AYSE BIRSEL
 

 
 
 
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DESIGN YOUR LIFE. DESIGN YOUR WORK. DESIGN YOUR FUTURE.

Ayse Birsel is an award-winning designer, author, and speaker who applies the principles of design to one of the most complex things we will ever create: our lives.

Through her books, talks, workshops, and design practice, Ayse helps people and organizations imagine new possibilities and turn them into reality.

 
 
 
 
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AYSE’S SPEAKER PREVIEW

 

KEYNOTE TALKS

WORLD DESIGN ORGANIZATION Research and Education Forum

TEDxCannes - If your life is your biggest project, why not design it? 815+K views

CANVA CREATE - This is Not a Design Talk with Ayse Birsel

Fortune Conference Talk Brainstorm Design - Designing the (Long) Life You Love

TEDxIrvington - How to become an optimist (by thinking like a designer)

DESIGN INDABA - Designing a meaningful future for yourself

 

 TESTIMONIALS

 
 
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People casually use this term; this changed my life. In reality, they’re usually exaggerating, or it’s hyperbole. I can say for Ayse Birsel and her program, it did change my life in a huge way.
— Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times #1 bestselling author of Triggers, MOJO and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There.
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AYSE BIRSEL’S BOOKS

 

Design the Long Life You Love

Design a long life full of love, purpose, well-being, and friendship, at any age, using the creative tools of award-winning product designer, author, and world's #1 life coach Ayse Birsel.


“People casually use this term; this changed my life. In reality, they're usually exaggerating, or it's hyperbole. I can say for Ayse Birsel and her program, it did change my life in a huge way.”
- Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times best selling author of The Earned Life and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

 
 

Design the Life You Love

An interactive journal that serves as a joyful, inspirational guide to building the life you've always dreamed of, using the principles and creative process of an award-winning product designer.


"A fun, interactive workbook for unleashing creativity and redesigning our daily lives."
- Adam Grant Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of GIVE AND TAKE