VANESSA CHRISTINA DSOUZA
Learning & Development in Organisations | People Experience Design
Born between cultures, built for connection 🇮🇳🇦🇪🇳🇱🇩🇪
👋🏼 Hi, I'm Vanessa, and here's something you might not know about me..
With 13 years of experience across Learning & Development, HR, Product, and beyond, I’ve worn many hats (sometimes all at once). From startups, NGOs to global enterprises, I’ve designed learning that engages, inspires and delivers results.
🌍 Growing up as a Third-Culture Kid gave me a unique perspective on the world, one that thrives on curiosity, adaptability, and the power of learning. It shaped my passion for Learning & Development, Experience Design, and Performance Consulting, where I help individuals and teams unlock their potential.
🎇 I believe learning should be engaging, intentional, and designed for impact. With a mix of data-driven insights, creativity, and human-centered design, I craft learning experiences that foster growth, innovation, and connection. Whether it’s through interactive workshops, strategic L&D consulting, or immersive facilitation, my goal is to create learning that sticks and drives real transformation.
At the heart of my work is a simple truth:
🚀 Learning fuels innovation
🤝 Human-centered workplaces thrive
🎨 Play, creativity, and design make everything better
How can I support you
I help teams, managers, and organisations design learning experiences, that are simple, effective, and engaging using Systems Thinking, Behavioural Science, and Employee Experience Design.
Learning Experience Design for SMEs
Team Development Consulting
L&D Comms and Engagement for L&D teams!
Learning & Development (Training) Consulting for Orgs.
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Testimonials
Vanessa is such a passionate human! I've worked with her on several occasions, and she always brings new ideas to the table, apart from her amazing professional ethics. She's never missed a deadline, always comes up with the right questions at the right time, and always made me step up my quality game when necessary! She's also kind, trustworthy, and just a joy to work with! 💜
Co-Founder & Learning Architect @ Offbeat | Learning & Development
Glimpse of what I can do for you
Podcasts worth listening to
Interesting newsletters to subscribe to
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Offbeat : Latest L&D insights
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Habits Weekly: Get smarter about habits and behavioural design
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Steal These Thoughts : Tools and frameworks to improve performance
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Strategy & Org Design Goodies -mix of resources from Strategy, Org Design, Org Development and adjacent fields
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Eureka : weekly newsletter designed to transform your thinking and spark ideas
Good reads:
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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective people - Stephen R. Covey
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Nudge - Cass R. Sunstein, Richard H. Thaler
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Learning how to learn- Barbara Oakley, Terrence Sejnowski
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The Culture Map- Erin Meyer
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Daring Greatly - Brené Brown
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Atomic Habits- James Clear
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The Miracle Morning- Hal Elrod
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Attitude Is Everything- Jeff Keller
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How to stop worrying and start living - Dale Carnegie
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The power of the subconscious mind- Joseph Murphy