Priyanka Govind Chengara Veettil
I design for the human first.
Not the content, not the compliance checkbox. I'm Priyanka, a learning experience designer with 7+ years of building learning that sticks. I design for breakthrough moments where theory meets real life: helping students learn with love, grounding diverse learners through culturally relevant design, re-energizing teachers with purpose, and empowering teams to smash targets through active application. Everything anchors on one question: Did the learner walk away feeling capable?
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Who I've impacted so far
All within 7+ years in the world of learning experience design.
How I think about learning
A few things I believe.
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Empathy is the first deliverable.
Before I open an authoring tool, I look for what learners actually need to learn, not just what we think they should. If a design doesn't respect their needs, time, and energy, the learning just won't stick.
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The right balance of care and challenge - that's where learning happens.
Low-stakes practice, scaffolding, and intentional friction. I design environments where it is entirely safe to make mistakes, but demanding enough to force real critical thinking.
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Learning is a process, not an event.
Behavior change doesn't happen the exact second a user clicks "complete course." I look past this to design the ongoing reflection and real-world application opportunities that happen next.
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AI accelerates the design. It doesn't replace the care.
I use AI to analyze raw data, brainstorm angles, and build rapid prototypes. Automating the execution simply gives me more time to focus on the human nuances an algorithm misses.
Selected work
A few problems worth solving.
Tim Slade challenge · Leadership Simulation
The De-escalation Lab
A branching 1-on-1 simulation where managers practice de-escalating a defensive top performer. Read the thinking and play it on one page.
Read the story & play →Self-initiated · Interactive Module
PB&J 101
A playable micro-course with a hands-on cooking game, branching practice, and a certificate. Read the thinking and play it on one page.
Read the story & play →Personal · Embracing AI
This Portfolio
How I used AI as a collaborator while keeping every design decision my own.
Read the story →Commercial Development · Sales Enablement
Marginal Gains Cohort
A spaced, live-data cohort that turned a mandatory pipeline tool into more than twice the expected opportunity revenue.
Read the story →Harvard GSE · Design Research
The Purpose Project
Purpose at work for early-career employees. A four-feature portal, narrowed to one 3-minute video after testing.
Read the story →Got a learning problem worth solving?
A training initiative, a course that needs rethinking, or just a conversation about how people learn. I'd love to hear about it.
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