Circular Design Forum

AGENDA 2024

Experts' discussion on sustainable Strategies Selection

The session aims to explore sustainable strategies in product design and market adaptation. Key discussion points include:

Impact of sustainability on product planning.
Strategy prioritization during early design stages.
Designing for multiple product lifecycles.
Prioritization models and tools for sustainable strategy selection.
Interaction between sustainable strategies and market forces.
Modular design application across product classes for reduced waste.
Communication of ecosystem requirements for repairability and end-of-life management.
Development of a second-hand market, with case studies.

Date: February 29th 2024
Organizers: Lilian Marijnissen, Innovation lead
Moderator: Lilian Marijnissen
Meeting Mode: Online
Experts discussing: Ina Jade Seng (Bosch Siemens Home Appliances); Lina Psarra (Danfoss); Alessio Franconi (Royal College of Art); Ronja Scholz (Fraunhofer IZM); Baptiste Sene (Accenture Industrial Design); Reily Blackner (Synapse, part of Capgemini)
Maximum number of attendees: 50
Registration form: LINK
Participant evaluation form: LINK

Sharing session on Behavior Change

User behaviour plays a crucial role in the transition to a circular economy. So, let’s dive into the depths of design for behaviour change! In this session we will share and discuss the latest insights from research and practical case studies. Together will be addressing topics such as: behavioural principles, ways to remove barriers, different levels of interventions, design for consumer acceptance and divestment behaviour.
This knowledge stream is for anyone who works in product, business or service development and wants inspiration and hands-on tips for how to design for sustainable user behaviour. It is also relevant for those who are new to the topic and want to learn more about it.

Agenda
- Renske van den Berge, PhD candidate, TU Delft: Stimulating sustainable user behaviour through design
- Flora Poppelaars PhD & Jos Vlugter, Partners for Innovation: Circular plastics in EEE: Consumer acceptance of recycled plastics & Design for Divestment behaviour
- Pinar Dumlu, Senior Digital Designer, EGGS Design: Using behaviour change principles to reduce vessel energy consumption

Renske van den Berge

Renske van den Berge is a PhD researcher at the Delft University of Technology with a keen interest in sustainable consumer behaviour. Her research focusses on how design can stimulate sustainable consumer behaviour, particularly product lifetime extension and repair.

Flora Poppelaars

Flora Poppelaars is a senior consultant at Partners for Innovation. She obtained her PhD at the Delft University of Technology. The objective of her dissertation was to stimulate the collection of electronics by focussing on the user perspective. Flora is one of the work package leads of the Horizon Europe project INCREACE, focusing on engaging people in the circular plastics transition.

Jos Vlugter

Jos Vlugter is a circular economy consultant at Partners for Innovation. He has a background in strategic product design. Within the INCREACE project he is researching how to overcome barriers to consumer acceptance of recycled plastics in electrical and electronic equipment.

Pinar Dumlu

Pinar Dumlu is a Senior Digital Designer at EGGS Design. She has a background in industrial and user experience design. In her work she takes a holistic approach, ensuring human insights play well together with technology, brand and business.

Date: March 25th, 2024, 16:00 - 18:00 CET
Organizers: Partners for Innovation & EGGS part of Sopra Steria
Maximum number of attendees: No limit
Registration form: ~~LINK~~
Participant evaluation form: LINK
KS Registration Link: LINK

Experts’ discussion on Repair

This year, Accenture Industrial Design, Logitech, and Microsoft are delighted to announce another insightful session focused on the theme of Repair. This will be an "expert group discussion". This new format, piloted this year, brings together a select group of experts as panelists. They will engage in in-depth discussions and exchange diverse perspectives on key topics, with active participation encouraged from the audience.

