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Tanvi Jain

MA 2024
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I’m a service designer, innovator, and facilitator. I believe that innovation lies beyond the boundaries of the obvious. Thus, my practice is rooted in the art of asking insightful questions and facilitating deep thinking. I place diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI), alongside the quadruple bottom line—people, planet, profit, and purpose—at the heart of my process. I believe accessibility and sustainability shouldn’t be separate projects but woven into all actions we take, especially as designers. To achieve this, I work closely with communities and individuals, co-designing the realities they desire.


Over the last 7 years my practice has taken me across diverse industries, from the health and public sectors to the cutting edge of sustainable fashion, data analytics, AI/ML, and fintech. I’ve collaborated with startups and NGOs building meaningful narratives in different settings. I came to the RCA to further substantiate my systems thinking mindset and integrate it with futures thinking and was provided with all the resources necessary to realize my goals.


Across my projects—whether reimagining the future of reoffending with the Ministry of Justice, confronting misinformation in the age of AI with BBC, or aligning work with women’s hormonal health for my final project, Ta-Da!—I have consistently integrated systems thinking with futures thinking, designing mindfully for a rapidly changing world. These initiatives reflect my belief that true innovation comes from understanding core human needs and co-designing solutions that anticipate current and future challenges.


My experience at the Royal College of Art has helped me hone many skills, but most of all, it has helped me develop a new way of thinking. I have learned to quickly adapt to diverse contexts and embrace the process of unlearning and relearning, striving to bring a fresh perspective to every project I undertake. Here, I have evolved my practice to become a more engaging storyteller, a more confident facilitator, a more critical researcher and all in all, a more holistic designer. I aspire to continue applying these skills while working towards a more equitable and delightful world for all, leveraging service design to enact positive change at the grassroots level.


Get in touch with me if you’d like to co-create a future that’s inclusive, sustainable, and joyful.

Final Project

For too long, too many women have pushed through too much pain to adjust to a work schedule that is at odds with their biological and social reality. Women function on a 21-35 day hormonal cycle (unlike men, who have a 24-hour body clock) and they excel in different areas at each stage. The current 9-to-5 does not account for such variables, and requires women to show up consistently, in exactly the same way, everyday. Moreover, additional socio-cultural factors imposed on women mean they are more susceptible to stress and burnout at work, and also less likely to accept that they need time off. We believe life should be fairer and easier, and wielding the hormonal cycle to make work equitable is one way to do it. As traditional work structures evolve, now is the perfect time to instill workplace equity. By aligning work with their bodies, we aim to help women succeed without compromising their well-being. 


Disclaimer: Our research was focused on menstruating cisgender women, and we use the term ‘woman/women’ for ease of dialog. We recognise that not all women menstruate (or have regular cycles), and not all menstruators identify as women. Our solution ultimately aims to embrace and help everyone who feels seen and validated by it. 

WIP project 2022

FINAL PROJECT PROPOSAL