Get activated with our 30 day Change Maker bootcamp!

Daily does of creative change making

Focused around the themes of Design Systems Change and the new Handbook by Dr. Leyla Acaroglu, our 30-day brain-activating bootcamp to get daily doses of curated content around systems thinking, sustainability, creativity, positive thinking and activate change! This program has been designed around daily doses of video, text and daily activities to help you activate your agency for contributing to a regenerative and sustainable future!

Why take this course?

Jump start your positive change making mindset with our 30-day challenge pack!

  • Loads of additional video and written content crafted and curated by Leyla Acaroglu to help you stay focused and positive on making change

  • Get the Design Systems Change Handbook as well as daily doses of brain activating curated content on systems, sustainability and design

  • Includes 30 downloadable activity worksheets you can do them daily or binge activate!

DESIGN SYSTEMS CHANGE HANDBOOK

Included in this 30 day challenge pack is the full e-book

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Dr. Leyla Acaroglu

Curated and lead by

Sustainability provocateur, award-winning designer, 2016 UNEP Champion of the Earth, and creative changemaker pioneer, Dr. Leyla Acaroglu challenges people to think differently about how the world works. As the founder of the UnSchool and creator of the Disruptive Design Method, Leyla weaves together her skills as a designer, sociologist, and social entrepreneur to create highly immersive educative experiences. She is a renowned international expert on systems thinking and sustainability, running workshops around the world and designing activating experiences, gamified toolkits, and unique educational experiences that help equip people with the tools to intervene and change systems to make the status quo obsolete. Sought after for her unique approach to activating positive social change by design, Leyla's main-stage TED talk on sustainability has been viewed over a million times, and she is the author of several handbooks, as well as an op ed contributor for major publications like the New York Times.

Dr. Leyla Acaroglu

UnSchool Founder + Global Change Maker

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30 day Challenge Content

  • 01

    Welcome!

  • 02

    Day 1: Agency

  • 03

    Day 2: Reflection & Reflexivity

    • Watch: Reflexive Thinking

    • Read: Reflecting on Reflection

    • Read + Watch: Developing a Reflective Practice

    • Do: Developing Reflexive Thinking

    • Extra: Some Recommended Podcasts

  • 04

    Day 3: Sphere of Influence

    • Watch: Building Resilience

    • Read: Sphere of Influence

    • Do: Explore your Sphere of Influence

    • Do: Sphere of Influence Worksheet
  • 05

    Day 4: Critical Thinking

    • Watch: Critical Thinking

    • Read: Critical Thinking

    • Watch: Edward de bono on Critical Thinking

    • Watch: X-Mapping

    • Do: X Map Worksheet
  • 06

    Day 5: Getting Shit Done

    • Watch: Getting Shit Done

    • Watch: What to do when you get stuck

    • Read: The Impact of our Actions

    • Download: Barriers to Action Worksheets

    • Watch: How to deal with Procrastination

  • 07

    Day 6: Ethics and Integrity

  • 08

    Day 7: Systems Thinking

    • Watch: Adopting a Systems Perspective

    • Read: What is Systems Thinking ?

