Design-Led 

Digital Transformation 

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Nur Karadeniz
A System Design Framework 
Author of System Design Framework
@nurdeniz
linkedin.com/in/nurkaradeniz
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Founder & Design Principle at Ayder Design & Innovation

Business Mentor at Cambridge University - Sustainability CISL

Author of System design Framework
ACADEMIA 

UX & RESEARCH
INTERACTION DESIGN

SERVICE DESIGN
INNOVATION 

SYSTEM DESIGN

My design journey
Nur Karadeniz
Koycegiz, Mugla in June 2021
Koycegiz, Mugla in August 2021
For the first time in human history there is a
common agenda for change and
sustainability has gone from a nice-to-do to
a must-do.
Forbes Feb 2021: 90% of executives think sustainability is important for their business but the majority are lacking when it comes to implementation
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A fifth of adults have stopped using a brand over the past 12 months
because they thought it had tricked users by ‘green washing’. 

More than half (52 per cent) of 2,000 UK adults aged 18 to 25 are
‘keeping an eye’ on the business practices of the companies they use.
24th Aug 2021
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/uk-adults-green-washing-brands-b1907262.html
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How can we help
businesses to respond to
new consumer demands?
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Sustainable Solutions
Maximise productivity and
profitability by introducing
integrated and cost effective
solutions that can sustain the
business and the planet.
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Design

in different
waves
“An interconnected set of parts that is
coherently organised in a way that
achieves its function or purpose.”
Donella Meadows, Thinking in Systems
What is a system? 
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Application of design thinking and system
thinking to tackle complex problems.
S Y S T E M D E S I G N F R A M E W O R K
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H U M A N E X P E R I E N C E
Online ordering
• Multiple platforms

• Multiple partners

• Vast amount of data & devices

• Partner services - delivery

• Human psychology

• Ethics

• Food supply chain

• Environment
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System Design
User Touchpoint
Boundaries of a
system
Sub Systems
Environment
Ecosystems
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Framing
System
Research
System
Analysis
System
Roadmap
Solution
Pilots
Solution
Concepts
UNDERSTAND
SYSTEMS
DESIGN
THE
CHANGE
System Design Framework
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Framing
Frame the brief
Outcomes
• Crystallise problem statement

• Relevant systems

• Scope & plan to research

• Partners and skills needed
Find and frame or reframe the true problem, and create a plan to solve it.
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How might we use Artificial
Intelligence to create efficient
job shortlisting?
How might we democratise
job shortlisting and empower
HR teams to hire the best
talent?
HR system
Framing
Articulating the problems
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Outcomes
• Users pain points

• Deeper insights on systems
and ecosystems 

• System influencers & dynamics
An end to end understanding of the
framed problem and its underlying
systems. How the system works, system
dynamics, who are effected directly or
indirectly by this problem?
System Research
A collaborative investigation
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• Understand the systems

• Uncover the intangible factors
(Risks, fears, ethics, unintended)

• Study influencing factors

• Examine system behaviours and
dynamics
• Conduct research activities

• Identify user pain points

• Facilitate experts conversations

• Filter relevant information

• Create visual maps
System
Research
Design Thinking
Systems Thinking
System Research
Building rich insights using the right approach and mindset.
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System Studies

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Understanding how system works, where it breaks and where to implement strategies.
Created by pch.vector Created by rawpixel.com
Structures Behaviours
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Map the system and create a visual
picture to diagnose the system and
identify the change required.
Outcomes
• System Maps

• People pain points & root causes

• An aligned view

• Solution concepts for change
System Analysis
Diagnosing the system
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Opportunities for Design
Producer Co-Op
Exporter
Customer
Importer Roaster Retailer
Intermediary
The Coffee Supply Chain
How things work? What are the relationships?
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Producer
Julia Hernandes
The amount of farm land is decreasing

due to global warming and we are growing less coffee
day by day
The transportation process to the market is extremely
tiring & i have to do it with my kid due to the hours
Bringing human stories, pain points and their root cause in system maps.
System Analysis
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I usually search for coffee places

that show where they get their coffee from but it is hard to
find reliable sources
George Best
Producer Co-Op
Exporter
Customer
Importer Roaster Retailer
Intermeditary
flow maps
Payment

