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From transforming industries to advocating for sustainability, Leyla Acaroglu is a trailblazer in the world of circular economy and sustainable design. In this episode, Leyla dives into the principles of the circular economy, sharing how businesses can integrate sustainable practices without compromising profitability. She also explores the role of leadership in creating a more responsible and future-focused world, offering actionable insights on how organizations can align their operations with social and environmental values. In this episode, Darius and Leyla will discuss: (00:00) Introduction and Background (02:54) Leyla's TED Talk Experience (05:56) The Journey to Sustainability and Design (09:08) The Role of Education in Sustainability (11:57) The UN School of Disruptive Design (14:58) The Interconnectedness of Design and Life (18:04) The Importance of Composting and Sustainability (20:56) The Current State of Environmental Awareness (23:59) Capitalism and Its Impact on Sustainability (28:46) The Role of Regulation and Accountability (35:58) Innovative Solutions for Sustainability (40:54) The Impact of Climate Change on Insurance (46:53) The Future of Humanity and Nature (51:58) The Power of Individual Action (56:48) Understanding the Circular Economy (01:00:00) Barriers to Greatness and Gender Dynamics Leyla Acaroglu is a globally recognized sustainability expert, sociologist, and award-winning designer, known for her work in circular economy and systems thinking. Named Champion of the Earth by the United Nations and a Changemaker by LinkedIn, Leyla is a mainstage TED speaker who collaborates with global leaders to drive positive change for a sustainable and regenerative future. A serial social entrepreneur, she founded The UnSchool, an innovative knowledge lab for adults, developed the Disruptive Design Method, and serves as CEO of Disrupt Design and Swivel Skills, a platform for corporate sustainability training. Sponsored by: Indeed: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to boost your job's visibility at Indeed.com/DARIUS. Shopify: Sign up for a $1/month trial period at shopify.com/darius. Rocket Money: Cancel unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster at RocketMoney.com/Darius.  Connect with Leyla: Website: https://www.leylaacaroglu.com/ Website: https://www.unschools.co/  LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/leylaacaroglu  Connect with Darius: Website: https://therealdarius.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusmirshahzadeh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imthedarius/ YouTube: https://therealdarius.com/youtube Book: The Core Value Equation https://www.amazon.com/Core-Value-Equation-Framework-Limitless/dp/1544506708 Write a review for The Greatness Machine using this link: https://ratethispodcast.com/spreadinggreatness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The guests in our commercial series, are experts focused on how our collective system is organized. We're not talking about which produce to pick at the grocery store – although these lifestyle choices are critical. Our guests in this second series play pivotal roles in the organization of our society, disrupting the economy at the institutional level and changing how products are imagined and created.In this episode, Leyla Acaroglu shares with Eric the importance of systems thinking and circularity for designers, along with the generational and cultural challenges of implementing it in the workplace. She also gives us her sage advice on how to create change through design, and how her Unschool can help us all disrupt the status quo to change the system.After the interview, design researcher Bhavna Bhavanishankar joins Eric to unpack the episode providing the most important calls to action from the discussion that you can implement today!

Thought leader, designer and energy powerhouse Leyla Acaroglu (web, LinkedIn) came and talked about circularity, systemic perspectives, design and indigenous communities. We also talk about shit, what it is to suck at regeneration, participation in systems and learning. What does it mean to really take fully into account the context, whether it is hot and dry climate or the most poisonous spiders in the world? That we consist of both stardust and chickens and much much more. This is a wonderful conversation that goes deep and wide. Enjoy. Host Amit Paul Extended shownotes (Substack)

