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The Circular Design Guide
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Circular Joint Venture Design Workshop

June 2021
Innovation

**1. Introduction & group formation (10 minutes) **

_Materials: Presentation _

- Explain the overall workshop objective.

Split into groups​: Each group should have 3-4 people coming from different companies or organisations.

**2. Identify your superpowers (30 minutes) **

_Materials: markers + 1 set of superpower cards per participant (see printing tips) + tape _

- **Introductions:**​ Ask each participant to pick a deck of cards of a different colour and fill out their “My Company” card. Then go around and have each person introduce themselves to the group, read their card and place it on the poster. (5 minutes)

Superpower Brainstorm​: Get everyone familiar with the different types of superpowers by reading out loud the examples in the back. Each participant fills out their superpower cards, at least one per category (assets, waste, ecosystem). Keep extra cards handy in case other more relevant superpowers come to mind later in the exercise. (10 minutes)

Share in the group​: ask each person to share their organisation’s superpowers (15 minutes)

**3. Select a collaborative challenge (15 minutes) **

_Materials: markers + 4 challenge cards per group + tape _

- **Get familiar with the challenges: **​Read one challenge card at a time to the group including the example and place in the center of the table. Get them to think about “Which of your superpowers could be a part of the solution?” and as them to quickly place on the table any cards that may be relevant at the challenge. Don’t overthink it. You’ll have time in the next phase to discuss. Repeat the process for each of the 4 challenge cards.

**- Select a challenge: **​ask the group to choose one or two challenges that they feel best positioned to address together. It may be that not all of you can contribute to the same challenge, but at least two people must collaborate. Tape the challenge card on the poster.

**4. Draw your collaboration map (30 minutes) **

_Materials: superpower cards, marker, post its, blue tack or pins to be able to move the cards around the poster if needed _

It’s time to get your entrepreneur’s hat on and design a new venture together.

- **Leverage your superpowers: **​What superpowers could each organisation contribute? Any new superpowers that did not come up before that we should add?

- **Map the relationships: **​draw the relationships and connections on the poster using your superpower cards. (See slides for examples)

**5. Design your circular venture (20 minutes) **

_Materials: poster & markers _

- **Brainstorm business ideas: **​How might we work together to create value and address our collaborative challenge?​How could circular business or service could better serve user needs?

- **Synthesise your venture concept:**​ fill out the bottom part of the poster.

Name: come up with a brand for your venture.

Description:​ ​What does your business do? Who is the customer?

Value proposition: How does it create value for business, people and the planet?

**6. Share back (15 minutes) **

_Materials: filled out poster _

Ask teams to present 1 concept in 3-5 minutes each.

Contents:

1. Introduction & group formation

2. Identify your superpowers

3. Select a collaborative challenge

4. Draw your collaboration map

5. Design your circular venture

6. Share back

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Circular Joint Venture Design Workshop

June 2021
Innovation

**1. Introduction & group formation (10 minutes) **

_Materials: Presentation _

- Explain the overall workshop objective.

Split into groups​: Each group should have 3-4 people coming from different companies or organisations.

**2. Identify your superpowers (30 minutes) **

_Materials: markers + 1 set of superpower cards per participant (see printing tips) + tape _

- **Introductions:**​ Ask each participant to pick a deck of cards of a different colour and fill out their “My Company” card. Then go around and have each person introduce themselves to the group, read their card and place it on the poster. (5 minutes)

Superpower Brainstorm​: Get everyone familiar with the different types of superpowers by reading out loud the examples in the back. Each participant fills out their superpower cards, at least one per category (assets, waste, ecosystem). Keep extra cards handy in case other more relevant superpowers come to mind later in the exercise. (10 minutes)

Share in the group​: ask each person to share their organisation’s superpowers (15 minutes)

**3. Select a collaborative challenge (15 minutes) **

_Materials: markers + 4 challenge cards per group + tape _

- **Get familiar with the challenges: **​Read one challenge card at a time to the group including the example and place in the center of the table. Get them to think about “Which of your superpowers could be a part of the solution?” and as them to quickly place on the table any cards that may be relevant at the challenge. Don’t overthink it. You’ll have time in the next phase to discuss. Repeat the process for each of the 4 challenge cards.

**- Select a challenge: **​ask the group to choose one or two challenges that they feel best positioned to address together. It may be that not all of you can contribute to the same challenge, but at least two people must collaborate. Tape the challenge card on the poster.

**4. Draw your collaboration map (30 minutes) **

_Materials: superpower cards, marker, post its, blue tack or pins to be able to move the cards around the poster if needed _

It’s time to get your entrepreneur’s hat on and design a new venture together.

- **Leverage your superpowers: **​What superpowers could each organisation contribute? Any new superpowers that did not come up before that we should add?

- **Map the relationships: **​draw the relationships and connections on the poster using your superpower cards. (See slides for examples)

**5. Design your circular venture (20 minutes) **

_Materials: poster & markers _

- **Brainstorm business ideas: **​How might we work together to create value and address our collaborative challenge?​How could circular business or service could better serve user needs?

- **Synthesise your venture concept:**​ fill out the bottom part of the poster.

Name: come up with a brand for your venture.

Description:​ ​What does your business do? Who is the customer?

Value proposition: How does it create value for business, people and the planet?

**6. Share back (15 minutes) **

_Materials: filled out poster _

Ask teams to present 1 concept in 3-5 minutes each.

Contents:

1. Introduction & group formation

2. Identify your superpowers

3. Select a collaborative challenge

4. Draw your collaboration map

5. Design your circular venture

6. Share back