Design Leadership, User Researcher, Baking, Travel | Sr Director, Oracle Design | x Head of Design Sixt | x Makemytrip, 24/7 | 3x Founder | MIT-Sloan, NID
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24 Aug 2020
Who says user research is qualitative?
#UserExperience #prodmgmt #uxdesign
uxdesign.cc/to-ask-or-to-obs…
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Ripul Kumar retweeted
4 Jul 2023
Had a wonderful time at the Shell ✖️ @DesignUpConf event recently. Nice conversations on rise of design in India, innovation at Shell & growing design teams that collaborate globally!
Short thread with #sketchnotes & reflections. 👇
ALT Collage of 3 sketchnotes and several photos from the Shell event.
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Ripul Kumar retweeted
10 Jan 2023
Clink, clink🥂Thanks for making it to the DesignUp New Year Brunch! There was eating, talking, laughing, more eating - whew! What a way to kick off the new year with the #DesignUp fam🧡
Stay tuned for many more meet-ups in 2023. Let's keep the new year momentum going🚀
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Ripul Kumar retweeted
1 Jan 2023
A very Happy New Year🎉to all our DesignUp attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers over the years!
It was a fantastic year for all of us, especially since we reloaded the in-person DesignUp Conference after so long! We look forward to seeing more of you all in 2023💙
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Ripul Kumar retweeted
14 Nov 2022
Today, 6 years ago, we launched the first @DesignUpConf on the top floor of a startup accelerator space in BLR.
It was relatively small (230 people jam packed), got pretty warm as the day progressed. And in midst of it all, Nakul read our minds with uncanny precision...
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Ripul Kumar retweeted
21 Sep 2022
Overall, it was such a delight to be back to organizing in-person conferences! I genuinely missed all the hugs, excitement & the feeling of being part of something bigger.
Always grateful to play a tiny role in making @DesignUpConf happen with these wonderful volunteers!
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Ripul Kumar retweeted
7 Sep 2022
10 days to go for @DesignUpConf and we've been busy reloading the energy, the excitement and the event 🌟
Some notes (a mini-thread) as we get ready to reload and hit runtime...
ALT some volunteers of the designup core team at sheraton grand in north bangalore
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Ripul Kumar retweeted
21 Aug 2022
If you haven’t got your seat at 2022.DesignUp.io yet, you should. It gets more promising every day. Lightning talks get closed this week, unconference sessions get a better form, more talks to be added this week. Be there. Register now.
21 Aug 2022
Had such a great time with our Pre-Conf MeetUp!
The event was small, few Senior Designers, Leaders & Founders met up with @joulee @dburka over lunch to talk about the Design community in India, rapidly evolving/maturing design-in-tech landscape, what makes India unique, and...
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Ripul Kumar retweeted
8 Aug 2022
Here's a reminder to brighten up your Monday✨
DesignUp'22 is happening in Bangalore on Sep 17-18 and registrations are OPEN
Grab your passes before they're gone👉 2022.designup.io
Super Early Bird Passes - SOLD OUT🚨
Early Bird Passes - Selling out fast..⚡️
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Ripul Kumar retweeted
5 Aug 2022
🚨 #DesignUp2022 passes are unlocking at ⏰3PM (IST) today
Only 2 hours to go!
👉 2022.designup.io
Set your reminders⏰, and get ready to grab your Super Early Bird and Early Bird passes before they sell out!
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Ripul Kumar retweeted
17 Jul 2022
Save the date. It's time for a reload🔁
After 3 wild years, DesignUp is back in Bangalore on 17-18 Sep - exactly 2 months to the date!
This time, we're reloading everything you love about DesignUp. So stay tuned, RT, and follow this link for more
👉bit.ly/3o9eXkT
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Ripul Kumar retweeted
19 Jul 2022
End of an era! Apple Ends Consulting Agreement With Jony Ive, Its Former Design Leader nytimes.com/2022/07/12/techn…
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1 Jul 2022
Una paloma blanca
I'm just a bird in the sky
Over the mountains I fly
No one can take my freedom away
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23 Jun 2022
Users fall off the funnel between organizational boundaries and fiercely fought fiefdoms.
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Ripul Kumar retweeted
17 May 2022
Oh yes - have seen that 👏 it also features Sankey Charts from @DesignUpConf Deconstruct Report by the talented @rasagy with contributions from you, @dburka @ripul and many others...
Plugging the full report here > designup.io/deconstruct/
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7 Mar 2022
Three types of companies:
1. Great people build amazing products
2. Customers are gods
3. Deliverables yesterday
Which one do you work at?
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Ripul Kumar retweeted
3 Mar 2022
Early in my career, a mentor broke down the different kinds of PMs for me. I had no idea that there were different kinds. One’s not better than another, but playing to your strengths interests can help you land the role you want.
What kind of PM are / do you want to be?
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Ripul Kumar retweeted
3 Mar 2022
Also, PM who actually is a program manager. Is more concerned about when than why or what.
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