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Sanmitra Chitte

Co-Founder

India19 yrs 5 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 24+ years of experience in design and innovation.
  • Founder of Global Goals Jam in India.
  • Former President of Association of Designers of India.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Design and Innovation Strategist with a focus on Education and Sustainability.

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Skills

Core Skills

Design ThinkingService Design

Other Skills

Adobe PhotoshopAdvertisingArt DirectionBannersBook CoversBrochuresBusiness InnovationBusiness StrategyConcept DevelopmentConsumer InsightsCorporate BrandingCorporate IdentityCreative DirectionCreative StrategyDesign Education

About

Sanmitra is an Optimistic Futuristic Design thinker and believes that design is the differentiator for any product/ service/ institution under the sun. She is a Polymath. She has an experience of 24+ years in Design, Design thinking, Innovation Capacity Building, Business creation and Design Management. Now moved to academics, Sanmitra has also set up her own design studio in partnership, working in Graphic Design, branding and Exhibition space before joining Strategic Design Management in National Institute of Design. She is an excellent calligrapher & has participated in India Art Fair & India Design ID. She has curated Art Shows and has participated as well. She has diverse education and believes in multidisciplinary education as a base for holistic knowledge. Her education ranges from Pharmacy, Animation, Graphic Design, Design Management, Innovation capacity building and Service Design and is an IIM research scholar. She is a trained ZMET (Zaltman's Metaphor Elicitation Technique) Interviewer and Analyzer. She believes Design Management is the next best Education in Management sector, looking at the fact that Design is now becoming the core of future technologies. She clearly defines Design Management as Design Facilitation. She has conducted more than 100 Design Management conversations on Instagram. She believes in giving back to the society. Hence is engaged in a few voluntary positions.  She has been the founding Dean, School of Business, World University of Design. She has been the President, Association of Designers of India, Delhi Chapter for 2 terms. www. https://www.adi.org.in elected for a second term. She is an AIM mentor, https://www.aim.gov.in She is the member of National Committee of Design at CII. https://www.cii.in She currently holds talks with people from Design Strategy, Design Management, Sustainability and Innovation on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sanmitra_chitte https://www.instagram.com/artimnas #designer, #educator within an #analyst, #Innovative thinker, #Innovation enabler, Design Leader, Designer #empathy, #Womanleader #breakingceilings #mom #conversationalist #womenempoweringwomen You can connect on calendly.com/sanmitrachitte

Experience

Satrasheysath

Ma (Japanese) کے درمیان Darmiyan Pause that gives Rhythm meaning

Nov 2025Present · 4 mos · Goa, India

Confederation of indian industry

Member, CII National Design Committee

Jul 2020Present · 5 yrs 8 mos · India

Atal innovation mission

Mentor of Change

Mar 2020Dec 2023 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Sonipat, Haryana

  • It is a voluntary position. Looking forward to contribute best possible. I will be mentoring 2 schools for Innovation Capacity Building.
Problem Solving

World university of design

4 roles

Professor Global Engagements

Nov 2019Nov 2025 · 6 yrs

  • Liason-Network-Support HEI Agreements & Mobility for WUD.
Problem Solving

Convenor - Global Goals Jam -India

Jun 2017Present · 8 yrs 9 mos

  • I am also the convener of the Global Goals Jam every year at its India Chapter happening at World University of Design.
  • World University of Design organises a JAM every year with one of the SDG's (UNDP's Sustainable Development Goals) as focus. It's a Service Design Jam that has participants using Design thinking methodologies to work on their ideas and take them to the project proposal (Pitch) stage!
  • This time, #WUD has selected #SDG12 - Responsible Consumption & production, with special focus on #eWaste!
  • Any and everyone with ideas how to tackle e-Waste, reduce/ reuse/ recycle it are welcome. Ideas can be in the form of a design/ product/ communication/ technology / or ideology. These ideas are taken, filtered, and the GGJ teams work on them to take them to the level of Idea pitch.
  • These Pitches are made to UNESCO, UNDP & Startup India at the same time! So if you think you have the ideas, you want to make a difference and learn how to do it, participate !! Great ideas are picked up at the UNDP level for implementation and scaling globally.
  • We are open to participation as 1. Participants, 2. Ideators 3. Mentors.
  • Apply at https://worlduniversityofdesign.ac.in/Global_Goals_Jam.html for this year's Global Goals Jam !
Problem SolvingDesign ThinkingService Design

Dean

Jun 2017Nov 2025 · 8 yrs 5 mos

Dean

Jun 2017Nov 2025 · 8 yrs 5 mos

Problem Solving

Indi design

Design Innovation Strategist

Aug 2016Apr 2017 · 8 mos · Pune Area, India

  • 1. To handle POOL (Print), www.indipool.com, bring it to schedule.
  • 2. Curate Designs
  • 3. Publication Design
  • 4. User Experience Lead - Project Domain - BFSI
  • 5. POOL Awards - IBDSA - event handling
Problem Solving

Cognizant

3 roles

Innovation Consultant

Jun 2015Aug 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • 1. Innovation consultant and evangelist
  • 2. Build workshops to drive innovation in the organisation (BFS)
  • 3. Conduct the Innovation workshops
  • 4. Capability building for the Innovation team
  • 5. Client handling
  • 6. Account handling
  • 7. Conduct Design Thinking Workshops

Associate Projects

Jan 2013Aug 2016 · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Design thinking, Design Research, Visual Design, Interaction design

Design Research-Visual-Interaction design

Jan 2013Aug 2016 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Bmc software

Graphic Design - the Brand Experience Group

Nov 2011Nov 2012 · 1 yr · Pune Area, India

Tmrc

Insights executive

Dec 2009Sep 2011 · 1 yr 9 mos · Delhi

  • Here I worked as an Insights researcher. I also managed and handled research projects (ZMET) happening in India during my tenure in the company and given pitch presentations to VP level people from MNC's in India. Business Development was a simultaneous activity happening.

National institute of design

Student - Strategic Design Management

Jun 2008Nov 2009 · 1 yr 5 mos

Shri arts

Co Founder

Apr 2006Jun 2008 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Pune

  • As the co - founder and creative visualizer for all design related projects. it included print, graphics, animation and visual communication.

Education

Indian Institute of Management Kashipur

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD / FPM — Marketing Sustainability

Jan 2018Jul 2025

The University of Alabama

Certificate — Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Apr 2024Nov 2024

Plusacumen Novoed

Certificate — Systems Practice

Jan 2021Jan 2021

IxDF - The Interaction Design Foundation

Professional Education — Mobile User Experience Design

Jan 2016Jan 2016

University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Certificate — Design thinking

Jan 2015Jan 2015

IxDF - The Interaction Design Foundation

Design thinking

Jan 2014Jan 2015

National Institute of Design

PGDPD — Strategic design management

Jan 2008Jan 2010

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Certificate

Jan 2008Jan 2008

Dr.D.Y. Patil College of Applied arts and crafts

B.F.A. — Commercial Arts

Jan 2004Jan 2008

Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune

B.Journalism — Broadcast Media

Jan 2005Jan 2007

Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University

Dip.J — Print Journalism

Jan 2001Jan 2002

C-DAC

DACA — multimedia & graphics

Jan 2001Jan 2001

Bharati Vidyapeeth

D.Pharmacy — Pharmacy

Jan 1999Jan 2001

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