The 4th conference on Product Lifetimes and the Environment (PLATE) will take place as a virtual conference from 26th to 28th May 2021. The topics of the conference contributions vary, covering circular perspectives on policy, business models, design tools, and more. We will be presenting insights gained while using the Circular Designs Ideation Pack in workshops with professionals […]
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Use2Use webinar hosted by CE@KTH
Curious about Use2Use and want to learn more? Join our next free webinar hosted by the Circular Economy initiative at KTH. We will provide a short introduction to our research and discuss how a focus on users and consumption can aid the identification of new circular design opportunities. We will also present the five tools […]
Discussing circular design tools with EMF
We have had a busy couple of months running workshops and writing papers. One of the most enjoyable events was a session with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation last week. We were invited by the foundation’s design team to introduce Use2Use and run a short workshop. Apart from talking about the Use2Use Design Toolkit and potential […]
1000+
downloads
We are thrilled to say that just after a year since the release of the Use2Use Design Toolkit, we have reached 1000+ downloads! A big thank you to everyone that has engaged with our research and the tools. We truly hope that it has helped you to explore new design opportunities and to design products […]
What makes users circulate stuff?
Elin Ljungberg and Sandra Sköld, both studying Industrial Design Engineering at Chalmers, is working on their master’s thesis; “What makes users circulate stuff? User incentives and barriers in circular consumption“. The project of 60 credits started during the fall of 2020 and will finish by the summer of 2021. It aims to investigate users’ behaviors […]
Concepts for circular
consumption
During 2020, we have been engaged in the research project Kvarterets konsumtion 2030 to explore how companies, municipalities and other organisations can support circular consumption in smaller towns and city centres. We are happy to invite you to join us on February 24 when we will present insights, scenarios and concepts. We also invite you […]
Green Week Varberg
To promote circular thinking and spread knowledge on concepts related to the circular economy, Peder Skrivares skola and Varbergs kommun in Sweden arrange the event “Green Week Varberg”. With the event, they want to highlight SDG 12 and discuss what it takes to transition to more sustainable production and consumption patterns. They have invited a […]
Charting circular journeys at Valtech
We are very happy to finally be running physical workshops again – although of course adjusted to the current recommendations following Covid-19. Last week, we visited the design agency Valtech, which is one of our partners in the ongoing research project Design for circular consumption. Valtech joined the project to learn more about how to […]
Digital student
workshops
These weeks we have been busy running online workshops with students at Chalmers University of Technology. We are trying out digital versions of the Use2Use Design Toolkit in respons to Covid-19 and current safety recommendations. In this particular workshop, students in the master course “Circular Economy” worked with the Circular Designs Ideation Pack to come […]
Cultivating a circular
mindset
Recently, we were invited by the strategic management agency Goovinn to share our thoughts on the circular economy, present our research and arrange inspiring workshops on how to design for circular consumption. Around 20 people from Goovinn joined us to explore circular challenges related to multiple users and to ideate concepts for how to enable […]
Open Educational
Resources
Have you seen the open educational resources listed on circulardesigneurope.eu? Our Use2Use Design Toolkit is one of the many excellent tools featured. The database covers tools and other resources for first-timers, practitioners, businesses, policy makers and design educators. Check them out and spread the word!