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About Leyla Acaroglu | @LeylaAcaroglu

Leyla Acaroglu (A-jar-a-loo) is a New York based Australian designer, social scientist, sustainability provocateur and entrepreneur. She is the founder of The Un-School of Disruptive Design, and two design agencies; New York based Disrupt Design and Melbourne based Eco Innovators, both multidisciplinary studios focused on pioneering social and environmental change by and through design. Her work spans a variety of locations, fields and mediums, and is driven by a strong desire to effect, create, and see positive pro-sustainability change in the world. www.leylaacaroglu.com
Latest Posts | By Leyla Acaroglu | @LeylaAcaroglu
No More Passive Observers. The 4 Golden Rules to Disruptive Design
9 years ago

No More Passive Observers. The 4 Golden Rules to Disruptive Design

‘Disruption’ is a buzz-word, and the problem with buzz-words is overuse. They very quickly lose their power and meaning, becoming empty vessels, terms lightly thrown around as vague concepts rather …
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3 Green Myths, Busted. What Do You Really Know About The ‘Environmental Folklore’?
9 years ago

3 Green Myths, Busted. What Do You Really Know About The ‘Environmental Folklore’?

In my work, I do a lot of myth-busting around what is ‘green’ and what is not. Years of scientific research across a variety of fields has allowed me to uncover a …
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What I Discovered in Design School that Made Me Quit
9 years ago

What I Discovered in Design School that Made Me Quit

At 19, I had no idea that going to design school would lead to a brain altering, worldview shattering moment which would make me quit. …
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How Doing Good Hurts Sometimes & 3 Ways of Turning Challenge into Change
9 years ago

How Doing Good Hurts Sometimes & 3 Ways of Turning Challenge into Change

Even now, after a decade of working with and within numerous and varied social/sustainability change-oriented fields, I often have to remind myself why I do …
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