Start your Circularity Learning Journey here
In these first three modules, known as Phase 1, you will build your foundational knowledge on Circular Economy and its relevance within the context of impact entrepreneurship.
You need to start here before moving on to Phase 2. For an overview of the entire learning journey, visit this page.
After finishing Phase 1, you will have solid knowledge about the Circular Economy related trends and sectors. You will be inspired by the stories of entrepreneurs and more aware of what circularity means in practice and prepared to embark onto Phase 2, in which you put your own learnings into your own practice!
Three Modules
75-90 minutes per module
• Circular Economy concepts, models, approaches and key sectors.
• The role of the Circular Economy in the transition to a just and sustainable world.
• Reasons to embed circularly into the work of Entrepreneur Support Organisations.
• Circular business models and financing.
• Experiences of entrepreneurs and the journeys of their ventures.
This course covers the first three modules of the Embedding Circularity Learning Journey:
What you can expect to find in this course:
This course is designed for Entrepreneur Support Organisations, Business Development Service Providers and any other organisation wishing to integrate circular design principles and activities into the support they offer to their entrepreneurial communities.
Content is primarily focused on incubation and acceleration support, but can still be inspiring for practitioners developing support at any stage of the entrepreneurial journey.
Curriculum Preview
- Welcome to Module 1: Intro to Circular Economy
- Intro to Circular Economy
- Reviewing what we learned
- Connecting Circular Economy to your daily life
- Stories of Circularity: ANKKA Project
- Stories of Circularity: Reflection Questions
- Diving Deeper: Circular Economy in the Agrifood Sector
- Research task
- Additional resources
- Welcome to Module 2: Concepts and approaches
- The Origins of Circular Economy: Concepts and Schools of Thought
- Reviewing what we learned
- Connecting Circular Economy to your entrepreneurial community
- Stories of Circularity: Irri Sarri
- Stories of Circularity: Reflection questions
- Diving Deeper: Models and frameworks of Circular Economy
- Research task
- Additional resources
- Welcome to Module 3: Circular business model & financing
- What is a circular business model and differences from linear models
- Reviewing what we learned
- Connecting Circular Economy to your entrepreneurial community
- Stories of Circularity: AgriLife
- Stories of Circularity: Reflection questions
- Diving Deeper: Circular Business Models
- Research task
- Additional resources
- Congratulations!