always on point) and she manages time and teamwork like a pro. She’s super articulate, ambitious, and just really great to work with.

    Vast forest landscape under a soft, cloudy sky.

    Halima Khalifa

    Business development Specialist at Calibre Careers