Our esteemed expert group comprises leading figures in the field of repair:

Steven Chen, Lenovo, Head of Services Supply Chain
Grace Romero, Fairphone, Reverse Logistics Specialist
Manogj Sundaresan, Danfoss, Cost Engineering Expert
Jason Brown, Microsoft, Director of Device Repair Operations
Hans Leijen, Philips, Senior Consultant in Supply Chain Management

The debate will center around several pivotal topics, including:

New Repair Regulations: Exploring strategies adopted by different companies to navigate emerging regulatory requirements.
Cost Benefits Calculation for Repair: Delving into methodologies for assessing the cost benefits associated with repair initiatives.
Part Harvesting for Reuse in Repair: Addressing different approaches to set up part harvesting operations and tackling challenges such as assessing remaining useful life.

This session will take place on May 30th, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM CET, online only.
Date: May 30th 2024
Date and time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CET.
Organizers: Francesco De Fazio (Accenture Industrial Design), Yi-Hsieh Wang (Logitech), Jason Brown (Microsoft)
Moderator: Francesco De Fazio
Meeting Mode: Online
Maximum number of attendees: TBD
Registration form: LINK
Participant evaluation form: LINK

Sharing session on recycling - Circular Plastics

After a successful KS on Circular Metals in 2023, Renewi and Partners for Innovation will organize a second session focused on a specific material type: Circular Plastics. Looking beyond products, we attempt to deep dive in a discussion with experts on the current material chain of plastics. In a time where recycled plastics are more under pressure than ever, evaluating the complete chain is interesting and necessary.
What to expect: A critical analysis of the current material chain, practical tips on a business level and for the individual.

Date: June 27th 2024
Organizers: Renewi & Partners for Innovation
Maximum number of attendees: TBD
Registration form: LINK
Participant evaluation form: LINK

Sharing session on Applying System Thinking to Circular Transitions

For this session, we aim to explore the transition to circular models through the lenses of systemic thinking in design. We will ground the session by focusing on a case study of a specific industry (for instance, reuse within the FMCG industry, circular design guidelines for electronics, etc.), and share the methods and tools used in the process. The session will consist of one keynote from Accenture Industry X Industrial Design and a practical exercise.
The goal is to achieve depth and share tools that can be practically useful for both companies and design agencies.
Case study to be defined further.

Date: September 30th 2024
Organizers: Accenture Industry X Industrial Design
Maximum number of attendees: TBD
Registration form: LINK
Participant evaluation form: LINK

Sharing session on Elevating Circularity - Strategies for Wider Impact and Measurement

In this session, we will examine case studies from different industries and deep dive into the following questions:

How can we measure impact from the consumption perspective? (e.g., what’s the impact on circularity for each purchase/use of this product/service?)
How can we utilize AI tools to improve and simplify circularity measurement?
How can we make these solutions more attractive (design/UX) in order to increase adoption and retention?
How can we set up a partner ecosystem that is both commercial and sustainable?
What key questions do we still need to address to continue increasing the circularity of these solutions?

At the end of the session, we aim to create a detailed list of suggestions and feedback provided for the example cases/solutions to take forward with their teams.

Date: November 28th 2024
Organizers: OneUp
Maximum number of attendees: TBD
Registration form: LINK
Participant evaluation form: LINK

Experts’ discussion on Life Cycle Assessment

A group of expert practitioners on the topic of LCA, from Danfoss, Accenture, and others, will discuss and debate about key aspects of LCA, such as:

How to make LCAs easier and more accessible in the future for designers
The primary role that LCA is taking in new EU regulation (e.g. CSRD)
How to tackle challenges in data retrieval?
Challenges in adopting new EU guidelines around LCA calculation (e.g. PEF)
How to tackle lack of information and indicators in LCA databases (e.g. lack of data related to electronics)
Risks of basing decisions only on LCA
Opportunities and risks of fast track LCA’s
Our goal is to involve a diverse group of experts from university, consultancy, design agencies, to an LCA software manufacturer (like Simapro). The session will most likely by online or hybrid.

Are you interested in joining the expert group? Get in touch!

