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Talks

  • May 13, 2014. Q&A with Himanshu Bharadwaj. Workspiration. Minsk, Belarus.

  • Sept 15, 2017. Increasing Productivity & Creativity through Meditation. Toptal event at WeWork, NY.

  • August 18, 2018, Design Thinking for Innovation. Toptal Event. North Haven, CT.

  • Dec 22, 2018. Design Thinking for Innovation. Digital CT Meetup. North Haven, CT.

  • Jan 13. 2019. Music and Dance from a Yogic Perspective. Yoga and Meditation CT Meetup. Your Community Yoga Center, Hamden, CT.

  • April 4, 2019. Finding Joy. Thyme & Season, Hamden CT.

  • May 26, 2019. Building confidence to be a better communicator. Digital CT Meetup, Hamden, CT.

  • Sept 24, 2020. Bye-Bye Stress. Thyme & Season, Hamden CT.

  • April 7, 2021. Design and Innovation. National Cognitive Science Conference, San Diego, CA

  • Sept 2, 2021. IveBenThinking. Podcast interview on joyful design. Listen to Apple Podcast, Spotify and others.

  • Oct 14, 2021. How to get good sleep. Thyme & Season, Hamden, CT.

  • Oct 16, 2021. How to get good sleep. The Free Thinkers Institute. New York, NY.

  • Feb 23, 2022. Finding creative expression in Design Systems. TopTalks. Toptal. Global online event.

  • March 25, April 8, 15, and 22, 2023. Design and communication. Three simulcast lectures at four BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, Goa, India, and Dubai, UAE campuses.

" When I came to the United States, it was like a giant casino because everybody was playing to win."

The X-Interviews | The Art of Storytelling, Himanshu Bharadwaj on Joyfulness and Storytelling

Writing

Influence

SAGE Publishing

Editorial Board Member
New Media & Society Journal. Published by Sage Journals. ISSN: 1461-4448 (print); 1461-7315 (web). 2018 Impact Factor: 3.121. 2018 Ranking: 4/86 in Communication. 2015 - 2019. Reviewer 2007-2019,

Immigration Voice

Board Of Directors
Built the organization from the ground up with the core team. Mobilized over 250,000 high skilled workers across the nation to support the organization. Helped raise over 1M in funding from contributions. Work closely with The White House, House & Senate offices to push for key legislative and administrative changes needed to alleviate severe quality of life issues and increase American jobs. 2006 - Present.

The Drum

Judge
Honored to be judging the 2023 The Drum Awards Design Category. The Drum Awards Festival is one of the world’s largest competitions for the global marketing community. 2023 - Present.

Mercy University

Program Advisor
Member of the Advisory Committee for the CERTIFi, Customer Experience program by Mercy University, New York. 2023- Present.

Harvard Business Review

Advisory Council member
As a Member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, I get an opportunity to provide ideas and insights to shape the content in HBR. 2023- Present

InVision

Design Leadership Forum Member
Design leadership forum is a global network of design leaders with a mission to advance the practice of design leadership by fostering a community where the world’s best can learn from one another. 2020- Present.

Designed

Mentor
Designed is a career growth platform focused on providing equal access to educational resources and mentors for designers worldwide. 2021 - Present.

Your Community Yoga Center

Yoga Teacher
Teaching weekly meditation classes to help everyone reduce stress, be healthy, and improve productivity. 2017 - 2024.

International STEM Olympics

Judge 3D modeling
International STEM Olympics is an international robotics competition for high school students. Students are presented with a real-world problem and tasked with solving it. Participants are provided a week as the working window to complete the challenge. 2021.

Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Contributing Writer
Natural Awakenings Magazine is ranked 5th nationally in Cision's 2016 top 10 health and fitness magazines list. It is one of over 70 editions nationwide offering cutting-edge information as a roadmap to a healthier, more vibrant life for millions of readers. Publisher: Natural Awakening Publishing Corp. Naples Florida. USA. 2018 - 2020.

I.Me.Mine

Startup Advisor
I.Me.Mine Digital helps retailers improve customer loyalty via big data-based, machine-learning environment called - Cognitive Retail Shopper Personalization Platform. 40+ US and offshore employees, seed funding was $1.3M. Market size $2B. 2017 - 2023.

Art25 artist community

Organizer
Created a community of artists in Connecticut. The aim of Art25 is to bring art closer to the public and to create opportunities for local struggling artists to showcase their work in spaces owned by local businesses in New Haven, CT. 2017.

Community Groups

Event organizer, Admin
Meetup: Digital CT- Advertising PR Tech UX/UI Design. 250+ members. 2017-2019

Meetup: Digital CT- Yoga and Meditation Connecticut. 1600+ members. 2017-Present.

Facebook: Connecticut Ad Jobs & Networking group. 700+ members. 2014 - Present.

Talk To A Creative Director

Mentor
As a mentor, I am honored to join a distinguished group of Creative leaders dedicated to nurturing the next wave of talent. I provide guidance and support to creatives worldwide, offering insights on portfolios, career paths, and the industry's nuances. Whether discussing product design, career growth, branding, marketing, or navigating the agency world versus in-house roles, my mission is to make the often daunting task of finding mentorship accessible and enjoyable. 2024 - Present.