Dr. Leyla Acaroglu is an award-winning designer, sustainability provocateur, social scientist and entrepreneur, Leyla developed the Disruptive Design Method and creates educational experiences, toolkits, and social enterprises that help design a sustainable, circular and regenerative future. She's a mainstage TED speaker, LinkedIn Changemaker and was named UNEP  Champion of the Earth in 2016 for her work in advancing science and innovation for sustainability.  For those immersed in purpose-driven business in the past decade, The Circular Economy isn't a new concept. If you're a leader just encountering it, consider yourself fortunate. You're on the brink of discovering an economic paradigm poised to revolutionise business as usual, all with a singular focus: guaranteeing a planet that thrives in health and abundance for generations to come. Now, in offering a glimpse into The Circular Economy's potential, envision a future where waste is minimised, sustainability is paramount, and resources are efficiently used in a closed-loop system. Now, this shift from the traditional use-and-discard pattern to continuous use and reuse not only champions environmental responsibility but also brings a wealth of opportunity. The ultimate goal is to elevate our quality of life while safeguarding the future.  As a leader navigating the monumental shift towards circularity, it's understandable if you find yourself grappling with the challenge of dismantling years of entrenched capitalist thinking, but if you are a purpose-driven leader it is crucial to recognise that though circular thinking and action-taking you have the power to reshape the future today.  As economist Kate Raworth aptly puts it, "Today we have economies that need to grow, whether or not they make us thrive. What we need are economies that make us thrive, whether or not they grow”.  The real question is: How do we set these social circles in motion? The good news is that today's guest has devoted her life to equipping us with the toolkit. In my view, she is nothing short of world-class in decoding the path forward for purpose-driven pioneers striving to own their part in the creation of a more sustainable world.  Her name is Dr. Leyla Acaroglu (agaralou) and she challenges people to think differently about how the world works. As an award-winning designer, sustainability provocateur, social scientist and entrepreneur, Leyla developed the Disruptive Design Method and creates educational experiences, toolkits, and social enterprises that help design a sustainable, circular and regenerative future. She's a mainstage TED speaker, LinkedIn Changemaker and was named UNEP - Champion of the Earth in 2016 for her work in advancing science and innovation for sustainability.  She is the founder of the UnSchool, Disrupt Design, the CO Project Farm, and Swivel Skills — an enterprise-level sustainability skills development platform. In addition to her entrepreneurial initiatives, Leyla is the Chief Circular Designer for Circular Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

International circularity and sustainability expert Dr. Leyla Acaroglu believes that we can change the world with our actions if we care enough to do so. She joins Simon Pound in connection to the Spark Lab Future State series to discuss founding her creative agency Disrupt Design and the award-winning experimental knowledge lab The UnSchool of Disruptive Design. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this 4th episode of Explore, I welcomed Leyla Acaroglu, a chief circular designer, public speaker, entrepreneur and united nation environment program champion of the earth!

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W tym odcinku rozmawiam z Agą Biedalak z amsterdamskiego biura Space&Matter na temat ekonomii obwarzanka w architekturze. Aga nie jest typową projektantką, bo nie projektuje i nie kreśli, ale doradza, konsultuje i obmyśla strategie związane z procesem projektowym. Promuje i implementuje rozwiązania odpowiedzialne środowiskowo i społecznie. Dodatkowo zajmuje się alternatywnymi modelami własności, finansowania i zarządzania budynkami i gruntami. Jej praca jest mocno powiązana z procesem współprojektowania i partycypacji. Czym zajmuje się "Research and Innovation Lead"? Jak wprowadzać innowacyjne rozwiązania w architekturze i budownictwie? Czym jest ekonomia obwarzanka i w jaki sposób Amsterdam wdraża tę strategię? Czym jest projektowanie odpowiedzialne środowiskowo i społecznie? Jakie są konsekwencje miejskich eksperymentów? Skąd czerpać obwarzankową wiedze i ekologiczne inspiracje? Linki do wspomnianych projektów, publikacji i inicjatyw: Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL): https://doughnuteconomics.org/ Amsterdam Donut Coalitie: https://amsterdamdonutcoalitie.nl/ European Community Land Trust Network: https://www.spaceandmatter.nl/work/european-community-land-trust-network https://www.clteurope.org/ Amsterdam Policy: Circular economy: https://www.amsterdam.nl/en/policy/sustainability/circular-economy/ The Doughnut for Urban Development: https://www.home.earth/doughnut De Ceuvel Circularity Playground, Amsterdam: https://deceuvel.nl/en/ https://www.spaceandmatter.nl/work/de-ceuvel https://www.metabolic.nl/projects/de-ceuvel/ Leyla Acaroglu: https://www.leylaacaroglu.com/writing-by-leyla//tools-for-systems-thinkers-the-6-fundamental-concepts-of-systems-thinking Książki: Ekonomia Obwarzanka. Siedem sposobów myślenia o ekonomii XXI wieku; Kate Raworth, Wydawnictwo Krytyki Politycznej Obwarzanek po polsku; praca zbiorcza, Wydawnictwo Krytyki Politycznej Let My People Go Surfing. The Education of a Reluctant Businessman; Yvon Chouinard, Penguin USA Wsparcie dla podcastu: https://patronite.pl/architekturapowinna Moi Drodzy, miłego słuchania i czytania o obwarzanku! Klaudia Lachcik

