Ashwini Deshpande

Ashwini Deshpande on the cover of IMPACT Weekly Magazine

We have always followed equalopportunity equalpay principles. Not just for our core competencies of design or strategy, but also for most other functions including finance administration talentmanagement and businessdevelopment .
It is no surprise to find Ashwini on the cover of IMPACT Weekly Magazine talking about tokenism and how to avoid that trap.

Ashwini Deshpande will be leading the prestigious design jury at the upcoming ADFEST (Official)

#designleadership is neither a coincidence nor a default.
Our teams work relentlessly to stay ahead of the curve to be able to imagine the best future. That also gives us outstanding opportunities such as this one where Ashwini Deshpande will be leading the prestigious design jury at the upcoming ADFEST (Official).
ADFEST2024 is open for delegate registrations and Networking Passes! See the link in comments, register & say HI! hashtag#HumanIntelligence hashtag#HI

Ashwini Deshpande talks to Vinayak Pachalag of Think Bank Live

As a pioneering design consultancy in India, it has always been our endeavour to spread awareness about hashtag#design.
As part of the curtain raiser of Design Education Festival organised by the Pune chapter of Association of Designers of India, Ashwini Deshpande talks to Vinayak Pachalag of Think Bank Live about good design, design education & design in India.

Ashwini Deshpande in the Top Most Influential Women in 2023 was celebrated by IMPACT,

Ashwini Deshpande is a guiding force for many of us here at Elephant. For the 8th year in a row, this is her leading the design community from the front lines. Her consistent presence in the Top Most Influential Women in 2023 was celebrated by IMPACT, an event by exchange4media that is now witnessing its eleventh edition. Her commitment to pushing design boundaries leaves an indelible mark, inspiring us all. As we applaud this milestone, let's reflect on the power of creativity, resilience, and meaningful leadership. Here's to Ashwini, shaping not only the way we think about design, but also inspiring a legacy of positive impact!

An active learning workshop by Ashwini Deshpande TiE Women program

If not user-centred, a #startup with original idea, brilliant technology and adequate funding may fail. This is where #DesignThinking can help.
As a TiE Pune Charter Member, Ashwini Deshpande is happy to share some thoughts, tools & examples with TiE finalists of TiEWomen Global competition

Know more about TiE Women program - http://women.tie.org/

Ashwini Deshpande discusses the impending Twitter rebranding Storyboard18

Any large change deserves an announcement. Some brands do it through #rebranding. But before we ask how much of change is too much, we need to ask why. And we may ask that many times over.
Ashwini Deshpande discusses the impending Twitter rebranding with Priyanka Nair & Saumya Tewari of Storyboard18

Read here: https://lnkd.in/d_hfqdM7

Ashwini surfs the tide of opinion in her latest piece for Storyboard18

The announcement of Sequoia India & Southeast Asia morphing into the shiny new "Peak XV Partners" has obviously made waves. Ashwini surfs the tide of opinion in her latest piece for Storyboard18 , where she deconstructs the name - along with the identity, and their renewed sense of purpose. You can go through the complete story and instead of concluding with Shakespeare, we present Mark Twain instead for his aptness: "Names are not always what they seem. The common Welsh name BZJXXLLWCP is pronounced Jackson".

Happy reading! 

https://www.storyboard18.com/quantum-brief/is-it-peak-fifteen-or-peak-xv-decoding-sequoia-capitals-rebranding-and-the-new-very-purple-infinity-logo-8931.htm

Ashwini talked to Ramu Ramanathan of WhatPackaging by PrintWeek India on her observations & learnings.

The most sustainable packaging will be “no packaging”
interpack, the largest international packaging fair for food, beverages, pharmaceutics, cosmetics and non-foods took place at Dusseldorf after six long years and the focus was on #sustainability & #connected packaging. As we work on many #packagingdesign projects at Elephant Strategy + Design, it was a great exposure for us to see where the industry is heading and if there is hope, after all.

Ashwini talked to Ramu Ramanathan of WhatPackaging by PrintWeek India on her observations & learnings.
Link of the conversation - https://www.whatpackaging.co.in/features/ashwini-deshpande-the-most-sustainable-packaging-will-be-%E2%80%9Cno-packaging%E2%80%9D-57218

Ashwini Deshpande as jury for The Usha Awards

“Please put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others”

This is the right advice when you are on a flight.
But in life, I don’t believe you have to wait for that perfect condition or moment to give a hand to the others. We can all rise together and raise together.

Thank you for initiating this much needed push for the young creatives.
#IndianCreativeWomen
Kyoorius Creative Awards

This jury is going to be very special.
#UshaAwards

Ashwini Deshpande in conversation with Kashmeera Sambamurthy of Storyboard18

Ashwini Deshpande will lead the Craft Drum Jury this year

Golden Drum International Festival of Creativity presents the most visible crossroads of creative, marketing and advertising in Europe.
Ashwini Deshpande will lead the Craft Drum Jury this year and will also speak at the conference at Portoroz on the Slovenian coast later this year

Elephant at Pune Design Festival 2023

Knowledge and creativity are essential for both: personal and collective growth in the world of design. But how do we go about acquiring those? At Elephant, collaboration and resource-sharing are the pillars of our functioning - and we believe them to be the best catalysts for consistent evolution.

This also happens to be the central premise for the Pune Design Festival. Several members of the team attended the 17th Edition - whose ecstatic faces you can see - and actively engaged with the sessions, workshops, panel discussions and more. Our future-focused approach also found common ground with PDF's theme for 2023: a futurist agenda for design in the next 25 years for India and the world. 

Watching the design community come together as one to network, exchange ideas, celebrate creativity and discuss innovative methods of problem-solving was a sight to behold. We look forward to keeping this creative momentum going within our community, as well other fora and festivals aimed at the finer intersections of creativity and design!