Syracuse University

Search Committee Member
Helped hire for the Attorney position at TRAC, The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

TRAC is a data gathering, data research, and data distribution organization at Syracuse University. The purpose of TRAC is to provide the American people — and institutions of oversight such as Congress, news organizations, public interest groups, businesses, scholars, and lawyers — with comprehensive information about staffing, spending, and enforcement activities of the federal government. 2010.

ADPList

Mentor
ADPList is a community platform connecting designers with mentors and jobs globally. ADP List Super Mentor, top 1% recognition in January 2023. Total mentoring time: 3,590 minutes. 118 sessions were completed for mentees from 8 countries. 2021- Present.

Currnt

Advisory Board Member
Currnt is the world’s first knowledge network using a disruptive methodology and marketplace for F500 companies seeking to re-invent their research & innovation capabilities to outpace their competition. It

As a member of the Advisory Board, I regularly engaged and collaborated with top industry thought leaders and senior executives in marketing, technology, and strategy space to provide key insights. A few clients & partners include EY, Deloitte, P&G, GE, Pfizer, Unilever, Toshiba, SAP, Salesforce.com, Accenture, P&G, Terminus & Nielsen, Mastercard, UTC, AmerisourceBergen, KPMG, and more.

I provided consultation to the Advisory Board in the areas of Digital Transformation, AI, Customer Experience, marketing strategy, packaging, advertising, and product strategy. 2018-2021.

Stratus Awards

Judge
Honored to be judging the 2023 Stratus Awards by Business Intelligence Group to celebrate the best in business every year and identify leaders, entrepreneurs, and brands across a vast array of industries. 2023 - Present.

Applause

"Day 2 keynote. @HemanSpeaks is such an inspirational speaker. “The brain and the mind are the best hardware & software we have"“ #summit22

Mary Sabotkoski, @msabotkoski. Webdirections Summit. Sydney, Australia.

"This article is one of the most insightful and inspiring articles I’ve read in my career: It’s an operating system for designers. I’m grateful for how it surfaces and validates so many aspects of my approach to design and life. I’m even more grateful for how much it offers that will benefit me professionally and personally. Thank you, Himanshu!"

Paul Fox, UX at Google, NY, New York.

"Himanshu was very approachable, took his time to know more about my career background and profile. He gave me useful tips on my career transition. He gave me feedback on how I should present my portfolio and improve my case studies, how best to communicate my thought process of problem solving. He challenged me to elevate my work and gave me advice that will help through my career. I felt much more confident after speaking with him. Thank you!!!"

Madhu Erukulla, Group Director, Experience design, VMLY&R

"After having some time to think about all the World Usability Congress experiences in Graz, we collected our favorite speakers and talks!

For Zain Mehdee, the creme de la creme was Himanshu Bharadwaj’s talk on “Creating Joyful Experiences”. As we evolve deeper into the paradox of interconnectivity, we have to remember Himanshu Bharadwaj’s words, “ The most lavish gift you can give someone is your complete attention.” Our jobs as designers for humans are to transform users into a state of joy, and eventually bliss. How can one accomplish this?

It’s about mindset change, from #userExperience to #UserTransformation. From the why, the how, and the what, to the WOW factor.”

Modulr.design GmbH, Linkedin. World Usability Congress. Graz, Austria.

"We got the opportunity to get into the world of Design through a whole new perspective by Mr. Himanshu at my alma mater BITS-Pilani. His talks at the institute displayed his genuine curiosity and profound knowledge while he explained to us the simplest to toughest concepts of Design. This indeed aroused our curiosity with something that we weren't so familiar with and helped made us fall in admiration to the core. Now, I'm a person who always loves in getting into the fundamentals of everything/ every principle of life; I genuinely loved the fact the way Himanshu seamlessly and effortlessly related everything he talked to the core fundamentals and our daily lives through lens of Neuroscience, Psychology and Philosophy, & all with all his wittiness and humour, made it really thought-provoking, funny and interactive & really everyone in the room could relate to.

Heartfelt gratitude and thanks to him for sharing this 'Design Wisdom' with us, learnings that we'll always remember and cherish forever!”

Shreyansh Jain, Student, BITS Pilani, India.

"Talking to Himanshu gave me great insights into the future trends of VR/AR. He has great knowledge and an interesting vision that is very helpful for any person seeking advice. I can highly recommend reaching out to him.”

Manuel Zahn, ML Team Lead at Videa

"Ohhh love the idea of Joyful design. From user experience to user transformation to user joy #summit22”

Mary Sabotkoski, @msabotkoski. Webdirections Summit. Sydney, Australia.

"Meeting Himanshu is an absolute pleasure! Experienced, thoughtful, and humble. I got an immediate sense that Himanshu is not only a great leader and a true designer at heart, but also a patient yet ambitious agent of change — elevating the potential and value of design thinking, creative teams, and the community. Thank you Himanshu for connecting, sharing your ideas, and being a voice of inspiration.”

Aleksandr Tenyotkin, Mentee. UX Design Manager, Google. Santa Monica. California.

"I attended Himanshu's inspiring talk at the last World Usability Congress, and it was not just mind-blowing but truly mind-opening. It demonstrated how altering our perspective on familiar matters can lead to innovative solutions and underscored our ability to make our lives more enjoyable through our own actions. The way he presents, combined with perfectly curated content, truly resonated with me on a deep level. I highly recommend him as a speaker, even as a keynote speaker. His insights and delivery are truly impactful. Thank you Himaanshu, to change my WOW-Mind.”

Vicky Pirker, UX Consultant, Austria.