Tiny Little Cosmos

a multidimensional creative studio

When the Work Matters and the Path isn’t Obvious.

Tiny Little Cosmos offers strategic clarity and creative direction to people building for meaningful impact in the real world.

Outcomes tend to be practical, clarifying, and measurable.

Client Work

Read the YWCA Southeast Wisconsin Case Study
Read the Mustard & Miel Case Study
Read about the Disparition Ad Pilot Study

Explore the Cosmos

  • READ: "Micro-Credentials & Certifications Can Power Your Career" is now live on the HERC Jobs blog.

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  • READ: An introduction to the emerging practice of Synthetic Research -- just how synthetic is it? The first in a two-part series.

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  • Empty auditorium with rows of wooden chairs facing a large screen on a stage.

    READ: TLC's blog features a new piece on the importance of saving higher education and how university leaders should move forward.

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  • Street scene with pedestrians under an overpass, with a poster of Nelson Mandela dressed in a suit with one arm raised.

    READ and WATCH: TLC releases a short overview of the new federal policies encouraging White Supremacist immigration to the South.

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    WATCH: TLC founder Deepthi Welaratna joined an AIGA-hosted conversation on combatting disinformation in GOTV efforts.

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  • The five stars of the YouTube web series Hyperlinked standing against a gray backdrop, posing confidently. They are dressed in casual, colorful clothing.

    READ: TLC founder quoted in USA Today about commissioned audience impact study on how media influences career interests and choices.

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  • Visual accompanying article "How Youth Community Groups Change Kids’ Lives, Visualized"

    READ: TLC founder quoted in Fast Company about original research study on how after-school programs influence students' emotional wellbeing.

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Tiny Little Cosmos is led by Deepthi Welaratna — a writer, musician, and strategist with two decades of experience spanning the arts, civic systems, philanthropy, and technology.

TLC’s approach offer creativity and rigor, helping clients think clearly, speak honestly, and move forward without losing what makes their work meaningful.

Experience the Cosmos

Client Testimonials

From Our Clients

  • Portrait of Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, PhD—healthcare startup founder and former client—who brought Deepthi on to lead a collaborative innovation program.

    "Deepthi is an accomplished business leader who demonstrates integrity, capability, and determination to do quality work in every situation. I would hire her again in a heartbeat."

    Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, HyperVigilant

  • Andy Maas is a partner at Kekst CNC in New York.

    "I found Deepthi to be an excellent strategist and writer, and her grace under pressure was without equal. I look forward to the time we can work together again."

    Andy Maas, Kekst CNC

  • Rhea Alexander is the Founder and Director of Parsons Elab and a Associate Professor of Strategic Design & Management at Parsons School of Design

    "I've seen Deepthi leverage her expertise and vision to build a game changing product that I believe has the potential to transform strategic decision making."

    Rhea Alexander, Parsons School of Design

  • Michael Funk is Director of the Expanded Learning Division of the California Department of Education

    "Deepthi was a pleasure to work with. Very personable, very sharp and very productive! I would recommend her highly!"

    Michael Funk, California Department of Education

  • Tatiana Zwerling is a Senior Security Assurance Lead at Datavant

    "A great team-player who is simultaneously able to take a decisive leadership position with grace, Deepthi has my highest recommendation."

    Tatiana Zwerling, Datavant

  • Mark Taylor is a San Francisco-based writer, professor, and visual artist.

    "Love Deepthi. She's a really wonderful writer who has on more than one occasion turned me on to interesting cultural information that I would have otherwise been oblivious to. She's fun to work with, creative and has great style and energy."

    Mark Taylor, Imaginary Lamp Empire

  • Gina Rembe is a Project Lead at ProjectTogether

    "Your openness to working on this with us across continents, oceans and time zones has been great. Your incessant drive to improving the output to the best it can be has been amazing."

    Gina Rembe, ProjectTogether

  • Kimberly Schwede is a Senior Visual Designer with expertise in branding, graphic design, and cross-functional collaboration.

    "Deepthi was wonderful to work with and gave excellent direction. Her creativity and strong work ethic made it a joy to work with her. She is flexible, reliable, and full of great ideas. I hope to work with her again."

    Kimberly Schwede, Graphic Designer and Illustrator

  • Meegan Denanberg is the Founder and Chief Strategist of JEME Agency.

    "The needs for our exhibit on redlining ‘A Dream Deferred’ were fairly complex. Deepthi was refreshingly innovative and approached our initiative with the necessary nuance and empathy to craft solutions specific to our needs."

    Meegan Denenberg, JEME Agency

  • Kim Edwards, Staff Analyst at Life360

    "Working with Deepthi was a wonderful experience! She was able to efficiently and effectively manage market research projects with ease. She is a creative thinker and could quickly come up with great solutions to complex problems."

    Kim Edwards, Life360

  • Laurie Kappe, founder and principal of San Francisco Bay Area-based i.e. communications.

    "Deepthi brings value to every project she touches. Excellent researcher and thoughtful writer. I highly recommend her."

    Laurie Kappe, i.e. communications

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