“Good design is good business.” - Thomas Watson Jr.
Design Thinking Workshops
Workshops are an integral part of the design thinking framework and in my work, they give me the opportunity to engage with the clients in a creative and collaborative setting. I have been personally very passionate about workshops because they are a condensed version of an ideation and iteration process where you get to experience this process as a big group. I think the synergy and the inclusion of everyone’s inputs makes everyone believe in the project and have a sense of ownership which is key in the success and the smooth implementation of the project.
Aside from being actively involved in client workshops, I have also been conducting many volunteer workshops together in conjunction with our IBM Volunteers program. During these workshops, me and a colleague of mine have created a content around Accessibility in Design since it was our personal passion and it gave us a chance to deep dive on it with some amazing students and teachers that we volunteered for.
Printmaking Workshops
Printmaking has been one of my favorite hobbies since high school. Together with my friend Beliz Görgül, who is also a designer, we have created a series of printmaking workshops around the Halloween theme. We have a short introduction to the history of printmaking and along with our hand made set of ready to use shapes, we also have a tool box for each participant so that they can draw and carve out their unique designs. At the end of the workshop, everyone leaves with their very own Halloween themed tote bag.