This presentation was created for the CIRCO track "Creating Business Through Circular Design". It presents business models and design strategies based on circular economy principles. The content is based on work of Circle Economy, TU Delft and Oxford.
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2. BUSINESS THROUGH
CIRCULAR DESIGN
CIRCO
ELEVATES DESIGN TO A SYSTEMS LEVEL
STRIVES TO MAINTAIN PRODUCT INTEGRITY
IS ABOUT CYCLING AT A DIFFERENT PACE
EXPLORES NEW RELATIONSHIPS AND
EXPERIENCES WITH PRODUCTS
IS DRIVEN BY DIFFERENT BUSINESS MODELS
In the research of the book “Products That Last”
5 principles for circular design are identified:
CIRCULAR DESIGN
3. BUSINESS THROUGH
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remaining owner of
materials
- material is not lost and residual
material value can be retrieved
improved competitive
position
- increases competition and
declining margins in traditional
markets
- maintain and gain new market
shares, customers and profits
green image
long term contracts improve
relationship
life cycle costs may drop
- products with longer life
times and easier to repair
- possibility to upgrade and
access to latest technology
- less unexpected costs
(replacement of disfunctional
product)
green image
discontinuation
of ownership,
responsibility & risk
producer / supplier customer
BENEFITS
8. BUSINESS THROUGH
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CIRCO
LONGER USE
EFFICIENT USE
RE-USE PRODUCT/PARTS
RECYCLING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER LANDFILLMINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
RECAPTURING VALUE
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CIRCULAR DESIGN
CIRCOBUSINESS THROUGH
CIRCULAR DESIGN
CIRCOLONGER USE STRATEGIES
LONGER
USE
MINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
RECOVERY
FACILITY
MATERIAL
CLASSIC LONG LIFE
MODEL
Primary revenue stream
generated from sales
of high qualtity product
with a long lifespan at
a high price point.
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CIRCOBUSINESS THROUGH
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CIRCOLONGER USE STRATEGIES
LONGER
USE
MINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
RECOVERY
FACILITY
MATERIAL
CLASSIC LONG LIFE
MODEL
HYBRID
MODEL
Primary revenue stream
generated from repeat
sales of dedicated
consumables, like
soap and detergent
cartridges.
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CIRCOBUSINESS THROUGH
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CIRCOLONGER USE STRATEGIES
LONGER
USE
MINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
RECOVERY
FACILITY
MATERIAL
CLASSIC LONG LIFE
MODEL
HYBRID
MODEL
GAP EXPLOITER
MODEL
Primary revenue
stream generated
from providing repair
services or sales of
refurbished units.
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CIRCULAR DESIGN
CIRCOBUSINESS THROUGH
CIRCULAR DESIGN
CIRCOLONGER USE STRATEGIES
LONGER
USE
MINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
RECOVERY
FACILITY
MATERIAL
DESIGN FOR
ATTACHMENT
& TRUST
The product design
encourages the user to
become attached to a
product and enables
long use.
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CIRCOBUSINESS THROUGH
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CIRCOLONGER USE STRATEGIES
LONGER
USE
MINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
RECOVERY
FACILITY
MATERIAL
DESIGN FOR
ATTACHMENT
& TRUST
The product design
ensures optimum product
reliability. Ideally the
durability should match
its economic and stylistic
lifespan.
DESIGN FOR
DURABILITY
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CIRCOBUSINESS THROUGH
CIRCULAR DESIGN
CIRCOLONGER USE STRATEGIES
DESIGN FOR
ATTACHMENT
& TRUST
DESIGN FOR
DURABILITY
LONGER
USE
MINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
RECOVERY
FACILITY
MATERIAL
DESIGN FOR
EASE OF
MAINTENANCE
& REPAIR
Construction enables easy
repair by the customer
or repair service. Less
durable components must
be accessible for repair
and exchange.
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EFFICIENT
USE
MINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
RECOVERY
FACILITY
MATERIAL
BUSINESS THROUGH
CIRCULAR DESIGN
CIRCOEFFICIENT USE STRATEGIES
ACCESS
MODEL
Primary revenue stream
generated from providing
a washing machine to
a customer for a limited
period of time or a fixed
amount of wash cycles.
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CIRCOBUSINESS THROUGH
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CIRCO
EFFICIENT
USE
MINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
RECOVERY
FACILITY
MATERIAL
EFFICIENT USE STRATEGIES
ACCESS
MODEL
PERFORMANCE
MODEL
Primary revenue stream
generated from providing
the service of cleaning
clothes. The product being
used stays in the ownership
of the company.
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CIRCOBUSINESS THROUGH
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EFFICIENT
USE
MINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
RECOVERY
FACILITY
MATERIAL
EFFICIENT USE STRATEGIES
DESIGN FOR
DURABILITY
DESIGN FOR
EASE OF
MAINTENANCE
& REPAIR
DESIGN FOR
EASY USE
The product is only being
used and not owned by
by the user. Therefore the
design should be as self
explainatory as possible.
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RE-USE
PRODUCT
RE-USE
PARTS
MINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
RECOVERY
FACILITY
MATERIAL
RE-USE STRATEGIES
BUY BACK
MODEL
BUY BACK
MODEL
In order to regain the
product with it‘s embedded
value, the company buys
it back or trades the old
product for a discount on a
new model.