The 2023 SDA keynote address will be delivered by UNEP Champion of the Earth and design disruptor, Dr Leyla Acaroglu.In her SDA keynote address, Dr Acaroglu will look at design ethics, systems change, circularity and designing a positive future that works better for all of us.As designers, she says, we have immense influence on society — we help to design the future through the things we do and don't create every day. This offers infinite potential and equally infinite impacts that we must contend with. With such rapid technological and cultural change, how can design create the cultural conditions that facilitate positive change, address some of the biggest issues of our day and level up our role in shifting the status quo?Following the address, RSA CEO Andy Haldane and RSA Director of Design Joanna Choukeir will present the 2023 awards, sharing an overview of each winning project, and inviting the people behind these inspiring ideas on stage to receive their awards.The RSA Student Design Awards is a global open innovation competition that's been running since 1924. We challenge students and recent graduates to tackle pressing social, environmental and economic issues and propose creative solutions that can shift the system and shape the future.#RSADesignforLifeBecome an RSA Events sponsor: https://utm.guru/ueembDonate to The RSA: https://utm.guru/udNNBFollow RSA Events on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thersaorg/Follow the RSA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theRSAorgLike RSA Events on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theRSAorg/Listen to RSA Events podcasts: https://bit.ly/35EyQYUJoin our Fellowship: https://www.thersa.org/fellowship/join

Join us in this enlightening episode as we sit down with Dr. Leyla Acaroglu, a pioneer in the realm of sustainability and design sociology. Known for her groundbreaking initiatives like Eco Innovators and Disrupt Design, Dr. Leyla has spent her career exploring the intricate intersections of design, sociology, and sustainability. She is also UNEP Champion of the Earth.  In this episode, we unravel misconceptions around sustainability, often viewed as a mere "nice-to-have" feature. Dr. Leyla passionately discusses its role as a primary business objective and an innovation opportunity. She stresses on the need for a paradigm shift, taking sustainability beyond images of tree huggers and polar bears, to understanding and reducing real environmental impacts.  As a believer in the transformative power of education, Dr. Leyla shares her unique approach towards making sustainability engaging through toolkits and gamified experiences. She emphasizes the role of fun and challenge in learning, breaking biases, and fostering creative thinking around sustainability. We also delve into the challenges faced by sustainability teams in companies and how they can be empowered. Our conversation further extends to the influence of policy and global leaders in shaping a sustainable future. Dr. Leyla brings to light the fine balance between regulation and innovation, sharing instances of impactful policies and potential unintended consequences.  Tune in for an episode brimming with insights, as we redefine regeneration, question Western ideologies, and learn from indigenous communities, all in pursuit of living within the means of our planet. Don't miss out on this enriching dialogue that underscores the importance of continuous learning and adaptation in the emergent field of sustainability. To learn more visit https://www.leylaacaroglu.com/ 

Leyla Acaroglu ist eine australische Designerin, Nachhaltigkeitsinnovatorin und Pädagogin. Sie ist Gründerin zweier Designagenturen: Disrupt Design und Eco Innovators. Außerdem gründete sie die UnSchool, ein Pop-up-Programm, das die herkömmliche Art und Weise, Wissen zu erwerben und weiterzugeben, durchbricht; das Programm wurde mit dem Core77 Design Education Initiative Award ausgezeichnet. Acaroglu hat die von ihr so genannte Disruptive Design Method entwickelt. 2016 wurde sie vom Umweltprogramm der Vereinten Nationen (UNEP) zum "UNEP Champion of the Earth" ernannt, weil ihre Aktionen einen nachweisbaren transformativen und positiven Einfluss auf die Umwelt hatten. Sie brach ihr Designstudium ab, um ein sozialwissenschaftliches Studium mit dem Schwerpunkt ökologischerNachhaltigkeit zu absolvieren. Und sie wurde an der Fakultät für Architektur und Design des RMIT in Melbourne, Australien promoviert.