    • Read: Developing a Systems Mindset

    • Watch: My Favorite Systems Thinker Russell Ackoff

    • Do: Tragedy of the Commons
  • 09

    Day 8: Systems At Play

    • Watch Systems Dynamics

    • Read: Thinking in Systems

    • Do: Systems at Play Worksheet
  • 10

    Day 9: Systems Mapping

    • Watch: Systems Mapping

    • Read: Systems Mapping

    • Read: How to do Cluster Mapping

    • Do: How to Do a Cluster Map

    • Do: Cluster Mapping Instruction Sheets

  • 11

    Day 10: Designing Interventions

    • Watch: Designing Interventions

    • Read: Systems Interventions

    • Read & Watch: & Activity How to do Interconnected Circles Maps

    • Do: Interconnected Circles Map activity
  • 12

    Day 11: Design and Creativity

    • Watch: Design and Creativity

    • Read & Watch: Design and Creative Change

    • Do: Creative Skillset Worksheets
  • 13

    Day 12: Citizen Design

    • Watch: Citizen Designers of the Future

    • Read: Active Citizenship

    • Read and Watch: The UN Sustainable Development Goals

    • Do: Sustainable Development Goals Challenge

  • 14

    Day 13: UnSustainability

    • Watch: Redesigning Disposability

    • Read: Sustainability Core Concepts

    • Download: The Post Disposable Personal Activation Kit

    • Do: Post Disposable Design Worksheet
  • 15

    Day 14: Circular Economy

    • Watch: Moving from Linear to a Circular Economy

    • Read: The Circular Economy

    • Read: Key Concepts and Terms

    • Do: From Linear to Circular Economy Reflection

  • 16

    Day 15: System Elements

    • Watch: Systems and Sustainability

    • Read: Feedback Loops

    • Read: Stocks and Flows

    • Do: System Elements Worksheets
  • 17

    Day 16: Observation

    • Watch: Observation

    • Read: Observation

    • Do: Systems Observation Worksheet
  • 18

    Day 17: Cause and Effect

    • Watch: Causal Relationships

    • Read and Watch: How to do Causal Loop Diagrams

    • Do: Causal Loop Diagrams Worksheet
  • 19

    Day 18: Circular Design

    • Watch: Circular Design

    • Read: Designing for the Circular Economy

    • Watch: What is Circular Design?
  • 20

    Day 19: Life Cycle Thinking

    • Watch: Life Cycle Thinking

    • Read: Life Cycle Thinking

    • Read: Tips for Developing a Life Cycle Approach

    • Watch: How to do a Life Cycle Map

    • Do: Life Cycle Mapping Worksheet
  • 21

    Day 20: Circular ReDesign

    • Read: Product Service System Model

    • Do: Functional Assessment Worksheet

    • Do: Reimagine Service Delivery Worksheet

    • Do: Circular Redesign Worksheet
  • 22

    Day 21: Storytelling

  • 23

    Day 22: Gamification

    • Read: Gamification

    • Watch: Gamification

    • Do: Game Mechanics Worksheet
  • 24

    Day 23: Game Design

    • Watch: Design Impactful Experiences

    • Watch: Gamification for Points Systems

    • Do: How to Design a Game Worksheet
  • 25

    Day 24: Cognitive Bias

    • Read: Cognitive Science

    • Read: Psychological Bias

    • Watch: Cognitive Bias

    • Do: Busting Bias Worksheet
  • 26

    Day 25: Cognitive Dissonance

    • Read and Watch: Cognitive Dissonance

    • Do: Cognitive Dissonance Worksheet

    • Watch: Cognitive Dissonance

  • 27

    Day 26: Fixed vs Growth Mindset

    • Watch: Sifting Mindsets

    • Read: Embracing a Curiosity Mindset

    • Watch: Fixed and Growth Mindsets

    • Do: Fixed vs Growth Mindset Worksheet
  • 28

    Day 27: Social Norms

    • Read: Social Norms

    • Watch: Understanding Social Norms

    • Do: Changing Social Norms Worksheet
  • 29

    Day 28: Power

    • Read: On Power

    • Watch: Sources of Power

    • Do: Powermap Worksheet
  • 30

    Day 29: Making Change

    • Watch: Mastering Change

    • Read: Leverage Points

    • Do: Behavior Over Time Graph Worksheet
  • 31

    Day 30: Creative Change Plan

    • Read: Making Change

    • Do: Actioning Creative Change Worksheets

    • Watch the Live Zoom with Leyla
  • 32

    What Next!

    • Watch: Thanks and Congratulations!

    • Do: Take Another Class!

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Rishi Sharma

5 star rating

“Every one of us must move towards the right and great path of sustainability transformation and be creative rebels and sustainable change maker for the betterment of every one of us all human, our family, our society and our loving mother planet ...”

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“Every one of us must move towards the right and great path of sustainability transformation and be creative rebels and sustainable change maker for the betterment of every one of us all human, our family, our society and our loving mother planet earth through system design and change method sure to make circular, regenerative and not-exploitative economy; just and equatable society and environmentally sound planet.”

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“Lot of thought provoking and useful content, which can be put to use right away”

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Cecile Catalano

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“Mind opening ! Very interesting and energizing for the next steps (learning more and taking action in the real world)”

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