Design Leader | Speaker | Founder
Zeynep Falay von Flittner is an experienced design leader with a mission to accelerate sustainability transitions using the power of creative practices.
Zeynep Falay von Flittner is the recipient of the Ornamo Design Award 2024
Zeynep Falay von Flittner is recognized for her holistic approach to advancing sustainable development goals and for being at the forefront of systemic change.
According to the jury, Falay von Flittner is an inspiring role model and an empowering force within the design community. She has established herself as a leader in transformational design, achieving significant results in both environmental protection and social well-being.
Falay Transition Design Collective
Zeynep is a founder of Falay Transition Design, a mission-driven collective of transition designers, systems thinkers, sustainability experts and researchers.
Aligning with a shared vision, the collective supports the learning journey of leading organisations towards more just and sustainable futures.
Activities
Consulting
Strategic Advisory on Sustainability Transitions
Keynote speeches
Teaching
Volunteer work and community building
In press
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Zeynep Falay von Flittner muotoilee työkseen kestäviä tulevaisuuksia
Suunnittelija, yrittäjä ja konsultti Zeynep Falay von Flittner palkittiin vuoden suunnannäyttäjänä työstään yritysten ja organisaatioiden kestävyysmurroksen muotoilijana. Muotoilun keinoin ymmärretään systeemisiä, viheliäisiä ongelmia ja rakennetaan polkuja kohti toiveikasta tulevaisuutta.
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Time to be bold for sustainability transitions (and why you need design for that)
My blog post for Design Forum Finland Website
As we face a grand challenge to transform unsustainable business models, the design discipline is an invaluable and underutilized asset to re-imagine and re-invent new regenerative business models.
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Ornamo Magazine Article -in Finnish
Hyvinvointi on osa työn tekemisen kulttuuria
Designkonsultti Zeynep Falay von Flittner arvelee, että säännölliset työmatkat toimistolle ja takaisin eivät enää palaa asiantuntijatyötä tekevien ihmisten rutiineihin. Von Flittner itse tekee töitä työhuoneessaan, jonka käytöstä hän neuvottelee aviomiehensä, muotoilija Nicolas von Flittner kanssa. Toinen vetäytyy keittiöön silloin, kun työhuone on varattu.
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Business Finland launched Sustainability Sustainability Playbook for Digital Commerce SMES
Business Finland’s Experience Commerce program has published an industry-specific sustainability playbook for digital commerce SMEs. The aim is to help companies improve their knowledge of the different levels of sustainability and integrate them into the development of their strategy and competitiveness.
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Panel Discussion: New AD Museum and Open Design Professions
How the New Museum of Architecture & Design in Helsinki could best serve the community of professional designers and architects? The question was presented to the panelists Liza Chong, Joseph Grima, and Zeynep Falay von Flittner. The conversation was moderated by David van der Leer.
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Kauppalehti Optio Magazine Interview - In Finnish
Somejätit mullistivat politiikan, parisuhteen ja lastenkasvatuksen vahingossa – mistä yritys voi tietää, aloittaako se seuraavan vallankumouksen, palvelumuotoilija pohtii
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Good News from Finland
My career: From start to Finnish
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Touchpoint Magazine Vol.12 No.3- Service Design with Planet in Mind
Envisioning Desirable Futures. Service design and sustainability transformation of organisations
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Designing a Regenerative Future
Blog post about Neol’s Creative Spark Event, where I spoke with Todd Holcomb. We gathered for our fourth Creative Sparks event to discuss stagnating belief systems, the possibilities of regenerative design, and our need for holistic solutions inspired by the nature surrounding us.
Example projects
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Transition Design Workshop for Hitachi Europe R&D Dlab
Designed and organised a novel workshop series to co-develop transition pathways to decarbonise UK homes with a wide variety of stakeholders.
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Inspiration Day for Schibsted Finland
Designed and facilitated an inspirational presentation and workshop for the product team to realise the impact possibilities
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Business Finland- Sustainability Playbook for Commerce SME's
Supporting the Business Finland Commerce team to build a sustainability playbook to increase the maturity of Finnish SME’s
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