Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Circular Economy: The Big Idea
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
This online course provided learners with a comprehensive overview of the circular economy by reflecting on topics such as the origins of the term, the economic status quo, design and value creation for a circular economy, case studies, a look at regenerative farming, and why policy matters. Those who took the course will be equipped to identify misconceptions and apply their learning in a variety of contexts.
3 weeks, 4 hours per week
Colin Webster
Learning Content Manager
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore the origins of the circular economy
- Assess the problems associated with the linear economy
- Critique the approaches some have taken to 'fixing' the linear economy
- Reflect upon the three principles of the circular economy
- Compare the different flows of materials, and their corresponding values, within the circular economy
- Discuss circular design techniques and their relative merits and uses
- Evaluate the value of circular business models
- Assess the push and pull factors for transitioning to a circular economy
- Explore the different policy decisions that contribute to a circular economy
- Evaluate the systemic repercussions of changing policy to support a circular economy
Syllabus
- The origins of the linear and the circular economy
- Why we can’t just tweak the linear economy
- Why policy matters
- How to redesign value in a circular economy
- Case studies of the circular economy in action
- Emerging practices in design and business models
Issued on 12th April 2023
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