Innovate Circular Economy and Sustainable Future

Course description

Working in multidisciplinary groups students innovate and develop solutions to company’s challenges in circular economy. The goal is to develop a sustainable future and a climate-positive business. Students use future and life oriented design, storytelling and circular economy tools and methods as a part of an innovation process.

Contents

• Basics of Circular Economy (if student don´t have this competence)
• Methods of circular economy and ecosystem level innovation
• Business models of circular economy
• Future and life oriented design, storytelling and innovation methods
• Innovation challenge in circular economy to a company

Prerequisites

Basics of business recommended.

Assessment criteria

Individual task (40%) Innovation team work (60%)

Assessment criteria – grade 1

• Working in multidisciplinary groups students are able to innovate, develop and find solutions to company’s challenges of industry in circular economy
• Students are able to make use of storytelling and circular economy tools and methods as a part of an innovation process

Assessment criteria – grade 3

• Working in multidisciplinary groups is able to innovate, develop and find solutions to company’s challenges in circular economy
• Is able to use of storytelling and circular economy tools and methods as a part of an innovation process
• Is able to examine innovations taking into account circular economy

Assessment criteria – grade 5

• Working in multidisciplinary groups is able to innovate, develop and find solutions to company’s challenges in circular economy
• Is able to make use of storytelling and circular economy tools and methods as a part of an innovation process
• Is able to examine innovations taking into account circular economy and company’s productivity

Course way of working and time table

Online session on Mondays at 2-5 pm

Course enrolment info

Enrolment link above. Please note if the course is not available on the enrolment list it is already full.

Haaga-Helia students enrol to the course (SER004AS2AE-) during Haaga-Helia enrolment period through Peppi.