In this episode of the Discomfort Practice, I talk with innovator and designer (among many other things) Leyla Acaroglu. We chat about how small incremental changes are not enough any more to save society from climate change impact, but instead need to change systems and approaches to regenerate our planet, in order to survive. We discuss how important design is in creating that change and take listeners on a journey with us, so you don't have to be left wondering what you need to know. Leyla loves problems, because she understands that they are just challenges in disguise!  Leyla's insight breaks through some deeply-entrenched environmental folklore around things like recycling and discusses the true impact of the products and materials we use every day. As a designer and consultant, that's just how Leyla sees the world.  So plug yourself into this episode and enjoy hearing Betsy talk to an award-winning designer, sustainability provocateur, social scientist and entrepreneur who creates tool and businesses that design a sustainable and regenerative future. Leyla is a mainstage TED speaker, a LinkedIn Changemaker and a United Nations Environmental Programme Champion of the Earth.And she's also the founder of the UNSchool of Disruptive Design.  This is a juicy episode that challenged Betsy's thinking, so tune in for Leyla's positive story and so much more. Enjoy!

In this special episode of the Squiggly Careers x Changemakers podcast Sarah talks to Dr. Leyla Acaroglu a sustainability provocateur and cultural protagonist. Leyla challenges people to think differently about how the world works and is the founder of Disrupt Design, the Unschool and the CO Project Farm. Her TED talk 'Paper beats plastic? How to rethink environmental folklore' has been viewed over a million times (and if you're a tea drinker like Sarah it will challenge your 'pop the kettle on' habit!)Leyla talks to Sarah about her own squiggly career and how her different interests collided to lead her to focus her skills and passion on creating in sustainability. She shares how we can all challenge ourselves to think differently about the actions we take and the positive change we can create as a result. Leyla also talks about the role models that inspire and motivate her and her hopes for the future.This podcast was created with support from LinkedIn and their changemaker campaign. If you'd like to find out more about the campaign visit: https://blog.linkedin.com/changemakers-ukYou can follow Leyla on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/leylaacaroglu/ and visit her website: https://www.leylaacaroglu.com/bio (where she shares lots of links to free resources) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How do we ensure that advances in science and technology will be good for the planet? Sustainability strategist Leyla Acaroglu reminds us that innovation can have unintentional consequences if we don't pay attention to design. This talk was filmed at TEDxMelbourne. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading. To learn more about TEDxSHORTS, the TEDx program, or give feedback on this episode, please visit http://go.ted.com/tedxshorts. Follow TEDx on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDx Follow TEDx on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedx_official Like TEDx on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEDxEvents

How can we make friends with change? Why do we see nature as separate from us? How can design help us clean up the mess that we've made in the planet? Big questions that we are deep diving into with Leyla Acaroglu, an award-winning designer, sociologist, and sustainability expert, of The UnSchool of Disruptive Design and a UN Champion of the Earth. In this episode, we talk to the doctor of change - on how we can change will less friction, how we can reconnect to the magic of nature, the cultural shift we need, the role we play in perpetuating the consumption machine and how we can design ourselves out of the problems we've created. It's time to live wide awake. Stay connected with Leyla Website: https://www.leylaacaroglu.com/ | https://www.unschools.co/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leylaacaroglu/ | https://www.instagram.com/unschools/ Stay connected & support the show Instagram: http://instagram.com/livewideawake Support: If you enjoyed the show do consider making a contribution so we can keep having conscious conversations - https://www.patreon.com/livewideawake Reach out: hola@stephldickson.com

Von Wong reacts to his conversation with Leyla Acaroglu, UNEP Champion of the Earth, Founder of the Unschool of Disruptive Design. Subscribe on SpotifySubscribe on Google PodcastsSubscribe on Apple Podcasts

