Boutique Design Strategy & Advisory Services



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Design is all about transformation!



We provide design strategy services to corporates, cities, and non-profit agencies to get to better business results. Our team of design experts come from various backgrounds and multi cultural and global experiences. Our services are as follows.



Design Advisory Services


Provide companies with design advisory services through a Corporate Board position. Help craft new Mission and Vision statements and design directions to help bring in value for existing as well as new clients.


Design Thinking Courses


Design Thinking is one of the most effective ways for companies to solving challenging problems. In this course, we teach various steps in the Design Thinking process and provide hands-on design thinking workshops to prepare participants to learn and experience powerful methodologies for professional advancement at their workplace. We create specific programs for each industry/client and deliver an impactful program that can be deployed in their work environment.






Design Labs Provide quality design expertise to set up a virtual design lab for clients and host a range of humanity-centered design services that include User research through focus groups, online surveys, market validation, and insights. Key industries include consumer electronics, smart home appliances, medical devices, and social media and branding.


Design Events


Organize focused design events, such as Design Week, Design Museum, Biennale, etc.





Our FOCUS

Our focus is Design & Technology! Today we are dealing with critical challenges in our daily life and advanced technology is at the center of possible solutions across many segments. We advice investors to invest in technology led innovations and solutions. We source very smart and capable Entrepreneurs who believe they have disruptive technology. ​


Our APPROACH

The journey of an entrepreneur is very hard. The journey begins when an idea germinates! Then the idea becomes a constant “pressure” to look for a suitable solution to a set of problems. Now the need for funding arises and seeking funding is not an easy task either. But once the funding is in place the next set of challenges arise: market research, product design, executing the plan and getting to the market, etc. the list is never ending. In addition, there are issues in protecting IP, financial planning, and contract manufacturing and building efficient teams.





Our VALUE

The team at Kreo has been through that journey several times and has helped companies to overcome challenges to stay profitable. We understand the elements needed to build a high-tech solution. Specifically we advise companies to guide in best practices for sales, raising capital for the business and investor relations, and provide oversight to the running of the company. We serve as Mentors for young entrepreneurs either through board positions or as an outside consultant. Companies also look for exits for various reasons. With our well-connected Silicon Valley network of venture capitalists and M&A advisors, we help companies find the right strategy to get a profitable exit. We provide Oversight management for Small to Medium enterprises to advise on product strategy, risk management, board level guidance to bring about operational efficiency. We mentor young start-up companies in getting their business and funding strategies right. We help in team building and connecting to partners and vendors.





ABOUT US





Kreo is a boutique consulting firm that has been providing quality design strategy and advisory services to companies around the globe for several years. With its base in Silicon Valley and operations in Shanghai, China and Bengaluru, India, Kreo is well-equipped to handle modern- day challenges for product and technology companies. Kreo has a global reach with its well- connected network of designers, UX experts, brand strategists, advisors, and mentors, who are available to provide quality services.



TEAM





Srini Srinivasan - Global Design Ambassador


Srini is a multi-faceted, multi-talented international designer with innovation, strategy, and human-centered design for multiple companies and institutions. As a product designer and creative director for UX, he has built and led successful design studios Lumium and Cubestack Design to deliver award-winning and world-class products and experiences for Consumer Electronics, Medical devices, Smart home appliances, Surveillance and Security, Industrial goods in North America, Asia, and Europe for over 25 years. Srini has also taught design courses at universities for both Undergraduate and Graduate programs and is currently a Professor of Industrial Design at Design Innovation Institute Shanghai (DIIS), a Design Research entity based in Shanghai. He conducts Design Salons on key design topics including the impact of AI on Product Design and moderates invited key experts regularly. Srini is also the curator of Frontier Design Prize, a unique award program of DIIS. Srini is also a visiting Prof of Industrial Design at Politecnico di Milano. He is also on the International Advisory Board of Tongji University and a few others in India. Srini has conducted successful design workshops and design thinking methods for corporate clients and led their design/innovation strategies for long-term business objectives. He has assisted companies in M&A strategies, capital raise strategies, and market entry strategies. Srini was part of the Steering Committee of Future of Design Education, a program that was started by Prof. Don Norman (UCSD) and Karel Vredenburg of IBM that explored various models of design education across the world. It has 6 sub-themes and over 600 design educators from many countries. Srini led the sub-theme titled “Pluriverse”. Srini is also on the Advisory Board of the Don Norman Design Award, an award that is commissioned to help design students with scholarships to pursue design education. Srini was also the President of the World Design Organization (2019-2022), the longest- serving global design promotion entity since 1957, and is now currently its Senator. During his term as the President, Srini led several community-oriented design strategies across the world and led several design challenges, including the CoVID challenge with IBM, Violence against Women with UN Women, Design in Space for Use on Earth challenge with ISS, and Sustainable Packaging with World Packaging Organization. He has assisted in various capacities in World Design Capital projects at Cape Town (2014), Taipei (2016), Mexico City (2018), Lille Metro (2020), and Valencia (2022). Srini also re-started the World Design Impact Prize during his term as the President. Srini also initiated a new project called the World Design Protopolis with the City of Bengaluru in 2019 which outlined a 5-year plan for a city to improve the life of citizens through a series of design-led programs. After a delay of 4 years due to the pandemic, this project was signed in July 2023. Srini is also the Founding President of WDO Foundation, a new entity created to take on larger community-oriented programs with the Cities and municipalities. Srini has served on several International Design Award Jury panels, including CES Innovation Awards, Eureka Sustainability Award, DIA, Golden PIN, International Design Award, V-Mark Awards, GIDC, SZIDA, TISDC, Turkish Design, India Design Award, Frontier Design Prize, and Business World Design Awards. Srini has delivered over 60 keynote speeches for design-related events in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, India, Italy, Mexico, Nederland, Russia, Spain, South Africa, UAE, UK, USA, Taiwan, and Turkey. Srini is passionate about sustainability and promotes sustainable design with clients and cities. Srini attended UC Berkeley for his executive education in Product Management. Presently, Srini is pursuing his Ph.D. in Sustainable Development.


Other Advisors and Strategists


Kreo with its widespread network of well-qualified and experienced subject matter experts brings about the best-in-class capabilities to engage with clients.

- Alok Nandi, Brussels, Belgium, https://www.linkedin.com/in/aloknandi/

- Mugendi M’Rithaa, Nairobi, Kenya, https://www.linkedin.com/in/mugendi-kanampiu-m- rithaa-038a0713/

- Surya Vanka, Seattle, USA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/suryavanka/



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