A collection of disruptive ideas and frameworks for creating positive change, The UnSchool of Disruptive Design pulls together all 5 of the original change-making handbooks written by our founder, Leyla Acaroglu, over the past 10 years of the UnSchool.
Presented in one exclusive collection and revitalized with updated introductions, gorgeous revised graphics, and fresh perspectives and insights throughout, you can order it as a print copy or download the whopping 480 pages of it now!
10 Years!
What’s inside this compendium?
Five of Leyla Acaroglu’s change-making handbooks, each written in a choose-your-own-adventure style that supports the content and methods we have been exploring, building and sharing for the past decade through our experimental knowledge lab for adults, The UnSchool of Disruptive Design. These 5 handbooks are:
Make Change
Tips & Tricks to Facilitating Change
Disruptive Design Method Handbook
Circular Systems Design
Design Systems Change
This is for you!
The UnSchool was founded and continues to run on an action-oriented approach, so this compendium is intended for use as a roadmap for creative problem solvers, designers, and everyday change-makers.
Alumni testimonials throughout
All-new intros and outros for each handbook, along with updated commentary on original content, all written by Leyla Acaroglu
Revised graphics designed by our Creative Director, Emma Segal
New activities and worksheets to get you thinking and doing differently
Quotes and ideas from visionaries & change-makers that we admire
Download the book in handy PDF format and get started on your transformation!
Materials
UnSchool Compendium PDF
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Consider taking the Systems Thinking course. Overcome linear thinking and unravel the interconnectedness of our world. This 5-part course will get your head around systems thinking and give you the tools you need to understand the complex social, industrial, and environmental systems at play.
“Being part of the UnSchool is not just about finding a connection with a global group of individuals eager to do good. It’s about finding a way to activate your own agency, knowing that that’s the only real way to change your world.”
“The content has given me a practical way to delve into complex problems, exploring thinking far beyond my normal lines of inquiry, and to surface new areas for intervention and innovative ways of designing those interventions. Everyone who is tackling systems should learn this.”
Catriona McLagan
Refreshing
“As someone operating in the nonprofit sphere, it was refreshing to branch out and learn a new way of thinking. I’m going to take this new learning to become an agent of cultural change in my circles.”
Michael Paone
World renowned expert training
Your instructor
Sustainability provocateur, award-winning designer, UNEP Champion of the Earth, and creative changemaker pioneer, Dr. Leyla Acaroglu challenges people to think differently about how the world works. Leyla’s main-stage TED talk on sustainability has been viewed over a million times, she is the founder of the UnSchool and creator of the Disruptive Design Method. As as a renowned international expert on systems thinking and sustainability, she runs workshops around the world and designs unique educational experiences that help equip people with the tools to intervene and change systems to make the status quo obsolete. Leyla is sought after for her unique approach to activating positive social change by design.
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Ten years! Just kidding – we recommend a few hours over the course of a month.
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