System
The 

order
Get the order
Sends 

the payment
Brewing System
Sitting

Area
Hands out coffe
Barista
Customer Employee
Buying 

Coffee
Sit on the

cofee shop
Bank
flow maps
Growing

Coffee
Harvesting
The 

order
Export
Transportation
Market

Place
Farmers Middleman
Bank
flow maps
Growing

Coffee
Harvesting
The

product
Farmers Middleman
Bank
pp21
How can we encourage sustainable, ethical, and transparent practices in the coffee industry?
System Maps
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System ideation workshops
What you need

Expert groups
representing key
themes in the system
(Technology, data,
design and domain
experts

Ideation

Fixing problems

Solutions for current
and future states

"What if”scenario
validation

Data & Tech Ideation

New Business Models
Solution Concepts
Designing and building the next level of human experience
PERSONALISATION OPTIMISATION COLLABORATION
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DATA INSIGHT PLATFORM (DIP)
Commercialising data &
eliminating

food waste
OPTIMISATION
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Data driven AI and Machine learning
solution to Increase efficiency,
reduce cost and get information to
patients more quickly.
COLLABORATION
The transformation of 

Pharmaceutical labelling system
Framing
System
Research
System
Analysis
System
Roadmap
Solution
Pilots
Solution
Concepts
UNDERSTAND
SYSTEMS
DESIGN
THE
CHANGE
System Design Framework
To design the change with innovative solutions
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360 view of systems
Expert insights & diagnosis
Concepts for the change
Experimenting with technologies and data
Concepts for the change
New business models
A roadmap to the future state
• Using emerging technologies to experiment solutions
• Delivering solutions that are mapped out in the system with
a clear roadmap for change
• Practicing design thinking and systems thinking
• Using lenses when looking at macro and micro systems
Key learnings
• Expert facilitation and collective decision making
• Studying systems and becoming comfortable with unknowns
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Most businesses are experiencing uncertainty. 

Designing at system level will help sustain businesses and
not for the cost of our planet.

Thank you
Nur Karadeniz
@nurdeniz
linkedin.com/in/nurkaradeniz
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12253411/
Find out more
Join the LinkedIn group - System Design Practice
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Email info@systemdesignpractice.com
Connect on LinkedIn Nur Karadeniz

linkedin.com/in/nurkaradeniz
Sign up for upcoming book 

System Design Framework
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UX STRAT Europe 2021: Nur Karadeniz, Ayder Design & Innovation Studio

