How might we use the circular economy approach to reach climate targets? – Creating Ideas with Design Thinking

The climate change is one of the largest challenges in the world. As a result, environmental protection is of paramount importance and enables new technologies. A change could be offered by the circular economy approach. In the workshop you will work in small groups on the topic how might we use the circular economy approach to reach climate targets. After a short introduction to the challenges of climate change you create solutions by using the Design Thinking process.

Design thinking is an agile innovation approach that helps you generate business ideas that work in the real world. Problem space and solution space with their corresponding phases and tools are easy to learn. The key to design thinking lies in the mindset and in the personal attitude of those involved. We help you to go through the design thinking process with your own business idea. In contrast to many other workshops, the focus is on practice. The participants are free to choose any existing problem to solve or they can develop new products or services.

Agenda:
• Design Thinking Fast Forward
• Creating ideas with Design thinking
– Understand
– Observe
– Point of view
– Ideate
– Prototype
– Test
• Next Steps

The workshop offered extends over two days

Schedule: 

25th of January: 15-18:00

26th of January: 9-17:30

The Coach Andre Uhlmann is head of the start-up network SAXEED at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg and is responsible for business model development and start-up financing. He has a degree in business administration, is a certified Design Thinking Coach and looks back on more than ten years of experience on corporate, consulting and start-up side.