Date: December 18th 2024
Moderator: Janina Nieper
Experts discussing: TBD
Maximum number of attendees: TBD
Registration form: LINK
Participant evaluation form: LINK

AGENDA 2023

Systemic Design

What is it about? We will share key challenges encountered when applying What is it about?We will share key challenges encountered when applying systemic design in circular value streams. We will bring case studies from our experience with different industries (B2B and B2C) and our learnings from them. We will discuss how to overcome challenges and how to maneuver through innovation projects.
For who is it? This Knowledge Stream is for anyone interested in implementing systemic design methodologies to enhance the circular economy. Get inspired by real-life examples, and learn and reflect together.
Agenda
Introduction to Systemic Design in a Circular Context
Exercise
Break
Discussion Introduction
Topic 1. Know Your Material
Topic 2. Build Networks
Topic 3. Find Revenue Models
Closing and connecting
Speakers:

Jan Walter

Jan Walter is the founder of EGGS, as well as the Chief Creative Officer. He is EGGS's key player in building methods for sustainability, circular design, behavioural design, insight, service design, and design-driven innovation. In the winter of 2021, he acted as Head Coach for Luxinnovation’s Circular Design Challenge, guiding startups towards new circular business models. As a central figure in the development of Service Design in Norway, he is the winner of multiple design prizes, for example, as the winner of “Statens Designkonkurranse” and multiple Awards for Design Excellence by the Norwegian Design Council within the categories “Product design,” “Service Design” and “Design for all.” His deep engagement within sustainability guides his and EGGS’ practice. Jan Walter has many design-driven innovation projects behind him, including many design pilots (DIP) sponsored by the Norwegian Design Council. Jan Walter is a guest lecturer and diploma censor at design institutions such as NTNU, AHO, HiOA, and HiØ. LinkedIn

Kristine Lundteppen

Kristine Lundteppen, a service designer at EGGS Design, has a forward-thinking approach to design and always aims to positively impact our society by practicing holistic-, human-centered-, and sustainable design. She has a broad academic background from studying at Oslo Metropolitan University and Umeå Design Institute in the design fields; Product-, Service-, Interaction-, and Systemic Design. She has worked with diverse topics and approaches in various industries, from mobility, renewable energy, digitalization, the textile industry, consumer behavior, and women’s health. Currently, she is working on electrifying Norway with renewable and clean energy by enabling data-driven decisions through utilizing systemic, and service design approaches. She is engaged in integrating systemic methodologies in the service design discipline- transforming insight into strategic interventions and problem-solving products. LinkedIn

Rina Strydom

Rina Strydom is a senior service design strategist at VanBerlo. She previously worked as senior Service design at Fjord, part of Accenture Song, in South Africa for 2 years. Her approach to service design is to translate experience strategy into a holistic approach that touches all aspects of products and services across industries to design for system change and circular economy. Rina has a master’s degree in designing for Sustainability and human-centred design at SCAD. Here she worked with the university and non-profit organisations in the United States to study and influence social change for circular economy and extend the life cycle of usage of consumers and corporate behaviour change. LinkedIn.

Alicia Ville

Alicia Ville is a sustainable designer and strategist at VanBerlo. Donella Meadows' enthusiast, who aims to leverage systemic and visual thinking within design organizations to tackle climate collapse and shift behaviors. Alicia has a background in industrial product design, she moved from Spain to the Netherlands for her master's studies at TU Delft University. She joined VanBerlo two years ago and works mostly on sustainability-related projects (visualizing product-service-systems value flows, helping clients define sustainable strategies and how they can translate them into their products). LinkedIn.

Organising team: Eggs and VanBerlo
Date: 29^th March, 16.00 - 18.00 CET
Maximum number of attendees: 40

The session's slides, final report, and Miro board are available below:

Sustainable Materials

What is it about? This Knowledge Stream is focused on deep-diving into the materials we choose and the methodologies to evaluate them. What makes a material “sustainable”? When does a bio-based material make sense? What methodologies exist to evaluate a material choice for a project?
For who is it? This Knowledge Stream is for anyone involved in and using materials in their work. From product design to spatial design, the main focus will be on highlighting and evaluating material choices, tools and methodologies.
Short description of activities:
Host and moderator of the event is Janina Nieper, Circular consultant and designer at Furnify.

