Itika Gupta Email & Phone Number

Amsterdam, Nh, Nl

Ranstad, Netherlands

Studio Carbon is an award-winning global design agency working at the intersection of technology, systems-thinking, and storytelling to design solutions for a better and harmonious future.We are a full-service design firm with integrated design expertise across industrial design, communication design, UI.X design and systems design. Our multi-disciplinary team and a unique approach of "evolutionary design" helps us navigate present day complexities and design solutions that are novel, holistic and scalable. Studio Carbon's design powerhouse has helped over 150 startups, corporations and governments globally to realize their visions for a better future, through design.

Netherlands

Dungse Labs is reinventing an age-old building material of cow dung, into high-quality sustainable products that enhance life on earth. Dungse Labs has pioneered the technology of building high-quality bio-based composite materials using surplus cow dung produced by dairy industries globally. We amplify the intrinsic properties of cow dung including anti-microbial, light-weight, and water-repulsion for unique material needs. Using precise production techniques and a deep understanding of cow dung, we have perfected the science of building biodegradable composites that can replace virgin wood, particle boards, and plastic. Dungse Labs is a @Studio Carbon venture.

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Global

OpenIDEO is IDEO’s open innovation practice. We believe that today’s complex challenges require more collaborative networks that better nurture innovation, share knowledge and coordinate action. We leverage IDEO’s design thinking methodology to help diverse stakeholders innovate effectively and collaborate more to address pressing societal issues.

Global

Global Fellows are a cohort of dedicated OpenIDEO community designers who leverage their human-centered design expertise to catalyze innovators in scaling their solutions. Global Fellows embed for one year with the OpenIDEO team to co-create and implement program strategies to guide innovators through the design thinking process while equipping them with resources such as funding and mentorship to deepen the long-term impact of their solutions.

Business Development - Dealer/ Partner Development: Designed and executed a scale up strategy to take Daily Dump to 2 tier & 3 tier towns by doubling the number of Daily Dump dealers pan India.- Organizational Processes: Designed and implemented organizational processes for operations, technologies like CRM software to increase the efficiency of day to day running and operations team- Business Development: Built the organization and team leading to a 5x growth of the organization in 2 years. - Potter Development: Scaled up the production setup of the company from 1 potter in southern India to 6 new potters distributed pan India, including the North East, making home composters more accessible pan India.Product Development- Testing and launch of a new product: Led the testing and launch of the company’s much awaited large scale organic waste converter called the Aaga.Research- UCR Research and actionable: Conducted an extensive user centered research among urban households in India to understand the citizen’s perception of “whose responsibility it is to manage waste”. The research led to the design of a roadmap for Daily Dump with a vision to make “recycling at source & home composting” a norm in urban India.- Research on the urban dry waste problem: Worked on a research project to make dry waste collection an easy, efficient, and well-incentivized system for the citizens as well as Kabadiwalas called “Recycle Guru”.

Bengaluru Area, India

WASH for India is a bunch of social innovators developing audacious solutions for the Indian Sanitation Crisis. Our activities include resource generation, resource management and project management.As the Special Projects Manager, my key responsibilities were:1. Program Management: I lead the design and execution of a program called the Nirmal Gram Mela(A WASH Awareness and behavior change carnival)2. Organizational Set up: Setting up an identity for us in Bangalore (launching our program here, developing a local partnership and support base)3. Partnership: Identifying and reaching out to possible partners in Karnataka , and developing a collaboration plan for all the organizations that are willing to come onboard4. Research: I also designed and executed Human Centered Design Researches for our team that aim at understanding the needs and aspirations of our users better

Gurgaon, India

Apart from a few smaller design research projects that I did with the studio, by biggest and most fulfilling experience came from Co- Designing and Executing the project of the Nirmal Bharat Yatra.The Yatra was a two month long travelling carnival that trained people in better Water, Sanitation and Hygiene behavior. We did this carnival for our client WASH United.My role included:1. Fellowships and Volunteers Manager: I handled these two programs for the Yatra where my work started with conceptualizing these programs, carving our roles for people in them, seeding theprograms, and once the Indian and International fellows and volunteers arrived- overlooking and structuring their entire engagement with us.2. Mela Design: I assisted the Exhibition Design team on board for the Mela in conceptualizing the games and spaces for the Carnival based on game design theories.3. Project Management: I along with a small team of 2 people, managed the entire Carnival for 56 days. It included managing the 450 people on board as the crew; taking care of the setup, dismantling and running of the Carnival at each venue; and running the basic back end operations for the Program.

New Delhi Area, India

I worked for Ashoka as a part of my Experiential Learning Module at the Young India Fellowship ProgramThe focus of the research was to give a set of recommendations to our clients from the University that would make their Education model more inclusive and participatory. The recommendations ranged from Curriculum to Space Design and Experiential Design.We used multiple tools to do the research before we made any recommendations:1. Secondary research through books on Philosophy of Liberal Education, Research Papers on teach models etc2. Expert Interviews with some of the leading academic thinkers in India to understand their ideas3. Student Surveys designed and conducted in some leading schools of Delhi

Master Of Design, Industrial And Product Design

Business, Innovation And Entrepreneurship

The Stanford GSB Stanford Ignite is a 3-month intensive business program that expose participants to both, the fundamentals of business.

Young India Fellow, Science And Liberal Arts

1 of 57 young leaders from India selected on full scholarship ($16,000) in the founding class of a one-year, multidisciplinary program set.

Bachelor'S Of Technology, Electrical And Electronics Engineering, 7.9/10

- Vice President, Indian Society of Technical Education - Participant, Global Students Forum - Secretary, Cultural Festival.