Trishia Nashtaran

I am a human-centred design practitioner, foresight & innovation expert, feminist systems strategist, and community builder from Bangladesh. For over a decade, I’ve worked with communities, civil society organizations, international development actors, and public institutions to design more inclusive systems and futures.

My background spans engineering, strategic foresight, feminist organizing, and social innovation — and over time, these experiences have shaped a practice that combines systems thinking with deep engagement in people’s lived realities.

I’m interested not only in solving problems, but also in understanding how people create meaning, exercise agency, and envision alternatives.

A simple belief guides my work: the people most affected by a system should play a central role in shaping its future. Whether I’m facilitating a workshop, designing a community initiative, developing a strategy, or supporting institutional change, I try to create processes that are participatory, reflective, and grounded in local knowledge.

My work explores how communities imagine and build better futures. I am particularly interested in the intersection of gender justice, care, technology, democracy, economic systems, and collective wellbeing. I dream of a decolonised, just future that nurtures all forms of life.

Empathy

Understanding people’s lived realities before designing interventions

Participation

Designing with communities rather than for them.

Systems Thinking

Understanding relationships, power dynamics, and unintended consequences.

Imagination

Creating space to envision alternatives beyond present constraints.

Storytelling

Using narratives to make systems visible and futures tangible.

Decolonization

Valuing local knowledge, lived experience, and community wisdom alongside formal expertise.

Experimentation

Treating change as a process of learning, adaptation, and iteration.