When it comes to sustainability and related issues, many of us might feel hopeless and like there is nothing for us to do. This is, in part, due to the negative messaging around these challenges. Today’s guest, Dr. Leyla Acaroglu, has an entirely different way of thinking about these obstacles. Not only is it imbued with hope, but it draws on systems thinking and holistic views of sustainability to show that change is possible. Leyla is a sociologist, Founder of the UnSchool of Disruptive Design, a UNEP Champion of the Earth, and the Founder of the CO Project Farm, a unique educational ecotourism property in Portugal. In this episode, Leyla talks about circularity and why we need to move away from the linear, exploitative economy that currently exists. We hear how starting UnSchool was a rebellion against the mainstream education she had spent all of her academic life in, and she shares some of the provocative design frameworks they teach at UnSchool. Leyla acknowledges that change is slow, and by using a systems thinking lens, people are better able to understand their actions as related to much broader contexts. She talks about how this way of viewing the world keeps her hope alive, along with the importance of acknowledging our agency and actions, and the changes we can make in our immediate worlds. Check out the full episode at one of the links below for more on Leyla’s worldview, positivity, and zeal for a better world.The conversation took place live on Clubhouse under the Impact Everywhere Club. See upcoming conversations here!Subscribe on SpotifySubscribe on Google PodcastsSubscribe on Apple PodcastsKey Points From This EpisodeThe current linear economy is problematic because it is based on the extraction and exploitation of nature and results in waste that also harms the natural world. At both ends of the linear spectrum, there is room for the loop to be closed.Sustainable design encompasses more than just material choices. It is concerned with considering the whole-life environmental impact of a product, so it draws on life cycle assessment and systems thinking.The two massive systems at play in the economy are the force of the market and how it incentivizes behavior. As consumers, we drive demand, so when we make different decisions, companies respond to them.Changing an organization from within is different from building one from the ground up. The UnSchool provides participants with tools on how to move the needle in existing organizations. By mapping systems dynamics, they can understand the limitations, opportunities, points of interventions, and how to use their agency.The Anatomy of Action concept Leyla and her team designed for the United Nations Environment Program that helped people embrace a more sustainable lifestyle is based on five categories: food, stuff, move, money, and fun. These are five areas everyone makes lifestyle decisions in.

"The biggest act of rebellion that anyone can do right now is to imagine and work towards a future that is always better than the past. That requires us to have hope and optimism, creativity, and to learn from the past to be able to design a better future." - Leyla AcarogluIn a time of great disruption, be it COVID-19, a rapid start up, or technological innovation, being ahead of the game is a must.This week, design disruptor, creative boundary pusher, and cultural provocateur, Dr. Leyla Acaroglu talks to us about the trends driving change and the impacts of massive disruptions like Covid-19 and climate change on the workplace.Learn about the driving forces on how we can build the workplace, and create the desire for individuals within companies and organizations to look at what they're doing - how they can do things better as for their customers and be a more ethical and sustainable company.Dr. Leyla Acaroglu challenges people to think differently about how the world works. As an award winning designer, UNEP Champion of the Earth, sociologist, and entrepreneur, she developed the Disruptive Design Method and designs cerebrally activating experiences, gamified toolkits, and unique educational experiences that help people make the status quo obsolete. Her mainstage TED talk on sustainability has been viewed over a million times, and she leads presentations around the world on activating positive social change through creative interventions and systems thinking. Leyla is the founder of Disrupt Design, the UnSchool and the CO Project Farm.You can download the Decade of Disruption: Future of the Sustainable Workplace Report here.You can follow and connect with Dr. Leyla Acaroglu here:leylaacaroglu.com / unschools.co / online.unschools.co / disruptdesign.co

How do we ensure that advances in science and technology will be good for the planet? Sustainability strategist Leyla Acaroglu reminds us that innovation can have unintentional consequences if we don't pay attention to design. This talk was filmed at TEDxMelbourne. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading. To learn more about TEDxSHORTS, the TEDx program, or give feedback on this episode, please visit http://go.ted.com/tedxshorts. Follow TEDx on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDx Follow TEDx on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedx_official Like TEDx on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEDxEvents

Please join us as we share a conversation with Dr. Leyla Acaroglu - UN Champion of the Earth & Sustainability Provocateur. Dr. Leyla Acaroglu challenges people to think differently about how the world works. As an award winning designer, UNEP Champion of the Earth, sociologist, and entrepreneur, she developed the Disruptive Design Method and designs cerebrally activating experiences, gamified toolkits, and unique educational experiences that help people make the status quo obsolete. Her mainstage TED talk on sustainability has been viewed over a million times, and she leads presentations around the world on activating positive social change through creative interventions and systems thinking. Leyla is the founder of Disrupt Design, the UnSchool and the CO Project Farm in Portugal.

