2nd paper written as part of my PhD. The paper titled ‘The Role of Product Design in Creating Circular Business Models: A Case Study on the Lease and Refurbishment of Baby Strollers‘ describes new competencies necessary to develop products for circular business models. Read more here.
First paper written as part of my PhD. The paper titled The role of product designers in the transition towards the circular economy: a reality check compares the role of designers in a circular economy described within literature and practice. Read more here.
Circular Competencies Building
From March - May 2019, I have been involved in a collaborative project from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation called Circular Business Competencies building: Gaps in Business Function-specific Knowledge & Skill for a Circular Economy. In this project I led the focus group calls with the participants from the product creation and design departments. An overview of the findings can be found here.
