hi! i'm aabha, a design researcher & strategist, designing for systems of meaning, connection and trust, to activate positive-sum impact for people and communities.

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Roles I'm Looking For

Design Researcher
Design Strategist
Service Designer
UX Designer

Skills

Qualitative & Design Research
Insights & UX Strategy
Innovation Roadmap and Strategy
Stakeholder Facilitation
Experience & Product Strategy

Domain Expertise

Design & Business Consulting
Emerging Tech & Behavior
Internal Processes and Culture Tools
Community Engagement Tools

Aabha Kale · 2026

Impact Created

$2.2M

ARR contribution, DataNimbus UX strategy

$100K

Raised in funding, DLN / GANAS program

45+

Actionable insights across 150+ findings

90+

Research conversations, lived experience

10+

Service journeys untangled

Selected Work

A cross-section of design research,
strategy and systems work.

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Shipped
Designing Decision-Making Systems

Designing Decision-Making Systems

To Reduce Cycles From Hours to Minutes

User ResearchBehavioural DesignService Design
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Shipped
Designing Health-Centered Habits

Designing Health-Centered Habits

For 2x Product Adoption With User Goals

User ResearchBehavioural DesignUser Experience
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Implemented
Program Design To Empower Technologists

Program Design To Empower Technologists

Securing $100K In Funding

Design ResearchDesign StrategyService Design
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Strategy Handed-Off
Activating Higher Productivity In Remote Work

Activating Higher Productivity In Remote Work

For 2x For Organizational Performance

Design ResearchDesign StrategyBehavioural Design
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Working With Me

From Clients & Teammates

"

The best thing about Aabha is, when she faces a challenge, she doesn't back down — she dives in, which makes her one of the most reliable teammates you will have. She is meticulous in her ability to organize workspaces, exhaustive in her research and precise in her skill when communicating through content.

Sai Allena
Sai AllenaTeammate, Rotman Design Challenge
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Aabha's approach to design springs from her personal thirst for learning, which manifests itself into effective visual communication. Her research work for projects has always been above par. Her commitment to quality and perfection has been the cornerstone to her success.

Ambika Johri
Ambika JohriManager, Design Leader
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It is one thing to be able to dive deep into design strategy and another to be able to explain it cross-functionally. Aabha can do both. She also showcased in-depth knowledge about business strategy that was imperative to the team's progress.

Grace Parks Hall
Grace Parks HallColleague, Service Designer
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I was very impressed with her ability to think deeply about the user experience and how customers interact with the interface. She was then able to translate that research into great designs and iterate on those based on feedback from the team and real customers.

Rehman Merali
Rehman MeraliStakeholder, Chief Technology Officer
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Aabha played a big role in synthesizing research into clear, actionable insights that became guiding principles for how we designed the system. She was always intentional about tying design decisions back to what we heard directly from users.

Rajasi Gera
Rajasi GeraCo-Designer, Product Designer
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I have seen her consistently bridge the gap between complex engineering requirements and intuitive user experiences. As a UX Engineer, Aabha brings a rare combination of deep-dive research and rapid execution. Her detailed user journeys and market analysis have significantly improved our product-market fit...By embedding herself in the customer's environment, she was able to identify pain points that others missed.

Jerry Reghunadh
Jerry ReghunadhManager, Senior Director of Engineering

Design Beliefs

How I Think
About Design

These are some of my design beliefs informed by lived experiences, strongly held but open to change. Generate a belief to start a conversation!

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A simple framework almost always provides more ways to build insights.

Unless it is being used for a very specific use case or domain.

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Playground

Beyond
Work

01

Travel like a tourist, navigate like a native

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02

Embedded finance as empowering everyday infrastructures

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03

Beyond Fast Food For A New Culinary Model

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Latest Writing

Latest Writing

We're Optimizing Out the Learner from Our Brains

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Plant

Plants Observation

Tulip Turnout In Texas

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Music

Planet
Money

Podcast · Economic · Culture · Business

What I'm Listening To

The Invention Invention

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Book

What I'm Reading

Hum by Helen Phillips

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Connect

From Insight To
Systems To Impact

Designing strategies for human systems with research, curiosity, and one-too-many sticky notes. Let's connect and create together!

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Available for full-time roles & freelance projects