VCedia: Decolonial Design Thinking with Aishwarya Vardhana VCedia: Venture Capital l Entrepreneurship | Ecosystems

Today I’m so excited to talk with Aishwarya Vardhana.

Aishwarya is a product designer, visual artist, and writer interested in developing and practicing decolonial design thinking. Aishwarya published an incredible article on the Decolonial Design Thinking framework she is developing. Today, we discuss her experience with design, Decolonial Design Thinking, expanding what it means to be a designer (hint: It’s you!), and more. This is an awesome and ongoing conversation. If you’re energized by what you hear today and want to get involved, be especially sure to check out the episode description to learn how you can connect with Aishwarya on the topics discussed today.

Now let’s get started.



Episode Mentions:



Decolonial Design Thinking



Asks, Challenges, and Goals:



1. My primary goal is for my design practice to be done in community with others. Anyone who is listening, if this effort interests you and you want to be involved, email me at avardhana42@gmail.com or DM me on IG @shweeze.

2. If anyone listening has experience founding a design studio or a nonprofit, please reach out.

3. Follow me on IG @shweeze to stay tapped into the movement.



VCedia and Host Info/Promos:



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Music



Intro/Outro - Instafunk - Premium Beats

Intermission - hard animal crossing type beat by vanity - https://soundcloud.com/11182018