Published in November 2020, the Higher Education Resources document provides guidance, resources, insights, and relevant links to support higher education institutions that are looking to develop circular economy teaching and learning capacity as part of curriculum development.
Our resource collection includes workshop activities, publications, case studies, and other materials, much of it developed in collaboration with our academic community. We intend for the content to grow and evolve in response to your feedback.
Join our Circular Economy Teaching and Learning LinkedIn Group to discover and share a range of teaching and learning approaches, curricula, and resources for a circular economy.
Interactive resources for curriculum development - designed to encourage discussion, clarification, and reflection within the context of a circular economy.
Co-created by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and IDEO, the guide introduces users to circular economy concepts and circular design thinking techniques. It is centred around 24 methods, as well as interviews with designers, worksheets, illustrative circular innovation case studies, and links for helpful technical tools.
It was developed and piloted with multiple stakeholders, including academics and students from Stanford University, University of Sao Paulo, Cranfield University and the Royal College of Art.
Many of the organisations we work with are using the guide as part of their resources for students and integrating the guide into cirricula.
If you, or anyone you know is looking for an introduction to the circular economy, this publicly available resource is accessible at circulardesignguide.com.
This collection of videos feature leading academics and students sharing their vision and understanding of circular design, as well as how they used the Circular Design Guide in their work. These videos were created to inspire and enable other academics to incorporate circular design within their curriculum.
Dr Christopher Thorpe
Senior Tutor, Intelligent Mobility, Royal College of Art
Deborah X.Sumter
Circular Product Design, PhD Candidate at Delft University of Technology
Thomas Wastling
Innovation & Creativity in Industry, MDes at Cranfield University and RSA student design award winner
Jane Penty
Stage Leader & Sustainability Lead, BA Product Design, Central St Martins - UAL
A series of readers and publications for learners and educators with leading insight into the opportunity of a circular economy.
A selection of abridged freely downloadable chapters.
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