Strategic UX Research
Foundational, generative, and evaluative research across enterprise, AI, and consumer contexts.
Strategic UX Intelligence
Akshay Manjunath
AI Design Researcher & Strategic UX Thinker
I study how people think, decide, and move through systems. My research turns uncertainty into product clarity: what to build, why it matters, and how it should work. The result is intelligent tools designed to feel useful, trusted, and real.
Human Systems // AI Innovation
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01 / Foundation
I turn complexity into clarity.
I look at how things work & how people feel to uncover the hidden cause of the problem. By blending a deep curiosity with AI innovation, I build intelligent workflows and design practical, beautiful experiences that transform ideas into intuitive value.
Executive Facilitation
50+ workshops with VP/Director‑level stakeholders, turning ambiguity into roadmap priorities.
Systems & Service Design
Ecosystem maps, service blueprints, and journey maps that show how everything connects.
Research Leadership
Driving org‑wide impact through strategic research leadership.
Partnered With
The brain
Not a portfolio of projects — a network of thinking.
Turning connected projects into insight, direction, and leverage. Scroll to trace the threads.
The brain
Don't stop outside.
Projects, methods and ideas — wired into one network. Keep scrolling.
Browse by project, theme, or curiosity.
Feedback received over the years
Clarity from chaos.
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"Akshay possesses a rare superpower: the ability to enter a room of utter chaos and emerge with a cohesive service blueprint that everyone aligns with."
Director of Senior Product UX
Enterprise Retail Tech division