Topic outline

  • 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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    Date

    Topic

    Room

    Week 1: The fundamentals of circular economy

     

    1

    27.02.23

    Lecture – Introduction to circular economy – key concepts and drivers

    U356 (Alma Media)

    2

    02.03.23

    Exercise: Guided introduction to group work

    U119 (Deloitte)

    Week 2: Circular economy and systems thinking

     

    3

    06.03.23

    Lecture: Introduction to systems thinking, CE as a systemic issue

    U356 (Alma Media)

    4

    09.03.23

    Exercise: Systems thinking assignment

    U119 (Deloitte)

    Week 3: Strategies and business models for circularity

     

    5

    13.03.23

    Lecture: Circularity strategies and business models

    U356 (Alma Media)

    6

    16.03.23

    Exercise: Circular experimentation workbench

    U119 (Deloitte)

    Week 4: Circular economy ecosystems

     

    7

    20.03.23

    Lecture: The role of collaboration for circular economy

    U356 (Alma Media)

    8

    23.03.23

    Exercise: Circular collaboration canvas

    U356 (Alma Media)

    Week 5: Circular economy and the role of new technologies

     

    9

    27.03.23

    Guest lecture: Digital technologies and circular economy

    U119 (Deloitte)

    10

    30.03.23

    Exercise: CE and new technologies

    U356 (Alma Media)

    Week 6: Circular economy and the society

     

    11

    03.04.23

    Lecture: Circular economy and policy development, critical views of CE

    U356 (Alma Media)

    12

    13.04.23

    Summary and wrap-up

    U356 (Alma Media)