Experience the Design Sprint through this short doco
We believe circular innovation can save the planet
Problem
With every passing day , we risk exceeding the planet ’ s capacities . We need to rethink how businesses can better integrate with the environment if we hope to regenerate the natural world and sustain livelihoods and societies for future generations .
Project
The ADA Innovation Hub Design Sprint harnessed design-thinking to consider the urgent need to transition to a circular economy . A circular economy supports a cycle of use , reuse and recycle – rather than the traditional ‘ take , make , dispose ’ economic model – for a more sustainable and resilient economy . methodologies , frameworks and design practices ( how to overcome problems and negative impacts ).
Students engaged in systems mapping to better understand and manage these interconnected systems to influence positive change . They then applied these skills , collaborating in interdisciplinary teams to develop a solution to challenges drawn from the UNSW Environmental Sustainability Plan .
Fig 1 . Two student teams at the Circular Economy Design Sprint workshopping their problem statement .
Sixty students from UNSW Arts , Design & Architecture and UNSW Science took part in the two-day immersive workshop and design sprint that culminated in a pitching competition for a total of $ 11,000 in prize money .
The workshop looked at contexts and causes ( how / why we reached the current impasse ), and circular economy
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