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Crafting experiences through thoughtful design

Ask. Listen.
Involve.
Deliver.

Hello! I care deeply about making healthcare and wellness less daunting, accessible and more importantly, humane. Hit me up if you do too.

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Manju Catherine Pothen
About me

A stickler for all things well designed.

15+
Years of experience
10+
Partners & Organizations
Experiences crafted

Good, intuitive design shouldn’t be optional — it's non-negotiable. I approach complexity with curiosity, and my success working with people and systems comes from a deep ability to observe, listen, and understand needs. If design doesn't make sense to everyone involved, there's still work to be done.

With over 15 years spanning design leadership, strategy & research along with service and experience design, and product development — across corporate and commissioned work in both public and private sectors — my work has been primarily rooted in healthcare and well-being.

Organisations I've worked with
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My craft

Work & experiences

Heading an innovation lab in a public health NGO
Design Leadership
Heading an innovation lab in a public health NGO
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A scalable model to help manage diabetes and hypertension for the urban underserved
Design Strategy | Service Design
A scalable model to help manage diabetes and hypertension for the urban underserved
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Doables- a trusted neighbourhood service platform
Design Strategy | Service Design | Product Development
Doables- a trusted neighbourhood service platform
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Infant warmerSleep solution
Product development
Healthcare Design & Research
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What I do

Areas of expertise

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Creative Leadership and consulting
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Building creative teams and leading exceptional outcomes. I consult on projects to help drive them forward, efficiently and thereby improving business impact. I enjoy mentoring other designers and help them grow in their craft.

02
Design Strategy & Research
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Connecting business goals to human needs. I define design direction through evidence — grounded in deep observation, listening, and solve problems inclusively.

03
Fixing systems designed to care
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Understanding the nuanced needs of patients, carers, and clinicians in order to build efficient systems that can improve hospital, clinic and wellness experiences.

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Service Design
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Looking at the whole picture behind a service. From front-end experience to back-end operations, I map, design, and prototype better end-to-end services that delight both producers and consumers.

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Product Design and Development
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From concept to launched product. I navigate the full arc of product development — balancing user needs, usability, business constraints, considering real-world execution.

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Experience Design
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Thriving on creative challenges and building lasting relationships. I bring curiosity, craft, and warmth to every project and collaboration.

Get in touch

Let's build something that truly matters.

Whether you're looking for a design strategist, a collaborator on a complex challenge, or a fresh perspective — I'd love to hear from you.

Available forConsulting · Collaboration · Part-time