14:00-14:30 Interactive introduction round: Introduce yourself with your favorite sustainable material.
14:30-14:55 Applying system thinking to the materials we choose. By Dora Xu, Senior Consultant at Metabolic (20 minute talk, 5 minute Q&A)
Short break
15:00-15:25 Going beyond LCA. What LCA can and can’t. By Phanos Hadjikyriakou, Co-founder and CEO of 2050 Materials (20 minute talk, 5 minute Q&A)
15:25-15:50 InterMatter – a methodology of assessing materials through the lens of the Donut. By Marije Remigius, Founder of CircuLeren (20 minute talk, 5 minute Q&A)
Short break
16:00-16:30 Open discussion round

Speakers:

Marije Remigius

Marije Remigius is the founder of Circu Leren. With over twenty years of experience as a creator, engineer, and project manager for the interior construction company Fiction Factory, she has devoted her relentless energy in recent years to advancing the sustainability of interiors. In addition to her involvement in exhibitions, international retail and hotel chains, and pavilions, she is actively engaged in various research projects to accelerate the circular economy. Marije is also working on Intermatter, a tool to facilitate the faster selection of sustainable materials. Marije's mission is to inspire, educate, and provide practical guidance to everyone, leveraging her enthusiastic approach and expertise, to foster a creative mindset towards the sustainable transformation of all interiors. Recognizing that circular construction cannot be achieved alone, Circu Leren operates as a vast network of individuals whom Marije collaborates with, seeking their expertise and energy to accelerate the circular transition together. Thanks to these collaborations, numerous projects have already embraced the principles of Circu Leren.
Linkedin

Dora Xu

Dora is a senior sustainability consultant in the circular materials and products team at Metabolic, a consulting firm specialised in circular economy. She has an MA in Environmental Management from Yale University and training in fashion design. Using system thinking and material flow analysis, she is adept at translating environmental data into clear, actionable insights for business decision-making. When she is not helping companies to reimagine circular designs, source regenerative materials, or engage suppliers, you can find her running a repair cafe in Amsterdam Noord and upcycling damaged clothing. LinkedIn.

Phanos Hadjikyriakou

Phanos leads 2050 Materials, a technology company offering a library of sustainable materials and tools for the design and construction industry globally. In the past, he led a global team of climate researchers who advised real estate investors on how to manage the climate risks and opportunities related to their portfolios, as well as how to align their investment strategies with global climate targets. LinkedIn.

Marije Remigius

Marije Remigius is the founder of Circu leren, a company focused on sustainable interior design. With over twenty years of experience in interior construction, Marije is dedicated to making interiors more sustainable. She collaborates with experts to accelerate the circular transition and has completed many successful projects. Marije's mission is to inspire and teach others to transform interiors into sustainable spaces. LinkedIn.

Organising team: Furnify and Circu-Leren
Time of the event: 26^th April, from 14:00-16:30 CET
Location: Danzigerbocht 55, 1013AM Amsterdam (ideally in person, or virtual).
Maximum number of in-person attendees: 25 (Spaces limited, sign up to save your spot).
Maximum number of online attendees: 20

The session's final report, and video are available below:

Lifecycle Design

What is it about? Various design strategies can lead to Circularity, but which is the most promising? We will explore different tools and approaches on how designers and engineers can make informed decisions on integral life cycle design.
For who is it? Designers, engineers, decision-makers, practitioners (please!)
Organising team: Circo, Fraunhofer IZM and Pezy Group
Date: 31^st May, 15.00 - 18.00 CET
Short description of activities: TBP
Speakers:

Ronja Scholz

Ronja has studied Industrial Design at h-da Darmstadt and KHB Berlin. Since 2019 she is working in the environmental and reliability department at Fraunhofer IZM as Circular Service Design Researcher. In her role she is combining Life Cycle Analysis methods with the design approach and developing methods and solutions for circular ecosystem development. Prior to joining Fraunhofer she worked in different design departments in companies around the globe and joined the 3D-printing business as innovation manager for some years. Her challenge and approach to find the sweet spots for circular transformation is to understand where the leverages to reduce emissions are in a system and identify long- and short term interventions for holistic change.

