I worked with Ajay for design-led research for an untapped consumer segment: senior citizens. It would have been easy to pander to the usual biases in this study, but Ajay and his team were able to uncover a lot of hidden behaviour and deliver actionable insights for us. I found his ability to draw from his rich past experience across industries for this project really commendable. I would highly recommend Ajay as an expert in design and innovation.
– Ayush Agrawal, Founder, Seniority Pvt. Ltd.
Ajay has been an integral partner for me in bringing to KPMG HR a design-centered approach to the Human Resources function. Ajay has been with us through this journey for about 3 years first training all the HR Team members on design thinking, mentoring them on action projects to ensuring they can implement the concepts on their projects. The re-inventing performance management project resulted in the conceptualization of “OPEN performance” an approach that was centered around growth mindset. The learnings and insights from design thinking were actively used by the teams whilst refreshing our Learning, Reward & Recognition programs, and responding to how we manage a distributed-hybrid workforce. Ajay is a deep expert in Design Thinking but what’s most refreshing is that he is a true Consultant who partners with stakeholders to envision the art of the possible and helps create lasting yet impactful change
– Unmesh Pawar, CHRO, KPMG in India
Ajay is a great design expert and we at L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering had an amazing experience of designing Human centered initiatives for our employees with Ajay’s help. Right form enabling the HR team with design ideas to creating sustainable initiatives; Ajay has walked the journey along with us. we wish him great success in his future en-devours.
– Dr. Afsha Dokadia, Head Learning and Development, L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering
Ajay has mentored our students and is a passionate professional. His workshops leave the participants with great insights. His knowledge and ability to transfer the same with passion sets him apart as a professional. He is ethical, focused and excellent at his job.
– Dr. Kalika Bansal – Professor, NMIMS University
Ajay is a great trainer and coach. with his story telling you don’t feel you are attending a training session but feels like a very well Integrated content relevant to your needs. An avid Design Thinking Practitioner, he brings in all the elements of the subject into practice!
– Kriti Palni Surya, EA to CEO, Raychem (RPG)
When you combine the art of storytelling with your passion, you get a masterpiece! That’s Ajay for you. Ajay has been instrumental in introducing Design Thinking to me. Needless to say, he has an authority on the subject and this is very evident in the way he coaches so many of his followers in this journey to become DT enabled. He has the art of letting you know – what will and what won’t work. He is a great asset to the industry and I wish him very well.
– Vineet Nagpal, Executive Vice President, Intertrust Group.
I have been Ajay’s client and have observed his work at close quarters while he was heading the Design Thinking practice at KPMG. Besides being an Expert trainer, Ajay is extremely good at starting up a Creative thinking process and in getting a Design team to work together to produce great work. Finally, in the area of Creative work, it is the team leader who gets the team to really give its best. Ajay does a great Job in this respect. He is also very easy to work with.
– Ashish Puntambekar, Strategic Planner, Reliance Industries Limited