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WORKSHEET
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Circular flows
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At its core, a circular economy means that products no longer have a
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life cycle with a beginning, middle, and end, and therefore contributes
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less waste and can actually add value to their ecosystem. When
materials stop getting used, they go back into a useful cycle, hence
the circular economy. Imagine what would happen if everything was
designed to be restorative and regenerative?

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Download the Circular Flows Worksheet and get acquainted with
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the different ways of being circular. At a glance, which of these
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loops feels most relevant or achievable for what you are designing?
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If you are working with an existing product or service, consider it's
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current position within the flows.
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Now dive deeper, and go through each loop as a lens for your new
product or service. For each loop, ask yourself: “What would it take
for this to work for my new product or service idea? and “What’s
standing in my way from this working now?”

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You may notice that there is a pattern as you go from the inner
loops to the outer loops: the inner, tighter loops preserve more
value and embedded energy.
• Reused goes directly back to your users
• Refurbished comes back to you (as the service provider) •
Remanufactured goes through the manufacture process

Ask yourself, can you try to stay in the inner loops? What would I be
able to affect right now? Once you feel like you have a starting
point, try the Circular Opportunities activity or the Service Flip which
might prompt different ideas.

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WORKSHEET
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Get acquainted with the different ways of
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being circular. At a glance, which of these
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loops feels most relevant or achievable for


what you are designing?

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There are many ways to design for


circularity. The left side is when you
design for a biological cycle, whereas the
right side represents when you design for
a technical cycle, meaning man made
materials.

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WORKSHEET
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Brainstorm some of the cycles that your
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product or service could be designed


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for. HOW MIGHT THIS BE POSSIBLE


Technical Cycle
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FOR MY PRODUCT?
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WHAT WOULD BE NEEDED OR IS STANDING IN MY WAY?

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IT GETS REUSED

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You extend how long a product or
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material stays in use. This might
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mean offering a product as a
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service, as in car sharing schemes.
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e.g. ZIPCAR

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IT GETS REFURBISHED

You design a product that can be


easily repaired or upgraded to
prolong use.
e.g. PATAGONIA

3 IT GETS REMANUFACTURED

Your product returns to the


manufacturer after use to have
any necessary components
replaced before reentering the
market
e.g. RENAULT

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IT GETS RECYCLED

You design a product that is


made from pure materials,
standardised to be recycled and
returned to a raw natural state.
e.g. PET PLASTICS

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back to the soil. For instance, if
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you burn a tree directly for energy,


you lose out on the value that
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products before eventual
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incineration.
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e.g. PATAGONIA
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Brainstorm some of the cycles that your 2VALUABLE FEEDSTOCK GETS


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EXTRACTED
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product or service could be designed


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Your product allows for extraction
of valuable bio-chemical nutrients
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for the biological cycle


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in biorefineries. This applies to the
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biological components in your


product. Orange peel, for
example, can yield limonene,
which might be in your next
cosmetic product.
HOW MIGHT THIS BE POSSIBLE
FOR MY PRODUCT? e.g. PATAGONIA
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MATERIALS GET CASCADED


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THROUGH OTHER APPLICATIONS


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Your product allows the biological


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materials to get cascaded through


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other applications - this means


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that more of the embedded value


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and energy can be extracted


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before the nutrients are going


WHAT WOULD BE NEEDED OR IS STANDING IN MY WAY?
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IT RETURNS TO THE BIOSPHERE

Your product returns nutrients back


to the earth after use (by
composting, biodegrading, etc)
e.g ECOVATIVE

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