As the emergence of a truly circular economy requires the old system to transform entirely, we need to figure out which elements need to change and which need to disappear completely and then learn how to manage that transition. In this practical workshop, each participant will create a phase-out plan for one element of the old system and together we'll figure out how to overcome the challenges we're likely to meet.

Workshop leader: Martin A. Noorkõiv

In this workshop, we’ll explore some practical tools for designing change programs based on social practices. We’ll try out how to reframe tricky behaviors using the “language” of social practices, look at what kind of resources your target group has for making changes, and figure out what strategic options that gives you. That becomes the foundation for your habit-change plan. To make it more useful, we’ll ask everyone to bring a practical, work-related challenge—ideally something tied to sustainability—that we can use for exercises during the workshop.

Workshop leaders: Triin Vihalemm, Margit Keller

Today in the EU, Member States and businesses are now legally required to drastically reduce packaging waste. With projections showing a 10% increase in packaging by 2030, the task feels overwhelming - especially in the fast-growing takeaway sector. Yet, the shift is already underway. Pioneering NGOs, cities and businesses are proving it is possible to move beyond single-use, shaping a European reuse blueprint with concrete data and insights from several city projects across Europe.

This workshop is targeting aspiring changemakers who want to move from vision to action. How to bring life to impactful reuse solutions? How to scale pilots into city-wide or even national systems? What stakeholders do you need to involve and how to bring them onboard? Join us to learn, exchange, and get practical tools to accelerate reuse.

Workshop leader: Nathan Dufour

In this workshop we focus on symbiotic cooperation between enterprises and organizations, where resources are used together, while communicating and sharing openly.

We create space for the start of new cooperation ideas, where the focus is set on maximum use of resources and rethinking traditional barriers. In the workshop, we generate ideas, work through different scenarios and improve each other's thoughts to support networking and systems thinking, which are important factors for the success of industrial symbiosis. Practical exercises help to overcome conventional understandings of competition and resource ownership.

By the end of the workshop, each participant will be able to find systemic opportunities in industrial symbiosis and compose potential cooperation ideas into a project.

Workshop leaders: Kädi Ristkok ja Carolin Aas

Töötoas tutvume sotsiaalsete praktikate põhise muutuse programmi loomise põhiliste meetoditega. Katsetame probleemse käitumise muutuste sõnastamist sotsiaalsete praktikate "keeles",  analüüsime sihtrühma(de) ressursse muutuseks ning sellest lähtuvalt oma strateegilisi võimalusi, millest saabki  harjumuste muutmise plaani vundament.  Töötoas osalejatel palume harjutamiseks võtta mõni tööalane, kestlikkusega seotud praktiline probleem.

Workshop leaders: Triin Vihalemm, Margit Keller

Võtame fookuse ettevõtete ja organisatsioonide vahelisele sümbiootilisele koostööle, kus ressursse kasutatakse üheskoos, avatult suheldes ja jagades.

Loome ruumi uute koostööideede sünniks, kus fookus on ressursside maksimaalsel kasutamisel ja traditsiooniliste tõkete ümbermõtestamisel. Töötoas genereerime ideid, töötame läbi erinevaid stsenaariume ning täiustame teineteise mõtteid, et toetada võrgustumist ja süsteemmõtlemist, mis on olulised tegurid tööstussümbioosi õnnestumiseks. Praktilised harjutused aitavad ületada tavapäraseid arusaamu konkurentsist ja ressursside omamisest. Töötoa lõpuks on iga osaleja võimeline tööstussümbioosist süsteemseid võimalusi leidma ning potentsiaalseid koostööideid projektiks kasvatama.

Workshop leaders: Kädi Ristkok ja Carolin Aas