GS S04E04 Circular Economy
Reimagining the Future: Life in a Circular Economy
What's for breakfast in a Circular Economy Future?
What happens to your sneakers when you want a new pair in a Circular Economy Future?
How do you want to get to work in a Circular Economy Future?
Wait..work? What do you want to do in a Circular Economy Future?
You might be wondering: Circular Economy? What’s that world, anyway..?
Join me as we imagine into a world where there is no finish line, but a continuous cycle – much like the seasons or the life of a butterfly.
Ours is a world where waste is not avoided, but a principle we assume is just a byproduct of our desires and needs.
Can you #imagineharder that things don't have to be this way?
Can you imagine a world where there is no finish line, but a continuous cycle – much like the seasons or the life of a butterfly.
Ours is a world where waste is not avoided, but a principle we assume is just a byproduct of our desires and needs.
It doesn't have to be this way.
What if we could reshape our habits, industries, and lifestyles to fit a circulation of materials, where everything has a purpose, and nothing is ever discarded?
Join me for General Seminar Season 04 Episode 04 where we'll dig into Circular Economy principles — by literally going to a possible future in which the guiding principles of economic value creation and circulation and trying to make some sense of what a Circular Economy world would be like.
Offered at two times for your convenience: 8AM PDT (UTC-7) and 4PM PDT (UTC-7) Pick your ticket appropriately below.
Understanding Our Current Reality For much of modern history, we have embraced a linear model: we take, we use, we discard. This "take-make-waste" approach may have once seemed revolutionary, especially when magazines hailed the convenience of "throw-away living." However, as we face being smothered, quite literally, by the broad implications of this model, it becomes evident that this way of living, desiring, “needing”, isn't sustainable.
The Circular Economy: A New Perspective Circular economy: a world where we design without waste, maximize the lifespan of products, and embrace systems that regenerate and renew. Here, the word "end" is obsolete. The challenges to achieving this are not small:
1. We need to design out waste and pollution at the drawing board as a requirement.
2. We have to make products that last. “Durable Goods” is not good enough: think of a hoodie\, work wear\, or sneakers\, that outlives you\, or a vehicle designed not for ownership\, but for shared experiences.
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I will send you an private link to the Zoom meeting 24+ hours ahead, and another one an hour or so before, just to be sure you have everything you need.
I recommend that you take a look at the General Seminar About Page to get a sense of the vibe. This is an Imagination rich session where we are looking to make sense of the topic, not make hard-and-fast predictions. We don't emphasize predictions because we believe that futures are malleable and as soon as you declare the future, you've removed your ability to imagine the world otherwise.
You may also enjoy listening to a General Seminar. We record these, and create audio digests for you and others to listen back to! Here's the one we did on Solarpunk, one of our most listened to podcast episodes. By purchasing a ticket you agree to being recorded. We don't share your full name in our digests, and the recordings are for creating a digest which we share back to you in the case where we are able to produce and audio recap.