The session's slides, final report, and Miro board are available below:

Repair

What is it about? This knowledge stream is focused on sharing insight on designing for repair: methods, tools, processes, new regulations, business models, user experience, and supply chain.
For who is it? This KS is for anyone involved in the implementation of repair strategies or for who is trying to, but needs some advice/help to do so. The main focus will be on design&engineeringand consumer electronics, but not only.
Organising team: VanBerlo, Microsoft, Logitech, with the support of TU Delft and Philips.
Date: 27^th of May 4.00 PM - 6.30 PM CET time (2.5h).
Link to the virtual meeting and location of the session: Click here to join the meeting. For who wants to join physically, we could communicate the location soon.
Short description of activities (draft): During the first sharing session, which will take place on June 27th, four main topics will be discussed:

Repair scoring systems and regulations
Incentives and value proposition of repair
Design approaches for repair
Traceability and its relevance for repair

Spackers:

Sagar Dangal

Sagar Dangal is a PhD student at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. His focus is a Testing programme for the Premature obsolescence of products: - ‘Design for Reparability and Longevity’.

Nirav Patel

Nirav Patel, founder and CEO of Framework.

Adam Ferguson

Adam Ferguson, Global Head of Insight and Product Marketing at HMD Global.

Thomas Nuyts

Thomas Nuyts is the Head of Sales at Circularise.

The session will combine presentations from guest speakers and plenary discussions among all participants, to hear and learn how different organizations are tackling each of these four topics. The session is organized by VanBerlo, Microsoft and Logitech, with the support of TU Delft and Philips.

Maximum number of attendees: 40
Registration form: LINK

The session's slides, final report and recording of the session are available below:

Circular Business Models Innovation

What is it about? In this KS, we will dive into the latest best practices, proven processes, and effective methodologies of circular business model innovation. By sharing real-world examples of launching and scaling circular business models within big companies, ideating and proving peer reviews, we aim to host an engaging and practical sessions.
For who is it? This KS is for innovation, circular business and sustainability teams, as well as for anyone interested in learning about the ways to generate positive impact via business modelling.
Organising team: OneUp and Studio Schop
Short description of activities: Step into the world of Circular Business Models! In this event, prepare to be inspired as we take you through three real-life examples of thriving circular business models. Additionally, we’ll unveil the oneUp process, showcasing how it validates and de-risks these innovative models. Feel free to join the conversation, ask questions, or offer your valuable feedback. Embrace this chance to shape the future of business with us!

What is circular business model innovation? by oneUp (30 min, including group discussion)
Case-study. Setting up a new circular business model in a big company. by home appliances company (25 min, including Q&A)
Virtual coffee break (5 min)
Case-study. Circular business models in fashion. A spin-off case. by a famous fashion brand (25 min, including Q&A)
Case-study. Circular business models in a startup context. by a furniture startup (25 min, including Q&A)
Closing (10 min)

Speakers:
Anastasia Khusid - Director of R&D at oneUp
Sofie Schop - Strategic Sustainability Support & Advice
Chiara Schlösser - Business Designer at oneUp
More speakers tbc.
Date: 31^st August 2023, 15:30 – 17:30 CET (~~28th of July~~)

The session's slides, final report and recording of the session are available below:

CBM Report (PDF)
Recording of the session

Circular Metal

What is it about? In this KS, metal experts will talk about cutting-edge metal design, alloy engineering, material science, and circular business models (CBM) for the metal sector. The programme will discuss both design and business strategies to extend the service life of metal (such as metal reuse, repair, and remanufacture).
For who is it? This KS is primarily geared towards professionals and experts in the metal industry, such as materials scientists, engineers, designers, and business leaders.

Short description of activities:
Host and moderator of the event is Alessio Franconi, research fellow at Brunel University London.

