Bengi Turgan: Building Design Communities

Design Disciplin

Bengi is the co-CEO of ATÖLYE, a strategic design and innovation consultancy based in Istanbul and Dubai. They help organizations tackle complex challenges to create lasting impact using a unique community-centered approach.
Before joining ATÖLYE, Bengi served as studio director and head of creative innovation and design at Deloitte Digital in Turkey, where she led service design, UX design, and innovation strategy. She has had tremendous influence in developing service design and UX design competences in Turkey and the broader Middle East.
Bengi is a second-generation leader at ATÖLYE, founded a decade ago by Kerem Alper and Engin Ayaz. ATÖLYE operates a unique, international design practice, and among other achievements, they have their place as a member of the Kyu Collective alongside giants of the design industry like Ideo, Sid Lee, and Godfrey Dadich.
VISIT OUR AFFILIATES & SPONSORS TO SUPPORT US
- Framer – the best website builder: https://www.framer.com/?via=designdisciplin
- ProtoPie – the best hi-fi prototyping tool: https://www.protopie.io/?ref=designdisciplin
- LucidChart – the best way to create diagrams: https://try.lucid.co/dd
PRODUCTS MENTIONED
+ Designing Interactions by Bill Moggridge: https://geni.us/designing-interactions
+ The Hacker Ethic by Pekka Himanen: https://geni.us/hacker-ethic
+ Creative Confidence by Tom Kelley and David Kelley: https://geni.us/creative-confidence
+ The Art of Innovation by Tom Kelley: https://geni.us/art-of-innovation
+ The Ten Faces of Innovation by Tom Kelley: https://geni.us/ten-faces
+ Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux: https://geni.us/reinventing-org
ON OUR WEBSITE
http://designdisciplin.com/bengi-turgan
SOCIAL
Website: http://designdisciplin.com​
Twitter: http://twitter.com/designdisciplin/
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@designdisciplin
Instagram: http://instagram.com/designdisciplin/
Main YouTube: http://youtube.com/@designdisciplin
Podcast YouTube: http://youtube.com/@designdisciplin_podcast
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/design-disciplin/id1553829029
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6VqYFGscuM2UVgtdZfk1hr
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
02:17 Bengi’s story
19:56 Service design success stories
29:08 Bengi meets ATÖLYE
33:50 What is ATÖLYE?
48:50 ATÖLYE's clients
54:39 Teaching and leadership
59:49 ATÖLYE's design philosophy
1:03:22 Bengi's influences
1:04:39 Advice for young designers
1:09:10 Book recommendations
1:12:13 To be replaceable
1:13:45 Closing