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CIRCOBUSINESS THROUGH
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RE-USE
PRODUCT
RE-USE
PARTS
MINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
RECOVERY
FACILITY
MATERIAL
RE-USE STRATEGIES
BUY BACK
MODEL
CASCADE
MODEL
BUY BACK
MODEL
Alternative sourcing of
materials and using the
output of one company
as the input of another.
25. BUSINESS THROUGH
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CIRCOBUSINESS THROUGH
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CIRCO
RE-USE
PRODUCT
RE-USE
PARTS
MINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
RECOVERY
FACILITY
MATERIAL
RE-USE STRATEGIES
BUY BACK
MODEL
CASCADE
MODEL
A second revenue stream
can be generated by
re-selling used products.
Either by second hand
dealers or the original
company.
RE-SELL
MODEL
BUY BACK
MODEL
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CIRCOBUSINESS THROUGH
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RE-USE
PRODUCT
RE-USE
PARTS
MINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
RECOVERY
FACILITY
MATERIAL
RE-USE STRATEGIES
DESIGN FOR
REVERSE
SYSTEMS
Material choice and
construction should be
suited for the reverse
systems. This includes
collection mechanisms and
reuse/recycle treatment.
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RE-USE
PRODUCT
RE-USE
PARTS
MINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
RECOVERY
FACILITY
MATERIAL
RE-USE STRATEGIES
DESIGN FOR
REVERSE
SYSTEMS
DESIGN FOR
STANDARDISATION
& COMPATIBILITY
Enables replacement or
reuse of components and
allows collaborative use
of products or production
and recovery machinery.
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CIRCOBUSINESS THROUGH
CIRCULAR DESIGN
CIRCORE-USE STRATEGIES
DESIGN FOR
REVERSE
SYSTEMS
DESIGN FOR
STANDARDISATION
& COMPATIBILITY
RE-USE
PRODUCT
RE-USE
PARTS
MINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
RECOVERY
FACILITY
MATERIAL
DESIGN FOR
ADAPTABILITY &
UPGRADABILITY
Implies to incorporate
possibilities to change a
product and keep it ‘up
to date’.
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RECYCLING
MINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
RECOVERY
FACILITY
MATERIAL
CIRCOBUSINESS THROUGH
CIRCULAR DESIGN
RECYCLING STRATEGIES
DESIGN FOR DIS-
& REASSEMBLY
In order to maintain
material quality product
need to be diassembled
into pure materials.
Reassembly enables reuse
of the product and parts.
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RECYCLING
MINING/
MATERIAL MANUFACTURING
PARTS
MANUFACTURER
PRODUCT
MANUFACTURER
BRAND/
COMPANY
USER
RECOVERY
STRATEGIES
RECOVERY
FACILITY
MATERIAL
CIRCOBUSINESS THROUGH
CIRCULAR DESIGN
RECYCLING STRATEGIES
DESIGN FOR DIS-
& REASSEMBLY
DESIGN FOR
MATERIAL
RECYCLING
Materials have to be
recycable with todays
technology. Only if the
recycling procedure requires
less energy and expense
than virgin material it‘s
economically beneficial.
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door concrete
movable fixed stock
infrastructure
consumable
soap battery textile furniture mobile
phone
washing
machine car
wearable usable
consumer
electronics
household
appliances transportation
carrier
product
single use
mono
product
complex
product
multi use
PRODUCT TYPOLOGY
PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
Example
Price
Embodied
value
Complexity
Maturity
Lifetime
Effective
use
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THE MATCHING GAME
Philips Pay Per Lux
Spotify
Instead of selling light bulbs, Philips recently
started providing LED lighting as a service. Philips
will pay the upfront costs of installation and be
compensated through a performance contract –
the energy savings the retrofit produces.
For customers this means that they can adopt
energy-efficient lighting without the hurdle of large
upfront costs. Philips recycles existing equipment
and installs efficient lighting, remaining the owner
of the lighting after installation. The firm then pays
customer energy bills and recycling costs at the
end of the equipment’s life.
Spotify is a commercial music streaming service.
The application is available on desktop, tablet,
and smartphone. In the application it is possible
for users to browse music by artist, album, genre,
playlist, or record label. Users are also able to
integrate the application with their Facebook and
Twitter accounts.
Users register with the program as either free or
premium account members. A monthly subscription
fee is paid for the premium account, which provides
users with the benefit of ad-free listening and the
ability to download music to listen to offline.
Clip business models and
design strategies that you
think have been applied to
the case description.
Explain why you chose these
icons.
Choose that model that you
think is most/less circular.
How could these cases
become more circular?
CLASSIC LONG LIFE
MODEL
PERFORMANCE
MODEL
BUY BACK
MODEL
BUY BACK
MODEL
CASCADE
MODEL
SELL MORE
FASTER
DESIGN FOR
ATTACHMENT
& TRUST
DESIGN FOR
DURABILITY
DESIGN FOR
EASE OF
MAINTENANCE
& REPAIR
DESIGN FOR
MATERIAL
RECYCLING
DESIGN FOR
REVERSE
SYSTEMS
DESIGN FOR
EASY USE