Hannah MacInnes joins Leyla Acaroglu CEO, Creative Director and Facilitator of Disrupt Design, at The Klosters Forum 2019 to discuss the issue of plastic pollution and to hear her personal insights on this complex topic.Disrupt Design is led by sustainability strategist, designer and social change agent Dr. Leyla Acaroglu, recognized internationally as an expert in disruptive design, sustainability and education. Leyla has a PhD in disruptive design for social and environmental change. In addition to being a TED speaker, Leyla is a seasoned and respected author, award-winning designer, activator and educator, and was recognized in 2016 as 'Champion of the Earth' by the UNEP for her work. She started the award winning, multi-disciplinary design studio Eco Innovators in 2009, which became a leading provider of unique educational resources for design thinking and sustainability. Leyla moved on to found Disrupt Design and The UnSchool of Disruptive Design in 2014, both of which pioneered social and environmental change by and through design for clients around the world. She most recently founded the CO Project, which is the world's first 'brain spa' located on a farm in rural Portugal. Her creative work spans a variety of locations, fields and mediums, and is driven by her strong desire to influence, create, and effect positive pro-sustainability change in the world. Recent UNEP project https://www.anatomyofaction.org 

Sustainability strategist, designer, and social change agent Leyla Acaroglu joins us on the podcast today! In this episode, you’ll hear about Leyla’s exciting work to make sustainable design understandable and desirable, and you’ll learn how design and systems thinking can help us move towards a more circular economy. For show-related links and resources head to: gettinginthelooppodcast.com ABOUT TODAY'S GUEST Designer, sociologist, sustainability provocateur, and 2016 United Nations Champion of the Earth, Dr. Leyla Acaroglu challenges people to think differently about how the world works. As a pioneer of creative change, she weaves together sustainability, design, and systems thinking to challenge the way people see the world. She is the founder of Disrupt Design, The UnSchool, and CO Project Farm. HIGHLIGHTS 2:45 Bringing sustainable living practices to life through the CO Project Farm 11:15 Understanding the impacts of design decisions and making sustainable design cool 17:45 What needs to happen to reach a more circular economy 20:30 Designing learning systems and tools for the circular economy 25:00 Preparing future generations to create more sustainable solutions 29:00 Gaps in current circular economy discussions 32:15 Workshops, fellowships, and online training to level up your career and systems thinking skills

O rebelde criativo Thiago Padovan visitou a Leyla Acaroglu e fala do projeto Brain Spa que vivenciou em uma fazenda em Portugal.

My guest for this episode is Leyla Acaroglu, who calls herself sustainability provocateur and cultural protagonist. She has developed the Disruptive Design Method, an approach to design-led social change. In Boss Level Podcast, we've often talked about systems thinking, but mostly in the context of organizations. With Leyla, we're going to take a look at systems on a much bigger scale: we talk about the systems that sustain life on earth and how we can use design to make our life on earth more sustainable.

Leyla Acarouglu is an award winning designer, social scientist and entrepreneur, who challenges people to think differently about how the world works. Yes she even calls herself a sustainability provocateur. Leyla was awarded 2016 Champion of the Earth by the United Nations Environment Programme and her TED talk on sustainability has been b´viewed over a million times and she leads presentations around the world on activating positive social and environmental change through creative interventions.  She is the founder of the UnSchool of Disruptive Design, and two design agencies, Disrupt Design and Eco Innovators. She even holds a PHD in how to make change in the world. In this interview we talk about how design created the mess we are in and how design can get us out of it, about the importance of system thinking and circular economy, and how we can change the educational system to better meet the challenges of today. And much more.

In our first monthly Restart Podcast of the year, Dave talks to Leyla Acaroglu: self-described designer, systems thinker and sustainability provocateur. The post Restart Podcast Ep. 28: Disruptive design and unlocking wonderment with Leyla Acaroglu appeared first on The Restart Project.

