Ankur
Sardana
Head Of Design, Tata Neu
Ted-like
All Things Design
All Design Professionals
About The Speaker
Ankur is a Designer, Educator and an Improv Coach.
An alum of the National Institute of Design and College of Business Studies, Ankur has been a Design practioner for the last 19 years. He has led teams and worked with Amazon, Samsung, OLX, Honeywell & Philips in the past. Currently, he heads Design & Research for Tata Digital. He is an awarded designer with a knack for innovation [4 patents (2 each in US and India), and designs displayed at Samsung Museum in Suwon, Korea.]
As an educator, he has been a visiting faculty and workshop facitilator at NID, Ashoka University, MIT ID, IIITD and Avantika University with courses like – Design Process, Storytelling in Design, Design Research & Systems Design.
With deep interest in theatre and storytelling, he enrolled himself in ‘Improvisational Theatre’ or ‘Improv’ at The Unexpected Productions, Seattle & Magnet Theatre, NY. He founded Nautankibaaz Improv Collective in 2017 at Gurugram. He has coached over a 1000 students and professionals in ‘Improv Toolkit’ over the years and performed in more than 120 shows across the country.
About The Talk
The Story of a Good Story
A hallmark of a good story is that will make a listener take action, they will never be the same as before.
This is possible when the storyteller masters the Art and Science of storytelling. This talk will covers both these aspects and provides tools to the designers to use storytelling more effectively in the creative process.
Key Takeaways
10 practical insights to instantly elevate your storytelling
Walk away with clear, actionable tips to craft stories that inspire action and create lasting impact.
Learn the neuroscience behind why stories move us
Understand how storytelling works on the brain—and how to use that knowledge to design more persuasive narratives.
Experience powerful storytelling in action
The session opens with a compelling story that demonstrates the emotional and transformative power of great storytelling.