Initiative
The UnSchool of Disruptive Design
An global experimental knowledge lab that helps professionals and emerging leaders upskill to advance their careers in sustainability, social innovation and creative problem solving.
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Disruptive Design Method
Leyla developed the Disruptive Design Methodology and Method as a framework for creative problem-solving, leveraging systems thinking, sustainability and design to create positive social and environmental impact.
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CoProject Farm
A living learning lab, brain spa and organic farm regeneration project in Central Portugal, established and managed by Leyla Acaroglu from 2017 to 2021 as an exploration into natural systems participation, small-scale organic agriculture and community activation.
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Eco Innovators
For over a decade, Eco Innovators pioneered unique ways of creating educational experiences that activate social and environmental change. Based in Australia and founded in 2009, Eco Innovators developed and launched a host of projects that helped jump-start and integrate sustainability into design practice. A trailblazing creative agency, it was one of the first initiatives of its kind to actively demonstrate how design approaches could be used as tools for sustainability education.
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Secret Life of Things
An award-winning animation and educational initiative that unpacks the life cycle of everyday things for designers to learn about eco-design and life cycle thinking.
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