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    Design-Led Digital Transformation 1 Nur Karadeniz A System Design Framework  Author of System Design Framework @nurdeniz linkedin.com/in/nurkaradeniz
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    2 Founder & DesignPrinciple at Ayder Design & Innovation Business Mentor at Cambridge University - Sustainability CISL Author of System design Framework ACADEMIA UX & RESEARCH INTERACTION DESIGN SERVICE DESIGN INNOVATION SYSTEM DESIGN My design journey Nur Karadeniz
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    Koycegiz, Mugla inAugust 2021
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    For the firsttime in human history there is a common agenda for change and sustainability has gone from a nice-to-do to a must-do. Forbes Feb 2021: 90% of executives think sustainability is important for their business but the majority are lacking when it comes to implementation 5
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    A fifth ofadults have stopped using a brand over the past 12 months because they thought it had tricked users by ‘green washing’. More than half (52 per cent) of 2,000 UK adults aged 18 to 25 are ‘keeping an eye’ on the business practices of the companies they use. 24th Aug 2021 https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/uk-adults-green-washing-brands-b1907262.html 6
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    How can wehelp businesses to respond to new consumer demands? 7
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    Sustainable Solutions Maximise productivityand profitability by introducing integrated and cost effective solutions that can sustain the business and the planet. 8
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    “An interconnected setof parts that is coherently organised in a way that achieves its function or purpose.” Donella Meadows, Thinking in Systems What is a system?  10
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    Application of designthinking and system thinking to tackle complex problems. S Y S T E M D E S I G N F R A M E W O R K 11
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    12 H U MA N E X P E R I E N C E Online ordering • Multiple platforms • Multiple partners • Vast amount of data & devices • Partner services - delivery • Human psychology • Ethics • Food supply chain • Environment 12
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    System Design User Touchpoint Boundariesof a system Sub Systems Environment Ecosystems 13
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    Framing Frame the brief Outcomes •Crystallise problem statement • Relevant systems • Scope & plan to research • Partners and skills needed Find and frame or reframe the true problem, and create a plan to solve it. 15
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    How might weuse Artificial Intelligence to create efficient job shortlisting? How might we democratise job shortlisting and empower HR teams to hire the best talent? HR system Framing Articulating the problems 16
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    Outcomes • Users painpoints • Deeper insights on systems and ecosystems • System influencers & dynamics An end to end understanding of the framed problem and its underlying systems. How the system works, system dynamics, who are effected directly or indirectly by this problem? System Research A collaborative investigation 17
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    19 • Understand thesystems • Uncover the intangible factors (Risks, fears, ethics, unintended) • Study influencing factors • Examine system behaviours and dynamics • Conduct research activities • Identify user pain points • Facilitate experts conversations • Filter relevant information • Create visual maps System Research Design Thinking Systems Thinking System Research Building rich insights using the right approach and mindset. 19
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    System Studies 20 Understanding howsystem works, where it breaks and where to implement strategies. Created by pch.vector Created by rawpixel.com Structures Behaviours 20
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    Map the systemand create a visual picture to diagnose the system and identify the change required. Outcomes • System Maps • People pain points & root causes • An aligned view • Solution concepts for change System Analysis Diagnosing the system 21
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    Opportunities for Design ProducerCo-Op Exporter Customer Importer Roaster Retailer Intermediary The Coffee Supply Chain How things work? What are the relationships? 22
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    23 Producer Julia Hernandes The amountof farm land is decreasing due to global warming and we are growing less coffee day by day The transportation process to the market is extremely tiring & i have to do it with my kid due to the hours Bringing human stories, pain points and their root cause in system maps. System Analysis
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    24 I usually searchfor coffee places that show where they get their coffee from but it is hard to find reliable sources George Best Producer Co-Op Exporter Customer Importer Roaster Retailer Intermeditary flow maps Payment System The order Get the order Sends the payment Brewing System Sitting Area Hands out coffe Barista Customer Employee Buying Coffee Sit on the cofee shop Bank flow maps Growing Coffee Harvesting The order Export Transportation Market Place Farmers Middleman Bank flow maps Growing Coffee Harvesting The product Farmers Middleman Bank pp21 How can we encourage sustainable, ethical, and transparent practices in the coffee industry? System Maps
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    25 System ideation workshops Whatyou need Expert groups representing key themes in the system (Technology, data, design and domain experts Ideation Fixing problems Solutions for current and future states "What if”scenario validation Data & Tech Ideation New Business Models
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    Solution Concepts Designing andbuilding the next level of human experience PERSONALISATION OPTIMISATION COLLABORATION 26
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    DATA INSIGHT PLATFORM(DIP) Commercialising data & eliminating food waste OPTIMISATION 27
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    Data driven AIand Machine learning solution to Increase efficiency, reduce cost and get information to patients more quickly. COLLABORATION The transformation of Pharmaceutical labelling system
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    Framing System Research System Analysis System Roadmap Solution Pilots Solution Concepts UNDERSTAND SYSTEMS DESIGN THE CHANGE System Design Framework Todesign the change with innovative solutions 29 360 view of systems Expert insights & diagnosis Concepts for the change Experimenting with technologies and data Concepts for the change New business models A roadmap to the future state
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    • Using emergingtechnologies to experiment solutions • Delivering solutions that are mapped out in the system with a clear roadmap for change • Practicing design thinking and systems thinking • Using lenses when looking at macro and micro systems Key learnings • Expert facilitation and collective decision making • Studying systems and becoming comfortable with unknowns 30
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    Most businesses areexperiencing uncertainty. Designing at system level will help sustain businesses and not for the cost of our planet. Thank you Nur Karadeniz @nurdeniz linkedin.com/in/nurkaradeniz https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12253411/
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    Find out more Jointhe LinkedIn group - System Design Practice https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12253411/ Email [email protected] Connect on LinkedIn Nur Karadeniz linkedin.com/in/nurkaradeniz Sign up for upcoming book System Design Framework https://systemdesignpractice.com/new-book