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Dutch, English (fluent), Spanish (A2)

Harmonic Strategic Designer  ·  Amsterdam

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Whether the work asks for clarity or for direction, I combine sharp problem definition with a future perspective, and turn both into one clear story a team can act on.

MSc Strategic DesignThe work  →
Uri Rooselaar

The wall

Seven pieces · 2020–2026

Selected work

Six cases · 2020–2026

About me

I dig into awkward problems until I understand how they actually work, then read current trends against likely futures to offer a balanced view. Deep on user needs, wide on where things are going.

I work close to the people who own the problem and blend their ideas rather than replace them. Solutions built that way survive contact with the organisation. Trained in Amsterdam, at home in workshops, spreadsheets and prototypes alike.

Dutch and English fluent, Spanish A2 level.

Uri Rooselaar on a train outside Barcelona

Thinking outside of the box

  • Innovation and Creativity
  • Sustainability Integration

Connecting the dots and people

  • Systems Thinking
  • User Centered Design
  • Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement

Enthusiasm and willingness to learn

  • Scenario Planning and Future Proofing

Tools and craft

  • Solidworks
  • Cursor
  • Claude Code
  • Power BI
  • Consultancy
  • Forecasting

Outside the work

Music, distance, and a year of learning Spanish the hard way.

Uri DJing

Music

Guitar in bands, house sets behind the decks. Two sessions recorded on SoundCloud. The same skill as a workshop: read the room, then commit to the next move.

Local Talent, a personal project  →
A lake in Mexico

Mexico

A year at UNAM in Mexico City. I took hands on design courses, climbed volcanoes above the cloud line, and reached conversational Spanish by having no other option.

Walking out with a surfboard

Movement

Surf, ski, tennis, running, cycling or hiking. Moving for me is where the thinking gets unstuck, and where most of my ideas arrive.

People who have worked with me