Onur Kocan

Design Strategist at Studio Karun
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(386) 825-5501
Location
New York, New York, United States, US
Languages
  • English Professional working proficiency
  • Italian Elementary proficiency
  • Turkish Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Design
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Design Strategist
      • Nov 2014 - Present

      Studio Karun is a multidisciplinary team of creatives in New York and Istanbul. We use design as a strategy to create better futures. I run all the projects in Karun myself by collaborating. I am navigating companies on maintaining the strategic roadmap of projects and design strategies. Studio Karun is a multidisciplinary team of creatives in New York and Istanbul. We use design as a strategy to create better futures. I run all the projects in Karun myself by collaborating. I am navigating companies on maintaining the strategic roadmap of projects and design strategies.

    • Senior Design Strategist
      • Jan 2021 - Present

      - User experıence focused.- Defining user needs.- Defining problems pain points within the area.- Strategic road map, consumer insight.- Branding strategy. - User experıence focused.- Defining user needs.- Defining problems pain points within the area.- Strategic road map, consumer insight.- Branding strategy.

    • Türkiye
    • Design Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Founder
      • Dec 2014 - Present

      - Provide consultancy on buılding organizational and design strategy.- During active president role, organized several educational programs, workshops, events, competitions, and meetings. - Bi Tik Buyutelim Podcast Program, Presenter, Productor- Created connectıon wıth IDSA and ENTA- Creating connections with foreign network relate design institution - Provide consultancy on buılding organizational and design strategy.- During active president role, organized several educational programs, workshops, events, competitions, and meetings. - Bi Tik Buyutelim Podcast Program, Presenter, Productor- Created connectıon wıth IDSA and ENTA- Creating connections with foreign network relate design institution

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Strategic Design RA
      • Aug 2019 - Jul 2020

      I was a strategic design research assistant of Assoc. Director of M.Sc. Strategic Design and Management. We were working on blockchain and cryptocurrency. Mainly we were researching how to identify newly developed cryptocurrency varieties and how might we adopt blockchain systems on a governmental level? I 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. CUNY, The New School, and Decenture were sponsors of the conference.

    • Türkiye
    • Higher Education
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Advisory Council Member of Program
      • Sep 2017 - Sep 2019

      Improving the educational curriculum of the Doğuş University industrial design department. Developing relations between the industry and the university. Cooperation between non-governmental organizations and university clubs. Discussion of strategic design plans. Improving the educational curriculum of the Doğuş University industrial design department. Developing relations between the industry and the university. Cooperation between non-governmental organizations and university clubs. Discussion of strategic design plans.

    • Türkiye
    • Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Design Strategist
      • Aug 2017 - Aug 2018

      Sinbo is a 20-year-old brand that aims to merge the traditional values of Turkey with global values. Furthermore, it is one of the largest small home appliances (SHA) manufacturing centers. Sinbo is utilizing the “Scale Economy” in every area and competing with the companies in the target markets and commanding the markets, Sinbo strides forwards, not compromising from its “quality products with competitive prices” principle and innovative R&D investments. - Created a design strategy in the developing market. - Played role in building the design team. (Product and Service)- Built relationships with unıversities and expanded sales to 25 countries.

    • Design Strategist
      • Oct 2016 - Nov 2017

      Turkey Design Week is the country's most comprehensive design event that contributes greatly to the creation of the design culture in Turkey and to the promotion of Turkish designers to the world. - Defining the trends and building yearly strategies.- Organized workshop content, keynote speaker and sponsor connections, stakeholder management, universities collaboration, and event content. Turkey Design Week is the country's most comprehensive design event that contributes greatly to the creation of the design culture in Turkey and to the promotion of Turkish designers to the world. - Defining the trends and building yearly strategies.- Organized workshop content, keynote speaker and sponsor connections, stakeholder management, universities collaboration, and event content.

    • Türkiye
    • Events Services
    • Design Strategist
      • Aug 2016 - Apr 2017

      - Defining the trends and building yearly strategies.- Organized workshop content, keynote speaker and sponsor connections, stakeholder management, universities collaboration, and event content. - Defining the trends and building yearly strategies.- Organized workshop content, keynote speaker and sponsor connections, stakeholder management, universities collaboration, and event content.

    • Türkiye
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Design Intern
      • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

      Office and Production InternMarketing Customer ExperienceKitch Design Office and Production InternMarketing Customer ExperienceKitch Design

Education

  • Parsons School of Design - The New School
    Master of Science - MS, Strategic Design and Management
    2018 - 2020
  • Central Saint Martins, University of The Arts London
    Short Course Program, Design Research
    2011 - 2011
  • Kadir Has University
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Industrial Design
    2009 - 2014

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