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The UnSchool The UnSchool is an experimental knowledge lab for creative rebels and change agents. We run events, We are all about activating positive social change.

The UnSchool of Disruptive Design is an experimental knowledge lab for creative rebels and change agents. We work with designers, artists, innovators, social entrepreneurs and world-changing-types to curate programming that re-orients the way we see, react and participate in the world around us. Since 2014 when the UnSchool was founded by sustainability provocateur, Dr. Leyla Acaroglu, our team ha

s been busy building a strong community of emerging leaders and established professionals who work to proactively and provocatively disrupt the status quo for positive change. We are thinkers and doers who see all problems as opportunities for innovation and creative change. Whilst the HQ for our experimental knowledge lab is in New York City, our emerging leaders fellowships, professional masterclasses and programs pop-up in cities all over the world. From Mexico to Melbourne, we curate brain-activating events, fellowship programs and unique knowledge transfer experiences that challenge and active sustainability leadership. Our lab encourages people from diverse professional backgrounds to reorient the way they perceive and act in the world, learning how to maximize their capacity to influence and affect positive social and environmental change. We help emerging leaders and established professionals rapidly up-sill in designing interventions for social innovation with our unique approach to change-making and our disruptive design methodology.

Today is The UnSchool's 11th birthday—and the day we finally launch a podcast! 🥳 Since you're here, we know you are a cu...
09/04/2025

Today is The UnSchool's 11th birthday—and the day we finally launch a podcast! 🥳 Since you're here, we know you are a curious-minded person who cares about science, creativity and the planet. And so, you are going to love Leyla Acaroglu's new podcast series called ”Why Is It Like That?”!!!

🌍Today, Leyla dropped the first 3 episodes all at once so you can get more of a full-spectrum feel for what the podcast is all about: curiosity, science, wonder, life, design and of course, sustainability.

🎧 Click here to listen (https://leylaacaroglu.com/podcast/) and be sure to follow, share and review wherever you listen to podcasts, as we have a lot of fascinating interviews this season, all mixed with Leyla's signature quirky interview style!

1️⃣ Ep. 1: Why is Whale P**p in Perfume? w/ Conservation Biologist Joe Roman. Whale p**p is like snowflakes—no two the same! They explore how whales fight climate change, cycle nutrients + even help humans smell better! Joe is the author of "Eat P**p Die".

2️⃣ Ep. 2: Are We Post Human Yet? w/ Philosopher Francesca Ferrando. Push through anthropocentrism into posthumanism + envisage better ways of being in this mind-melting episode. Francesca is the author of "The Art of Being Posthuman".

3️⃣ Ep. 3: Waste Colonization: Are We All Doing It? w/ Circular Economy Leader Betty Osei Bonsu Adjei, who leads pivotal projects across Africa to change our relationship with waste. She is Programs Director of Green Africa Youth Org + founder of B.ISA.

📅 Ep. 4 drops Friday, 19 Sept, and then new Season 1 episodes will be released every other Friday. Be sure to follow so you're the first to know 😉

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