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Leyla Acaroglu

Designer, social scientist and entrepreneur

An award-winning designer, UNEP Champion of the Earth, social scientist and entrepreneur, Leyla Acaroglu developed the Disruptive Design Method and designs experiences that help people make the status quo obsolete. She is the founder of the UnSchool of Disruptive Design and two design agencies, Disrupt Design and Eco Innovators. Her mainstage TED talk on sustainability has been viewed over a million times, and she contributes regularly to Medium.

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