General
Welcome to the Managing Circular Economy -course!
The course focuses on circular economy as a solution to the sustainability challenges mankind is facing. It introduces the key models and frameworks to understand what circular economy means for the society as well as for individual organizations. It also introduce systems thinking and sustainable development goals as tools to situate an organization in its broader societal environment.
Special focus areas of the course will include circular economy business models and strategies, collaboration for circular economy, the role of different intermediaries such as public sector organizations and NGOs in the circular economy as well the role of new technologies as enablers of circular economy. Throughout the course, understanding nature of sustainability transitions and thinking in terms of systems will be important themes.
The course schedule is outlined below. The teaching sessions are held on campus, in the classrooms listed below. All the other key details (assignments, grading, key readings) can be found on the course syllabus.
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Topic |
Room |
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Week 1: The fundamentals of circular economy |
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1 |
27.02.23 |
Lecture – Introduction to circular economy – key concepts and drivers |
U356 (Alma Media) |
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2 |
02.03.23 |
Exercise: Guided introduction to group work |
U119 (Deloitte) |
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Week 2: Circular economy and systems thinking |
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3 |
06.03.23 |
Lecture: Introduction to systems thinking, CE as a systemic issue |
U356 (Alma Media) |
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4 |
09.03.23 |
Exercise: Systems thinking assignment |
U119 (Deloitte) |
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Week 3: Strategies and business models for circularity |
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5 |
13.03.23 |
Lecture: Circularity strategies and business models |
U356 (Alma Media) |
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6 |
16.03.23 |
Exercise: Circular experimentation workbench |
U119 (Deloitte) |
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Week 4: Circular economy ecosystems |
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7 |
20.03.23 |
Lecture: The role of collaboration for circular economy |
U356 (Alma Media) |
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8 |
23.03.23 |
Exercise: Circular collaboration canvas |
U356 (Alma Media) |
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Week 5: Circular economy and the role of new technologies |
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9 |
27.03.23 |
Guest lecture: Digital technologies and circular economy |
U119 (Deloitte) |
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10 |
30.03.23 |
Exercise: CE and new technologies |
U356 (Alma Media) |
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Week 6: Circular economy and the society |
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11 |
03.04.23 |
Lecture: Circular economy and policy development, critical views of CE |
U356 (Alma Media) |
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12 |
13.04.23 |
Summary and wrap-up |
U356 (Alma Media) |
- FileCourse syllabus, 20.2.23 FileWord 2007 document