DESIGN STRATEGIST
Hello!
I'm Onur, a researcher, entrepreneur, and award-winning design strategist with a cross-disciplinary approach to tackling our most intricate challenges. I utilize design to reshape the way individuals perceive, experience, and interact with the world. My background spans industrial design, strategy, product development, brand management, and organizational leadership. The foundation of my work lies in design thinking and human-centered design principles, including empathy, creative confidence, and an embrace of ambiguity.
I bring extensive experience as a strategic designer, with a track record of accomplishments in the fields of civic and social innovation. My expertise extends to nonprofit organizations and government entities.
Currently, my work resides at the intersection of research, design, and policy. I employ human-centered design methodologies to revolutionize civic engagement, striving to unite people to dissect complex problems and collaboratively craft actionable solutions.
Additionally, I have been spearheading Studio Karun, overseeing projects spanning various industries, NGOs, startups, foundations, local governments, and national government-ranked initiatives.
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MY JOURNEY
EXPERIENCE
Design Strategist
, City of Mobile,AL, 2023 - 2024
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Citizen experience focused.
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Data-driven
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Defining problems and pain points within the area.
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Strategic road map, citizens insight, iceberg model
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Organizational Strategy
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Workshops
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311 Services
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Financial Empowerment Action Report
Ambassador
, Berlin, Remote, 2023 - Present
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Stakeholder Management
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Marketing and Social Media Strategy
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Global Service Design Conference
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Organizational Strategy
, Jersey City, 2021- 2023
Senior Design Strategist
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User experience focused.
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Defining user needs.
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Defining problems and pain points within the area.
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Strategic road map, consumer insight.
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Branding strategy.
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Crispy Bites Project
Design Strategist
Jersey City, 2020 - Present
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Strategic road map, consumer insight.
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Branding strategy.
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Design strategy.
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Experience design.
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Pundit - Misinformation block - service design
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Voco - Hobby App
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Product Design
New York, 2019 - 2020
Strategic Design RA
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Blockchain and cryptocurrency.
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Researching how to identify newly developed cryptocurrency varieties and how might we adopt blockchain systems on a governmental level?
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Organized a conference with my professor and Parsons's program of data visualization. The conference name was Which Block Are You From? New Directions in Interdisciplinary Research on Blockchains.
Istanbul, 2014
Founder
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Provide consultancy on buılding organizational and design strategy.
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During active president role, organized several educational programs, workshops, events, competitions, and meetings.
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Created connectıon wıth IDSA and ENTA
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Creating connections with foreign network relate design institution
Istanbul, 2017 - 2018
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Created a design strategy in the developing market.
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Played role in building the design team. (Product and Service)
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Built relationships with unıversities and expanded sales to 25 countries.
Design Strategist
Ministry of Economics, Istanbul 2016 - 2017
Design Strategist Contractor
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Defining the trends and building yearly strategies.
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Organized workshop content, keynote speaker and sponsor connections, stakeholder management, universities collaboration, and event content.
Design Strategist Contractor
Istanbul, 2015 - 2017
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Defining the trends and building yearly strategies.
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Organized workshop content, keynote speaker and sponsor connections, stakeholder management, universities collaboration, and event content.
Istanbul, 2014 - 2023
Founder
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Physically product design.
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Digital product design.
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3D - 2D visualization.
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Prototype.
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Strategic design
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UX research.
WORKSHOPS
CityStart Financial Empowerment
City of Mobile, OSI, Organizator
2023
Strategic Design for Social Innovation
Turkey Design Council, Facilitator
2024
Design Thinking
Citiventures, Organizator
2019
FIAT Customer Experience
FIAT Turkey, ENTA, Organizator
2018
Game and Gamification
Atolye Istanbul, Roland, Organizator
2017
Shell Eco-Marathon IoX and Innovation
Userspots, Shell, Mentor
2017
Digital Design Camp
Autodesk, ENTA, Kadir Has University, Organizator
2016
From Corrugated Cardboard To Design
Mondi, Kadir Has University, Organizator
2014
EDUCATION
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Departmental Honor Degree.
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Design Awareness in Local Government Thesis Project.
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Civic Service Design minor.
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Guest Speaker, Non-Profit Organization Management
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Attracting and Retaining International Students in Milan, Citiventures, Obvio
, New York, 2018 - 2020
Master of Science Strategic Design and Management
Design Research, Certificate
, London, UK, 2011
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Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability
Bachelor of Science Industrial Design
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Director of National Student Industrial Designers Community
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Fabrika Design Club founder.
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Bun Design, Design management intern
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GMO Future Floating Structures Design Competition, 2nd prize.
, Istanbul, TR, 2009 - 2014
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