16:05-16:15 Intro to the Circular Metal Design, along with some key numbers for the metal industry, agenda, and presenters. By Alessio Franconi from Brunel University London.
16:15-16:30 How to seize the opportunities and overcome obstacles in shifting to a Circular Metal Economy. By Walter Stahel from Product-Life Institute.
16:30-16:45 Exploring steel’s contribution to remanufacturing By Rachel Waugh from Oakdene Hollins.
16:45-17:00 Electrolux Professional's Commitment to Extending Metal Life. By Marco Limani from Electrolux Professional.
17:00-17:15 Circular Metals at JLR. Introduction to sustainability at JLR. Impact of metals on automotive decarbonisation and the importance of circularity. By Luke Bloodworth from Jaguar Land Rover.
17:14-17:45 Plenary discussions and Q&A.

Speakers Bio:

Walter Stahel

Walter Stahel has been the founder and director of the Product-Life Institute (Switzerland) since 1983, the oldest consultancy in Europe devoted to developing sustainable strategies and policies. From 1986 to 2014, he was also director of risk management research at the Geneva Association.

Currently, Walter Stahel works as an author, keynote speaker and storyteller. He promotes understanding of the structure of an economy in loops and its drivers and obstacles (circular industrial economy), spreads knowledge about the competitiveness of a performance economy selling goods and molecules as a service, and identifies the levers to speed up the shift from a linear industrial economy managing flows to a circular economy managing stocks. He does this through workshops, lectures and policy groups.

Rachel Waugh

Principal Consultant Rachel has a background in resource and process efficiency, and experience of working with industrial consortia and reporting on their outputs. We are proud to announce that as of 2023, Rachel has been with Oakdene Hollins for ten years. Her PhD explored ways to halve carbon dioxide emissions in steel and aluminium industries, and she co-authored a paper on how to reduce emissions in the steel, aluminium, concrete, paper and plastics sectors. Impressively, she contributed to Sustainable Materials With Both Eyes Open …which in 2015 Bill Gates listed as one of his “top five books to read”. The book focuses on the five engineering materials that account for more than half of the world's industrial carbon emissions: steel, cement, paper, plastic and aluminium.

Rachel joined Oakdene Hollins in 2013, and straight away tendered for and won a contract for a Horizon 2020-funded project on remanufacturing networking. Since then she has helped to drive forward our remanufacturing projects – at first through the Centre for Remanufacturing &
Reuse and more recently through the Conseil Européen de Remanufacture.

Marco Limani

Graduated in 2019 from the Università Iuav di Venezia. Since 2018, he has collaborated with Electrolux Professional in the design and innovation department. In 2019, Electrolux Professional financed his industrial PhD at Università Iuav di Venezia (supervisor Laura Badalucco) to study the design thinking phenomenon and its impacts on innovation. In 2023, he obtained his PhD and officially joined the company as an innovation designer.

Luke Bloodworth

Luke Bloodworth is a senior sustainability engineer at JLR working within the product sustainability team which encompasses the sustainability, circularity, and provenance of JLR products. Luke has worked as part of JLR body engineering teams for the last 8 years within several teams and projects. With his current role he is the commodity lead for exterior & chassis and leads metal decarbonisation for the product sustainability team. He is passionate about sustainable transport and within his role is engaged in driving lower CO2e materials into JLR products through recycled content, renewables, and circular systems. Luke received his bachelor's degree in applied engineering from the university of Warwick and is part of JLR’s pilot of the sustainable automotive materials engineering postgraduate course accredited by the university of Warwick.

Organising team: Brunel University London (UKRI CircularMetal)
Date: Thursday, 28^th September 2023, 16:00 – 17:45 CET

The session's final report and the link to the recording are available below:

Circular Design Forum Annual Summit 2023

What is it about? This year’s summit has been designed with the word “Connection” in mind. After some presentations to recap the key insights discussed in the sessions of 2023, and a sneak peek at the sessions that are still to come, we will split into online breakout sessions and address key challenges that 8 different organizations are facing together. These organizations, the Circular Challenge Owners, have provided a clear brief and will moderate engaging sessions. This will give you the opportunity to work together with experts from other organizations.

