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Serdal Korkut Avcı
Design Enthusiast
&
Guidance in
AI Augmentation
for Design Processes

About Me

With a career spanning over two and a half decades, I stand at the forefront of industrial design, where my passion for innovation and empathy-driven design comes to life. As the Executive Industrial Design Director at a leading global manufacturer of home appliances, I've had the privilege of steering a vibrant team through the exhilarating journey of creating products that resonate deeply with our users.

 

My expertise lies in blending the art of design with the science of functionality and manufacturing knowledge base, redefining the boundaries of product design, brand identity, and user experience. In the face of the unprecedented challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, my leadership was instrumental in integrating ultra-hygienic features with a selected brand identity into our selected products and embedding agility into our design ethos trying to invent and create within the box, ensuring we not only adapted but thrived.

 

Proud  of revolutionizing the aesthetic and user experience for three flagship household appliance brands, infusing them with a modern ethos that forges a profound emotional bond between the product and its user. Creating eye opening concepts to redefine experiences for target products has always been a motivation for me and our team , one unique example was achieved through the pioneering concept of 'Virtual User Experience' (VUX), which had presented a new possible experience definition in our industry.

 

My commitment to pushing the boundaries of design and technology is also reflected in my dedication to education and mentorship, which has been recognized with over 200 prestigious awards, including the Red Dot and IF Design Awards.

 

In this digital age, my work is a testament to the power of combining creativity with technology, all while keeping the human experience at the heart of every creation under the big umbrella of sustainability concerns. My journey is one of continuous exploration and impact, shaping the future of how we interact with the world around us.

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Key Skills 

 

Extensive experience in agile product design & development strategies to create a consistent brand awareness via diverse and unique solutions in target markets

 

Human centric intuitive design process and implementation within early design stages for the user acceptance of related design, product and integrated UX/UI proposals 

 

Broad knowledge of international markets, home appliances and consumer electronics with experience in the development of innovative products and services 

 

Extensive level of knowhow in production processes and continuous tracing of future technologies; potential opportunities driven by human insights 

 

Effective team building, management and mentoring skills targeting creativity, uniqueness, productivity and efficiency of a dynamic design team 

Professional Development

11/2023 – 02/2024

MIT xPro / Designing and Building AI Products and Services
 
Exec Educ. Certificate Prog.

Emeritus / MIT xPro 
Designing and Building AI Products and Services / MIT xPro
Emeritus Issued Feb 2024

Credential ID 95215947

06/2023 – 07/2023

MIT Sloan School of Management / Artificial Intelligence:
Implications for Business Strategy


Exec Educ. Certificate Prog.
MIT Sloan School of Management
Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy
MIT Sloan School of Management
Issued Jul 2023.  

Credential ID 78838302

10/2022 – 11/2022

Disruptive Design Method Masterclass (Live Online Program)

Exec Educ. Certificate Prog.

 The UnSchool of Disruptive Design
Issued Nov 2022    

 Credential ID 62389368

02/2022 – 05/2022

09/2020 – 06/2021

03 / 2021

06/2019 – 02/2020

Business Analytics: Decision Making Using Data

Exec Educ. Certificate Prog.

University of Cambridge Judge Business School / Executive Education  
Emeritus Issued May 2022.  

Credential ID 51216588

Grade: 9/9Grade: 9/9
Business Analytics: Decision Making Using Data from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education / Covers ;

 

Postgraduate Diploma In Innovation And Design Thinking

Innovation and Design Thinking

Post-Grad Diploma Emeritus

Emeritus

Emeritus Issued Oct 2021 :    

Credential ID 40343829

Grade: DesignThinking(94.8/100),Strategy is Innov(99/100),Breakthrough Innov(98.8/100)

The Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation and Design Thinking (PGDID) is a nine-month online program that provides participants with the tools needed to take a design project from inspiration and insights to ideation and implementation, and understand the full scope of organizational innovation and strategy.

In Collaboration With :

MIT Sloan - MIT Management Executive Education  /

Columbia Business School - Executive Education /

TUCK Executive Education - Dartmouth

Leadership: People, Teams And Organizations

EMERITUS / Columbia Business School
Credential ID 30371102  

 

Post-Graduate Diploma in Digital Business

EMERITUS
MIT Management Executive Education & Columbia Business School /
 
In Collaboration With :
MIT Management / Executive Education
COLUMBIA Business School / Executive Education

Official Certificate for Post Grad Diploma

01-07 / 2017

Disruptive Strategy with Clayton Christensen

Exec Educ. Certificate Prog.
Harvard Business School Executive Education

Grade: Successfully Completed Covered Modules 

Covered Modules :
Aligning with Innovation and Disruption
Discovering Customer Jobs to be Done
Organizing For Innovation
Maintaining A Disruptive Scope
Managing The Strategy Development Process Covered Modules : Aligning with Innovation and Disruption Discovering Customer Jobs to be Done Organizing For Innovation Maintaining A Disruptive Scope Managing The Strategy Development Process

1992 - 1993

M.A., Economics

Morgan State University

Grade: Not Completed the Program - 2 Semester Attendance

Activities and societies: Morgan State Univ / Engineering Faculty / EXCEL program - Graduate Assistant – CAD Activities and societies: Morgan State Univ / Engineering Faculty / EXCEL program - Graduate Assistant - CAD

1985 - 1989

B.Sc., Aeronautical Engineering

Istanbul Technical University

Communication · Aeronautical Engineering · Computer-Aided Design (CAD) · Engineering

Sketches & Others

Social Life 

Design Process & Products & Concepts

As brands promise was to ease the life at home for users , there were various type of new experiences created depending on the market needs and available technologies , even with some world first time offered technologies exceeding the expectations . All ideated and detial designed as product or experience or concept for the future with Arcelik Design Team .

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Contact

Istinye 34457 / Istanbul / Turkey 

@mail: info@serdalkorkutavci.com |

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