hi, I'm grishma rao.

I'm an interaction designer focused on emerging technology and emotional interfaces. With 16 years of experience and almost a decade working with generative and conversational AI, I explore new paradigms of human-computer interaction and telepresence.

My approach combines a strategic outlook with expertise in versatile prototyping methods: I love exploring big philosophical questions, distilling them into tangible experiments, and finding memorable ways to communicate them through experiential storytelling.

In my current role as Senior Interaction Design Lead at IDEO, I lead interdisciplinary design teams and mentor designers, shaping visionary futures through hands-on prototyping and human-centered research.