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Thu, Apr 09, 2015 @ 01:00 PM   $37   Centre for Social Innovation, Level 3, 601 W 26th St
 
     
 
 
              

  
 
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<P STYLE="text-align: center;" ALIGN="center"><A HREF="http://www.un-schools.com/#!classes/cfvg" REL="nofollow"><IMG SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/120412133/flipit.png" ALT="Flip it Design thinking for positive change" WIDTH="600" HEIGHT="105"></A></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height: 19.2pt;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is excellent for educators, designers and would-be world changers as it provides a set of mental ideation and problem identification tools that enable greater flexible thinking and solution building. This framework can be applied to a variety of decision making and problem solving arenas, it provides a structure from ideation to implementation, encouraging holistic and practical solution development. </SPAN></P>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center;"><STRONG STYLE="line-height: 1.6em;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: x-large;">About the Workshop</SPAN></STRONG></P>
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<P><STRONG><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">This is a lunchtime workshop that runs for 1.5 hours and is held at the Centre for Social Innovation. All our classes are small group sessions for maximum participation and experience. This session is part of the Design Curriculum Track at the Un-School for Disruptive Design and can also be taken as a ono-on-one mentoring session.</SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG STYLE="line-height: 1.6em;"><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Class Schedule</SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Class Date: Thursday April 16th 2015</SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Arrival: 12.50pm - 1pm</SPAN></STRONG></P>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center;"><EM STYLE="line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;"> I cannot express enough gratitude to Leyla for compiling a class that was accessible, engaging, and interactive. Leyla presented the materials in a way that everyone could understand and was great at taking questions throughout the presentation so that we wouldn't get lost along the way. -</EM><SPAN STYLE="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px;"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px;">Anna Krishtal,</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px;"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px;">NYC Program Director for theAcademic Internship Council</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center;"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px;"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px;"><EM><SPAN STYLE="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px;">Fun, educational and engaging!" -</SPAN></SPAN></EM><SPAN STYLE="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;">DanielleDimare<SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px;"><EM>,</EM></SPAN>Director of Community Schools, United Federation of Teachers.<SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px;"><EM></EM></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center;"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px; font-size: x-large;"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px;"><SPAN STYLE="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px;"><SPAN STYLE="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20.7999992370605px; text-align: center;"><STRONG STYLE="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><STRONG STYLE="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: x-large;">About the Facilitator</SPAN></STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P STYLE="text-align: center;"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px; font-size: x-large;"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px;"><SPAN STYLE="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px;"><SPAN STYLE="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20.7999992370605px; text-align: center;"><STRONG STYLE="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><STRONG STYLE="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: center;"></STRONG><BR></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P STYLE="text-align: left;"><IMG STYLE="float: right;" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/120412133/leylastanding.png" ALT="Leyla Acaroglu" WIDTH="250" HEIGHT="195"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;"><A STYLE="line-height: 1.6em;" HREF="http://www.leylaacaroglu.com/" REL="nofollow"><SPAN STYLE="color: #333333; letter-spacing: .4pt;">Leyla Acaroglu</SPAN></A><SPAN STYLE="line-height: 1.6em;">(A-jar-a-loo) is a New York based Australian designer, social scientist, sustainability provocateur and entrepreneur.She is the founder of</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="line-height: 1.6em; text-decoration: underline;"><SPAN STYLE="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;"><A STYLE="outline: 0px; cursor: pointer; background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px;" HREF="http://www.un-schools.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px; background-position: 0px 0px;"><SPAN STYLE="color: #333333; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">TheUn-School of Disruptive Design</SPAN></SPAN></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="line-height: 1.6em;">, and two design agencies; New York based</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="line-height: 1.6em; text-decoration: underline;"><SPAN STYLE="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;"><A STYLE="outline: 0px; cursor: pointer; background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px;" HREF="http://www.disruptdesign.co/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px; background-position: 0px 0px;"><SPAN STYLE="color: #333333; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Disrupt Design</SPAN></SPAN></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="line-height: 1.6em;">and Melbourne based</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="line-height: 1.6em; text-decoration: underline;"><SPAN STYLE="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;"><A STYLE="outline: 0px; cursor: pointer; background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px;" HREF="http://www.ecoinnovators.com.au/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px; background-position: 0px 0px;"><SPAN STYLE="color: #333333; letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Eco Innovators</SPAN></SPAN></A></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="line-height: 1.6em;">,both multidisciplinary studios focused on pioneeringsocial and environmental change by and through design. Her work spans a variety of locations, fields and mediums,and is driven byastrong desire to effect, create, and see positive pro-sustainability change in the world. She has just completed her PhD on how to make effective change.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P STYLE="text-align: left;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: small;"><SPAN STYLE="line-height: 107%;">Leyla is a well-respected international speaker, having presented on the</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;"><A STYLE="outline: 0px; cursor: pointer; background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px;" HREF="http://www.ted.com/talks/leyla_acaroglu_paper_beats_plastic_how_to_rethink_environmental_folklore" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px; background-position: 0px 0px;"><SPAN STYLE="color: #333333; letter-spacing: .4pt;">mainstage atTED2013 in Longbeach</SPAN></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="line-height: 1.6em;">, along with two other TED talks (</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;"><A STYLE="outline: 0px; cursor: pointer; background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px;" HREF="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpoFHnELels" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px; background-position: 0px 0px;"><SPAN STYLE="color: #333333; letter-spacing: .4pt;">TEDx Sydney</SPAN></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="line-height: 1.6em;">and</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;"><A STYLE="outline: 0px; cursor: pointer; background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px;" HREF="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lOSIHWOp2I" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px; background-position: 0px 0px;"><SPAN STYLE="color: #333333; letter-spacing: .4pt;">TEDx Melbourne</SPAN></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="line-height: 1.6em;">), key noted the</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;"><A STYLE="outline: 0px; cursor: pointer; background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px;" HREF="http://www.aiga.org/video-HHH-2013-acaroglu/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px; background-position: 0px 0px;"><SPAN STYLE="color: #333333; letter-spacing: .4pt;">AIGA Design Conference</SPAN></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="line-height: 1.6em;">,</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm;"><A STYLE="outline: 0px; cursor: pointer; background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px;" HREF="https://vimeo.com/74283382" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"><SPAN STYLE="outline: 0px; background-position: 0px 0px;"><SPAN STYLE="color: #333333; letter-spacing: .4pt;">Bonier Grid</SPAN></SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="line-height: 1.6em;">and a host of other keynotes. She is a highly skilled communicator and passionatepresenter with her writing being published in a host of design magazines and the New York Times. </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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