Media

2020

Interview on Lockdown Economy by Alter Contacts, a global UN registered think tank for sustainable development.

“In this interview, we meet Gulay Ozkan, Founder of GEDS, Strategic Design consultancy in Istanbul, Turkey. Companies like GEDS help their clients improve their customer experience by using design tools and concept strategies in a novel way. Since the lockdown began, many were struggling to cope with the crisis of the pandemic, however, Gulay with an entrepreneur mindset recognized it was a time to remain calm and focused. GEDS has been focusing on three specific dimensions; its impact on wellbeing, employee’s experiences, and how to sustain the business and customers. The period has been a great time to explore things; instead of projections, the talented team was motivated to look at the problems from a different perspective and come up with solutions. Over the past few years, GEDS has been discussing changes, social changes needed, and efficient working. They are like laboratories of the business world. One of these innovating models was to understand alternative remote business models for different people. During the lockdown, a lot of work was on digital space, thus the business wasn’t affected heavily like traditional companies. Gulay have a bright outlook for the future: “For this new era, this is where the strategic design will be more valid and needed more than before and GEDS is super ready for that”. What 3 things does the guest need help with? 1- Marketing support for better visibility 2- Stronger network to reach people 3-Increase the Impact of design for sustainable future”

2014

INTERVIEW BY JOSEPH DANA ON MONOCLE RADIO IN UK: THE ENTREPRENEURS

TTGV @ideaport MEETINGS – INTERVIEW ABOUT DESIGN THINKING

[IN TURKISH] INTERVIEW BY 5HAFRLILER: WE CAN FIX THIS!

2013

MEDIA COVERAGE ON STANFORD UNIVERSITY BLOG

Dare to Innovate project where Gulay Ozkan applied design-driven entrepreneurship methodologies in Africa was covered on Stanford Social Entrepreneurship blog.