Laxmi's design thinking process to create an affordable sanitary pad is summarized in three sentences: Laxmi observes his wife's struggle during menstruation, empathizes with her pain, and ideates an affordable sanitary pad made from local raw materials by deconstructing expensive pads; he creates prototypes and evolves his design through testing to better serve women's needs, with his initial target market being villages near his home until he expands nationally and internationally.