Date: 29 November 2022
Time: 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Venue: Online

Course Overview 

For a more robust and sustainable future, and to drive new forms of business and environmental value, we need to become ‘circular’. As we review our process, products, business models and the systems we operate in we need new thinking. How we have always done things will not be sufficient if we wish to remain relevant, to resonate with the changing landscape of business, and to be resilient. We are coming from an economy built solely on the principles of ‘take, make, waste’ which is no
longer viable.  

Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes

This course will help businesses to understand the how thinking with a circular mindset can fundamentally change our business for the better. We will focus on how to manage the transition to being ‘more circular’. The course will outline the principles that are needed to drive innovation and breakthrough thinking. We will be inspired with examples from across multiple sectors and concepts for implementation. We will reflect on new business models for consideration. We will look at the requirements for behavioural change, taking a design approach, mechanisms for becoming more circular and the challenges therein. 

• Learn key thinking principles for immediate implementation in your business that will drive value 
• Understand circular opportunities, strategies and tactics 
• Learn about key circular business models and how to explore them
• Circular Design Thinking approach 
• Best practice and case studies in having circular mindset 
• Changing the buyer and supplier business relationships 

Course Content 

• Key context & trends 
• Circular principles & mindset 
• Business value in a circular economy 
• Applying a circular mindset 
• Circular Design Thinking 
• Circula-Re’s – strategies and tactics for your business
• Circular Business Systems
• Changing Buyer and Supplier Behaviours and relationships 
• Actioning circular thinking in your business 

About the Trainer 

Dr Declan Bogan is co-founder of SUSTHUB and CEO of innovate2zero (www.innovate2zero.com) a strategy, innovation,
and sustainability consultancy business. Working with over 150+ organisations, on multiple engagements, Declan has been
immersed in the world of innovation, systems, and design thinking across all areas of business at strategic, product portfolio, human, service, process, customer experience and total proposition levels. From the bench to the boardroom, with micro to multinational organisations, Declan has worked internationally and locally with senior leaders and executives in Fortune 500 global household brand names across the total value ecosystem as they look to evolve their proposition. He has also mentored and coached many start-ups on their business proposition evolution, all with a sustainability/climate focus. He has a particular interest in the employee as stakeholder. He has a qualification in the circular economy from TU Delft. He has designed and delivered many of the sustHub programmes. He has run many online and in-person workshops with SMEs and MNC leadership teams. He mentors and coaches’ clients through the programme. He also publishes online articles and reports for clients. Declan consults to the Future of Work Institute, Cpl on all things workforce related and employee value propositions. 

Aoife Green graduated from Dublin City University with a MEng in Sustainable Energy & Systems and a bachelor’s in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, with experience in the metrology industry. She holds the belief that sustainability is the future for all industries with a passion for biodiversity.