Exercise 1
Here is an exercise that will make this become more clear.
The Company Pure Oceans have made a business to clean beaches and make sunglasses and iPhone covers from the collected plastic.
While it is easy to see how these activities have a great impact on “Planet Value” and “Social Value” it can be more difficult to spot the connection to the other Building Blocks.
Look at the video presentation and reflect upon what types of ReSOLVE initiatives they at Pure Oceans are focusing on from the ReSOLVE framework.
The Company Pure Oceans have made a business to clean beaches and make sunglasses and iPhone covers from the collected plastic.
While it is easy to see how these activities have a great impact on “Planet Value” and “Social Value” it can be more difficult to spot the connection to the other Building Blocks.
Look at the video presentation and reflect upon what types of ReSOLVE initiatives they at Pure Oceans are focusing on from the ReSOLVE framework.
- Regenerate.Transition to renewable energy and materials in order to cultivate, maintain and regenerate the health of ecosystems and return the acquired biological resources to our biosphere. For example, support for the Savory Institute 's comprehensive land management has affected the regeneration of more than 2.5 million hectares of commercial land worldwide.
- Share. Maximize the use of products through the mutual sharing of private or public sharing of products with a minimal emphasis on their re-use throughout their technical life. Extend the life of products with maintenance, repairs and design for long life. Examples are business models for sharing cars, but also for computers, tools and more.
- Optimize. Improve product performance and efficiency and eliminate waste from their supply chains. Leverage big data, automation and more. None of these actions require a change in products or technologies.
- Loop. Keeping components and materials in closed loops and prioritizing those that allow it. For final materials, this means refurbishing products or components and (as a last resort) recycling materials, as Michelin, Patagonia, Škoda do.
- Virtualize. Deliver utility virtually—books or music, online shopping, fleets of autonomous vehicles, and virtual offices.
- Exchange. Replacing old materials with new advanced and renewable materials that can be applied to new technologies such as 3-D printing and electric motors.
Then try to use “Table 4” and try to identify some of the Likely Building Blocks that would be affected and see if you can spot connection between the type of ReSOLVE and the BMC Blocks in the case of Pure Oceans. See if you can identify some of these reflections in the video.
Exercise 2
TRÆLS is making furniture from old reclaimed wood, mostly from packaging pellets. They sell and rent out the furniture, and they use only reclaimed wood in their production.
See if you can spot some of the inner adoption factors that TRÆLS have been applying in their business. (hint: what is the impact on other similar companies in the area)
Reflect on if you think that TRÆLS has adopted a Take Back System, and what ideas you could come up with to make that even more effective.
See if you can spot some of the inner adoption factors that TRÆLS have been applying in their business. (hint: what is the impact on other similar companies in the area)
Reflect on if you think that TRÆLS has adopted a Take Back System, and what ideas you could come up with to make that even more effective.
Exercise 3
Reflect on why the ReSOVLE projects in the CBMC are placed in these Building Blocks in the “Farm near Rotterdam” example.
Reflect on why the ReSOVLE projects in the CBMC are placed in these Building Blocks in the “Farm near Rotterdam” example.
Exercise 4
Reflect on a ReSOVLE project of your choice.
Reflect on a ReSOVLE project of your choice.
- How would it make your business more circular?
- How much would it cost to implement - and how long would it take?
- How much value would the project have for your business?
- Would you be able to take more money for your product or widen your customer base?
- What are the resources needed to implement this project?
Exercise 5
Consider yout Circular project idea from the last submodule (4).
Find both an empty version of the tool and one filled in with data from the Rotterdam Case
Download a copy of the excel file - do not ask for permission to edit.
- Take a look at the Rotterdam file to find out how the data is entered into the tool.
- Make a more detailed plan for your project (just one) using the ReSOLVEmeter tool found in the link
- Think about what ReSOLVE category your project idea can be listed under.
- Assign resources the the implementation of the project in the NOW, NEXT and FUTURE Timeframe
- Try to be as thorough as you can when you fill out the data
- Consider how you could change the parameters in the Resources Auxiliar Table to match your own example.
Exercise 6
Look at the CBMC Roadmap in your version of the ReSOLVEmeter tool
Find both an empty version of the CBMC and one filled in with data from the Rotterdam Case
Download a copy of the ppt file - do not ask for permission to edit.
- Are the descriptions in the milestones (NOW, NEXT and FUTURE) clear?
- Do you agree with the CBMC Building Block that you have choose?
- Would you like to go back and change anything now you see the project presented like this?
- Download the empty CBMC template in ppt format and fill in the milestones in the chosen Building Blocks.
- Fill out the rest of the CBMC with the relevant information about your company’s data.
