A creative studio for moments of transformation
Hi, I’m Deepthi Welaratna. Tiny Little Cosmos is my creative studio from which I write, make music and short films, design, and help visionaries turn their ideas into action. At TLC, my guiding intention is to create powerful, impactful work in an environment of mutual respect and possibility. I believe that the cosmos flourishes when people feel safe, seen, and valued.
Studio Focus
My creative practice spans writing, vocal and music performance, video and sound design for theatre, music composition, photography, and dramaturgy. I have worked independently and collaboratively across formats, stages, studios, and experimental spaces. My solo music project is Dark Spring Thunder and my band is Society of the Wing and Scale.
I also lead strategic production work at the intersection of planning and strategy by combining research, storytelling, design, measurement and evaluation, and reporting. I have experience working across industries and issue areas to help complex ideas become actionable, aligning people around shared intent, making hard choices easier to make, and building campaigns and programs that create real momentum and measurable impact.
Client and Partner Work
I work with individuals and teams navigating the unknown. When the path forward isn’t obvious, and the stakes feel real, Tiny Little Cosmos is here to provide clarity and direction. TLC services include creative collaborations and strategic consulting.
TLC has partnered with organizations and individuals across the globe, from small businesses, nonprofits, and foundations to founders, artists, and solo creators, helping them clarify their message, amplify their voice, and engage audiences with confidence. Every project starts with understanding your story and ends with insights, tools, and strategies that you can use immediately.
Philosophy
Structure doesn’t limit creativity; it unlocks it.
Strategy should honor instinct, not override it.
Imagination is a form of intelligence.
Trust is earned through transparency, consistency, and reciprocity.
Values
Anti-racist and pro-liberation — Seeking clients and partners who want to build just futures for all.
Mutual respect — I work with people who treat others with patience, empathy, and integrity.
Positivity with purpose — I value solutions over cynicism and creativity over complacency.
Collaboration over ego — The best ideas emerge when everyone’s voice matters.
Shared responsibility — Great results are built together.
Capabilities
Brand Narrative Systems
Crafting brand narratives and touch points that resonate including brand stories, messaging frameworks, style guides, personas, and more.
Research & Design Methods
Including workshops, polls, focus groups, ethnography, surveys, quizzes, A/B testing, design research, HCD frameworks, stakeholder and system mapping, network analysis, predictive analysis, and fuzzy cognitive mapping.
Strategic Innovation
Including trend and foresight analysis, open innovation, monitoring and evaluation, product development and management, digital transformation, and organizational design.
Creative Direction & Management
Guiding teams to produce platforms, products, websites, videos, print materials, campaigns, convenings, and more from concept to completion.
Content & UX Copywriting
Including ad campaigns, SEO content, email marketing, blog writing, product copy, website copy, white papers, case studies, video scripts and more.
Communications & PR Strategy
Training, pitching, mentorship, and guidance for individuals, teams, and organizations in times of crisis and opportunity.
Clients & Partners
Ariel Stess
ArtsRising
Asian Pacific Fund
The Aspen Institute
Athlete Ally
AudioLuxe
Be The Change / ServiceNation / Opportunity Nation
The Bellagio Center
Benjamin Gassman
Born This Way Foundation
Boston Rising
Brilliant Earth
The British Museum
The California Endowment
California Secretary of State
California Tomorrow
The California Wellness Foundation
Carnegie Hall
Cause Communications
The Center for Global Policy Solutions / Global Policy Solutions
Center for Investigative Reporting
Chinatown Youth Initiatives
Chrysalis Theatre Company
Civic Ventures / Experience Corps / Encore.org
Coda Societies
Courage California
Dance Films Association
Debbie Adler
Diamonds for Africa Fund
Disparition
Dow Chemical
The Elab at Parsons School of Design
The Engine Room
Enspiral Foundation
Excell Educational Center
FIRST Robotics
Foster Youth Alliance
Foundation Rwanda
The Global Fund
Godiva
Google
Groupe EDF
Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
Honoring Emancipated Youth
Hope to Action
Hyperlinked
I <3 Revolution
IKEA
Impact NYC
The Institute of Development Studies
The International Center of New York
International Documentary Association
The It Gets Better Project
The James Irvine Family Foundation
The Knowledge House
LaShea Delaney
Lifehack HQ
Lights in the Delta
Little Giant Creative (now JEME Agency)
The Los Angeles Public Library
The Lowline
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
Magnum Foundation
Malcolm X Memorial Foundation
Marsh McLennan
Mei Ann Teo
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
McGill University
Miss O & Friends
Movement Strategy Center
Mustard & Miel
Nationswell Studio
Netpop Research (formerly Media-Screen)
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
New York City Department of Records and Information Services
Openbox
Randi Zinn, Beyond Mom
Renault Groupe
The Resource Alliance
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation
San Mateo County
Secretary of State of California
Shelter Scotland
Soy Andina
Specialty Food Association
Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center
Tara Ahmadinejad
ThoughtWorks
United Way of the Bay Area
United Way Worldwide
The University of Toronto
Verizon
Vesi
Vote For Africa
Welcome Home Baby
YouTube
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin
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