May 18, 2022Happiness“Do what makes you happy” is life-advice I’d categorize as the risky kind. I’ll tell you why. …2 min read2 min read
May 13, 2021foodHeroes : A Social Web ProjectEnabling Food Sharing for Food Security in a Neighborhood — Food insecurity is a complex question. For most of us, the designers of this project, (it is important to acknowledge) food insecurity has never been a concern. In-access to food or not being able to afford it has not been a barrier to conduct our business as usual. Food insecurity…4 min read4 min read
May 12, 2021Future of Work: A Case For Wage InsurancePolicy Essay: Science-Based Policies to Reduce Inequality — Introduction: The case for wage insurance is relevant in the wake of automation’s impact on workers. In order to navigate the changing nature of work, and enable thriving international trade, wage insurance is an important instrument of public policy that aims to create a safety net mainly for high-tenure workers and…Future Of Work7 min readFuture Of Work7 min read
Dec 12, 2020Minimizing Dependency Periods On Unemployment Insurance Benefits, With A Focus On Re-skillingBefore the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country, the United States had the lowest recorded unemployment rate in the post-World War era. The percentage of the unemployed shot up for 3.8% in February to 13% in May and increased steadily towards 14% in April (Kochhar, 2020). …Public Policy9 min readPublic Policy9 min read
Nov 18, 2020Encouraging Engagement in Online LearningImproving Math Outcomes in Middle to High School Transition in State Board Schools in Urban India Contextualized within the Indian Education System and specifically from a largely urban problem context, improved engagement in online learning and its impact on learning secondary-school (grades 8–10) level mathematics is a good litmus test for studying the effectiveness of student engagement overall. Secondary School Examination results over the past few…E Learning8 min readE Learning8 min read
Oct 13, 2020Improving Adherence: Long-term Tuberculosis Treatment Among Migrant Workers in IndiaThis is a policy thought piece I wrote for my Behavioral Economics in Public Policy class this semester. I’m looking forward to any feedback on this essay as a part of my learning process! Tuberculosis (TB) has been a chronic public health concern in India for several years. India has…Policy10 min readPolicy10 min read
Published in Transition Design Seminar·May 11, 2020Socially Smart City — Designing Interventions and Pathways to ‘Homefulness’ in PittsburghTransition Design Seminar, Carnegie Mellon University a. Sánchez, Erica Dorn, Xuehui Zhang, and Sanika Sahasrabuddhe This post is the final installment of a four-part series about the complex systemic issue of homelessness, focus on Pittsburgh, PA. In this post, based on the assignment, we articulate a vision for the future…15 min read15 min read
Published in The Index Project Challenge·Apr 27, 2020Week 15 — What’s the YOMO StoryAs we write one of our final blogs of this roller coaster semester, it is time to collate our research into 7 minutes of a compelling story. Seven minutes in heaven? More like seven minutes in hell. But before all hell breaks loose, gathering our thoughts into a blog, will…4 min read4 min read
Published in The Index Project Challenge·Apr 12, 2020Week 13: Concept Testing and Rapid PrototypingThe last two weeks consisted of validating our design direction and we leveraged user inputs on varying fidelity of design ideas to drive refinement and validate our concepts. Setting up the problem space: In the exploratory phase, we defined our SDG as Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being. …4 min read4 min read
Published in The Index Project Challenge·Feb 25, 2020Week 7: Transitioning to the Generative PhaseThe Stakeholders of Menopausal Transitions As we wrapped out exploratory design phase, synthesised themes from expert interviews, the next task at hand was to zoom in on a specific target audience: Through our exploratory research, we identified the following opportunity areas and related stakeholders:3 min read3 min read
