Civilla
Vidisha Agarwalla is a Senior Designer at Civilla since September 2022, focusing on enhancing Michigan’s child welfare technology for better outcomes. Previously, Vidisha served as a Designer/Researcher at MICA Center for Social Design, where collaboration with healthcare professionals aimed to integrate design thinking in public health initiatives. Experience also includes roles at the City of Baltimore as a Service Design Fellow, working on the city’s permitting process, and at Johns Hopkins University as a Social Design Fellow, facilitating a virtual Policy Forum for public sector practitioners. Early career positions include a Product Designer role at Bempu Health Pvt. Ltd., contributing to maternal and child health solutions, and design internships at Tata Elxsi, Foley Designs, and VJ Media Works Pvt. Ltd. Vidisha holds a Master of Arts in Social Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a Bachelor's degree in Industrial and Product Design from the National Institute of Fashion Technology.
Civilla
Civilla is a non-profit design studio dedicated to changing the way our public-serving institutions work. We believe that the best and fastest way to scale change in society is through our public-serving institutions. Our process is deeply rooted in human-centered design, an approach to service delivery that focuses on creating enduring solutions that fit peoples’ lives. By putting humans first, we help our partners deliver significant change and lasting impact in the institutions they lead. We’re researchers, designers, and strategists working shoulder-to-shoulder to foster change at scale. We wake up every day with the goal of positively impacting one billion people through institutions that are more compassionate, more effective, and less expensive to operate. Our work was recognized by Harvard Kennedy School as one of the Top Innovations in American Government. We were listed as one of the Top 25 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers by GovTech Magazine. We received a global Core77 Design Award for Service Design and were honored by the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) as one of the Top Organizations Moving Society Forward.