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Product design and development

Our product design team brings ideas to life, crafting solutions that are both innovative and functional. We go beyond aesthetics, focusing on the needs of people and the systems that support them. Our approach ensures that each product not only looks great but delivers meaningful and measurable impact.

How we help

We create products that resonate with real-world challenges and opportunities. Below is an essential list of our typical engagements in product design:

  • Human-centred research
    Engaging with communities to unearth insights that drive design decisions.
  • Ideation workshops
    Facilitating creative sessions to generate innovative product ideas.
  • Concept development
    Translating ideas into clear, actionable concepts ready for prototyping.
  • Sustainable design practices
    Imbuing environmental consciousness into the product life cycle.
  • Collaborative prototyping
    Working hands-on with stakeholders to create and refine product prototypes.
  • Experience design
    Focusing on creating engaging, intuitive user experiences that meet real needs.
  • Inclusive design
    Crafting products accessible to all, including those with disabilities.
  • Integrative testing
    Assessing functionality and design across multiple devices and platforms.
  • Feedback loops
    Implementing continuous feedback mechanisms to refine and enhance products.
  • Ethical product development
    Upholding ethics in every stage of our design process, ensuring products do good.
  • Scalability and adaptability
    Designing with future growth and changes in mind.
  • Cross-disciplinary collaboration
    Bringing together expertise from various fields to enrich the design process.
  • Lifecycle management
    Planning for a product's end-of-life with sustainable strategies.
  • Usability evaluation
    Regularly testing products with users to ensure they meet demands and expectations.
  • Impact assessment
    Gauging a product’s social and economic impact to inform future designs.

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The HIA team are incredible at what they do — facilitators are so practised, thorough with the framework and have the ability to quite quickly develop an understanding of the problem at hand and be able to nudge, push, provoke as and when required. It's something I am in absolute awe of. Thank you for all that you do!

Girl Effect India Team