Design is amazing! It truly has the ability to radically improve life on this planet but, also the opposite, destroy this planet. Dr. Leyla Acaroglu is a millennial on a mission to challenge the status-quo of the design world. She’s dead-set on helping people realize they don’t need to accept the way things work – we all have the agency to rescript the future by taking the right actions today. She is a highly intelligent, modern day super hero, an anti-establishment, creative boundary pusher and thinker. In this episode, we explore how to radically change the education system to correspond to the world we live in, how to mobilize people to change the status-quo, nourish curiosity, see all things as interconnected, embrace failure, create space for creativity to flourish and how living a life of purpose influences your brain and well-being. We talk all things change and how to shift our collective capacity to become regenerators who spend our lives adding value instead of just extracting, consuming and exploiting. This episode is nothing short of exhilarating!   WHAT WE WILL COVER:   The defining moment which led Leyla to commit her life to making designers and product-makers aware of how their choices impact the well-being of people and planet Leyla’s approach to curiosity, how she never pretends to know it all and how she constantly fills her own knowledge gaps What is a good first step towards becoming a regenerator – a disruptive designer that makes this planet better The disruptive design-method, key elements of problem-solving and how your brain tricks you in these processes The tools you need in order to make effective change through your creative practice Why she has bought a 2000-year-old farm she calls “a crazy project” – the co-project (CO standing for Creative Optimism) How she spends time in nature to admire the intelligence of nature design and to create the space for generating new ideas and nurturing curiosity Her personal reflections on dealing with success, stress, anxiety and burnout as a passionate change-maker who had no idea how to stop and rest   SELECTED QUOTES:   “I wanted to solve the problem that I experienced in Academia which I was constantly feeling extremely oppressed creatively. I was very frustrated with the type of pedagogy in knowledge transfer that Academia has so I got very much into critical pedagogy and the idea of the educator being the guide through knowledge and not the dictator of knowledge.”   “Many people wake up one morning and go: “Hey hang on a second. Deep down inside me I have this sense of purpose and belonging that I should do something more meaningful with my life and now I’m stuck in this system…and I’m unhappy. It’s a sad state of affairs that we don’t have businesses that can accommodate the needs of their people and that we’re still stuck in an industrial mindset when it comes to education and the relationship between work, purpose, production and society at large.”   “Each human has the agency to affect a positive change in the world and we don’t need to believe what is perceived to be the status quo… you have to know that the future is NOT defined. It’s based on the actions we take today and every minute of our lives.”   “You have to remember that life is a magical wonderland. It’s absolutely phenomenal that life exists on this planet. Physicists have never found anything anywhere in the cosmos even remotely as magical as this planet.”   “We need to shift to being producers. We are all interconnected with the planet, we cannot deny that. You have to breathe, you have to eat, you have to drink water – free resources provided by this earth to us – but, as a species, what we have done is we keep extracting resources, we keep polluting. We are being extremely selfish teenagers essentially.”   “How can we quickly grow up and become regenerators? Instead of just degenerate the natural systems that we are a part of. This to me is the ultimate design challenge.”   “If you are an organization that prides itself by being an innovator and you are not at the absolute forefront pioneering sustainable change and circularity within your industry and meeting the needs of your employees in a more harmonious way with purpose and fulfilling opportunities, then you are FOR SURE going to be disrupted in a way that you are NOT going to like. For sure.”   “I truly believe that creativity brings hope and, in this current narrative of dystopian futures, the one thing we need to be reminded of is we built this world – and we can rebuild it in a way that helps make it more equitable and ethical and constructive.”   “The little people are going to inherit a legacy of our inaction unless we start to work together to really re-imagine the future.”   “I’m super excited about failing well. I really like it when I screw up. Once I get over the sting – cause there is always a little sting especially when you’re a high-achiever – I’m focused on what I can learn from this.”   RESOURCES: Leyla's website UnSchool of Disruptive Design  Disrupt Design  Portugal Project - the CoProject    ABOUT LEYLA ACAROGLU  Sustainability provocateur and cultural protagonist Dr. Leyla Acaroglu challenges people to think differently about how the world works. As an award winning designer, UNEP Champion of the Earth, sociologist, and entrepreneur, she developed the Disruptive Design Method and designs cerebrally activating experiences, gamified toolkits, and unique educational experiences that help people make the status quo obsolete. Her mainstage TED talk on sustainability has been viewed over a million times, and she leads presentations around the world on activating positive social change through creative interventions and systems thinking.  

"Nature is the best teacher. Everything in nature is feeding into itself."Everything is interconnected in this world. In order to encourage sustainable development as a designer, you need to think like an ecosystem. According to Dr Leyla Acaroglu, Director of the Un-School of Disruptive Design, creating a sustainable economy is only possible if we move beyond the linear systems that ultimately leave us with waste products. The solution to this? Thinking in circularity.

When you discover the circular economy, the world never looks the same again. How can we spark the shift in mindset required to make system change inevitable? - Phil Brown, TU Delft Circular Product Design PhD Researcher - Leyla Acaroglu, Sustainability Provocateur, Designer & Sociologist - Rowan Conway, Director of Innovation and Development, The RSA

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