Hi! I am Priyanka.

I’m a design researcher and strategist who helps teams turn complexity into clarity.

My work sits at the intersection of design research, strategy, and futures thinking. I use human-centered and participatory methods to understand people, systems, behaviors, and emerging contexts, and translate those insights into frameworks, narratives, and strategic directions that teams can act on.

At Honda Research Institute’s 99P Labs, I’ve explored Human-AI interaction, future learning environments, and workplace strategy. I developed design guidelines for social AI in schools, created a pedagogical framework for future-of-learning concepts, and synthesized research into practical considerations for educators, students, researchers, policymakers, and leadership teams.

I’ve facilitated 50+ co-design and stakeholder sessions with 450+ participants, including global collaborations across Honda’s EU, Japan, and the US offices. In these projects, I’ve helped partners align around complex systems, clarify value flows and dependencies, and shape strategic narratives for future investment.

My graduate work at The Ohio State University focused on participatory-speculative design for inclusive and safe public spaces. Through sessions with 61 participants, I developed a spatio-temporal socio-technical framework for understanding how people perceive safety in public environments, and advocated for its use in shaping more inclusive interventions within the University District community of Columbus, Ohio.

I like the messy middle and making sense of ambiguity, building shared understanding, and helping cross-functional teams move from insight to action. I’m especially excited by work across AEC, technology, Human-AI interaction, workplace futures, and future-facing experiences.

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Experiences

Honda Research Institute / 99P Labs
Design Researcher (July 2025 – Present)
Research Associate (Jan 2024 – June 2025)

The Ohio State University Department of Design
Graduate Teaching Associate (Aug 2022 – May 2025)

Neighborhood Design Center (Non-Profit)
Urban Design Intern (May 2023 – July 2023)

Intrigue Design
Architecture Intern (June 2019 – Nov 2019)