11.30 11:45 AM Official Kick-Off
11:45 12:30 PM Recap of the key insights discussed in all sessions of 2023 and sneak peek at coming ones
12:30 1:30 PM Lunch break
1:30 2:30 PM Circular Challenges presentation
2:30 4:00 PM Solving Circular challenges in smaller groups
4:00 5:00 PM Sharing of the key outcomes of the circular challenges with the entire audience

Organising team: Accenture, Furnify and Partners for Innovation
Date: 24^th of October 2023, from 11:30 AM till 5:00 PM CET

The session's final report is available below:

Circular Design Forum SUMMIT 2023

Substance of Concern (SoC)

What is it about? This knowledge stream focuses on sharing knowledge on dealing with the presence of SoC (hazardous substances) in products. How can the risks posed by SoC be eliminated or managed through design to make products safe and fit for the circular economy?
For who is it? Anyone interested in eliminating or managing risks posed by SoC in products. The KS is mainly meant to provide insight and tools for designers and engineers, with a focus on safety and the Circular Economy.
Agenda outline:

16:00 Julieta Bolaños Arriola, TU Delft “Strategies, and methods to deal with SoC in products from a design perspective – lessons from past cases. ”
16:20 Maaike Weber, TU Delft “The case of flame retardants in hospital mattresses”
16:40 Philip Monsbourgh, Philips “Case study, Philips approach and insights on policy”
17:00 Sam Krouwel, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences (HU), “Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD)-What does it mean for designers?”
17:20 Discussion forum: Identifying challenges from industry – HMW overcome them?

Maximum number of in-person attendees: 20 (@IDE TU Delft).
Maximum number of online attendees: 15
Organising team: TUDelft
Date: 30^th November 2023, 15:45 – 18:00 CET
The session's slides, final report and recording of the session are available in the folder link below:
Link

Recycling

What is it about? This knowledge stream is focused on sharing insight on designing for and from recycling. The world of recycling is changing step-by-step at a steady pace. New recycled materials are entering the market and increasing the possibilities for new products. But the importance of creating designs that are fit for recycling is also gaining interest from policymakers to consumers. We focus on methods, tools, processes, new regulations, business models, user experience and supply chain.
For who is it? This KS is for anyone involved in the implementation of recycled plastics in consumer products, or for those that desire to learn more. It also deals with creating a concept and eventually a design that is made for a successful use phase, as well as a successful recovery of materials.
Organising team: Philips and Pezy Group

Agenda outline:
16:00 – 16:20 Introduction
• Design for Recycling of e-products
• How are e-products flowing through the recovery system
• Different categories

16:20 – 16:50 Philips
• DforRecycling tool for WEEE cat. 05
• DfromRecycling applied to commercial products

16:50 – 17:20 Microsoft
• Metrics and methods for calculating recyclability
• How to incorporate recyclability into circularity metrics
• Closed Loop vs Open Loop. Where is the value?
• Tips for engaging with engineers on recyclability

17:20 – 17: 50 Pezy Group
• Assessing DforRecycling qualitative methods
• Contradictory: Defining recyclability at early stage
• Design for Shredding: Logitech keyboard

17:50 – 18:00
• Q+A
Date: 19^th December 2023, 16:00 – 18:00 CET
Registration form: TBP

Behaviour Change

What is it about? Let’s dive into the depths Design for Behavioural Change and together share insights on several topics such as: different levels of interventions, ways to remove barriers, design principles for divestment, consumer acceptance of recycled goods and ethics.
For who is it? This KS is for anyone involved in the implementation of recycled plastics in consumer products, or for those that desire to learn more. It also deals with creating a concept and eventually a design that is made for a successful use phase, as well as a successful recovery of materials.
Organising team: Eggs and Partners for Innovation
Date: 31^st January 2024
Agenda outline: TBC
Registration form: Link