circularity Archives - UX Copenhagen https://uxcopenhagen.com/tag/circularity/ Denmark's most inspirational Human Experience event! Fri, 15 Mar 2024 06:12:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://uxcopenhagen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-cropped-BG-logo-1-32x32.png circularity Archives - UX Copenhagen https://uxcopenhagen.com/tag/circularity/ 32 32 Charlie Mpengula https://uxcopenhagen.com/charlie-mpengula/ Sat, 09 Mar 2024 17:56:50 +0000 https://uxcopenhagen.com/?p=3375 Growth has been the default modus operandi for so long it is almost unspoken. This talk challenges 'growth-default' along with other 'defaults' that inform product and design: masculine default, northern hemisphere default, english defaults etc. It is a call to action to challenge the utility of defaults that inform our work. In this talk, Ruby will draw examples from across the globe and show products moving beyond our current paradigms as well as those stuck in default thinking, while arming you with the tools you need to think differently about product design. It will cover things big and small that we can all do to create better products that align with more inclusive values.

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Charlie Mpengula speaking at UX Copenhagen 2024
Responsible growth- focusing on continuous learning in business education to achieving circularity
 
Degrowth, less consumerism, population dynamics and various quantitative measures to economic success: these terms are seen and applied in many situations world-wide when arguing for the importance of sustainability.
 
Today, we are seeing increasing developments towards responsible growth. There is however still an urgent need to accelerate the agenda for circular growth to ensure future success for life on our planet. The place of continuous learning in responsible growth within the corporate sector and its collaboration across sectors is addressed in this urgency.
 
Charlie Mpengula is Head of Circularity and Sustainability and Associate Professor in business management with a focus on responsible strategy, organization and strategic marketing at Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College, Denmark’s oldest business college founded more than 140 years ago.
 
Charlie’s focus is on the circular economy and Cradle-to-Cradle, sustainability and ESG within business management and business start-ups. He has a background of working in management consulting, financial and educational sectors in developed and developing economies. He has headed and tutored in educational programmes in Asia for several university partnership agreements for more than 15 years and has held visiting lectureships in several European universities and university colleges. He was member of a parliamentary think-tank pioneering Denmark’s green business transition fund and by consecutive appointment by Danish ministers to the Danish Business Authority, was responsible for vetting and allocating state funds to support companies transitioning to circular business strategies.
 
This combined background has enriched his insights on the approaches of business and business education to responsible management and enviropreneurship.
 
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]]> Mathias Larsen https://uxcopenhagen.com/mathias-larsen/ Sun, 18 Feb 2024 10:46:05 +0000 https://uxcopenhagen.com/?p=3095 Growth has been the default modus operandi for so long it is almost unspoken. This talk challenges 'growth-default' along with other 'defaults' that inform product and design: masculine default, northern hemisphere default, english defaults etc. It is a call to action to challenge the utility of defaults that inform our work. In this talk, Ruby will draw examples from across the globe and show products moving beyond our current paradigms as well as those stuck in default thinking, while arming you with the tools you need to think differently about product design. It will cover things big and small that we can all do to create better products that align with more inclusive values.

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Mathias Larsen speaking at UX Copenhagen 2024
Dare to degrowth

To have any hope of mitigating the consequences of irreversible climate change, we need to bring our economy back into balance with the ecology of the planet. Endless economic growth is neither possible, nor desirable, and therefore, we must abandon less necessary and harmful industries, while lowering inequality and improving social well-being.

These are the key messages of degrowth.

Very few companies would be able to pick up the topic of degrowth and find its core premises easy to contribute to – or even aspire to contribute to. In this talk, we will cover the basics of degrowth, and dive into what we at 1508 have learned as a digital design agency embarking on a journey towards a post-growth and well-being economy.

Mathias Larsen is the Business Development Director at the Copenhagen-based digital design agency 1508. As an economist and former management consultant, Mathias is well-versed in the ways of the current economic system. Picking up degrowth has therefore required a lot of unlearning and retraining, and he is eager to share what he has learned.

 
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]]> Mariagiulia Benato https://uxcopenhagen.com/mariagiulia-benato/ Sat, 17 Feb 2024 13:22:18 +0000 https://uxcopenhagen.com/?p=3072 Growth has been the default modus operandi for so long it is almost unspoken. This talk challenges 'growth-default' along with other 'defaults' that inform product and design: masculine default, northern hemisphere default, english defaults etc. It is a call to action to challenge the utility of defaults that inform our work. In this talk, Ruby will draw examples from across the globe and show products moving beyond our current paradigms as well as those stuck in default thinking, while arming you with the tools you need to think differently about product design. It will cover things big and small that we can all do to create better products that align with more inclusive values.

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Mariagiulia Benato speaking at UX Copenhagen 2024
The role of digital in circular and sustainable design
 
“Hey Google, turn on the lights!” Our lives are deeply intertwined with the use of digital products and services — no arguments on that, right? And yet, when we talk about circularity and circular design, we still mostly talk about physical products. When addressing the impact on our planet, it still is hard to grasp the extent to which digital products also rely on physical resources in order to exist. When talking about waste, we still lack a proper conversation around how to promote durability and reusability in the digital realm.
 
This talk aims at uncovering how the notions of circular design, degrowth and sustainability can – and should be – transposed to the digital domain and on reflecting on the role that we can play as designers. After the talk, brace yourself for an engaging panel discussion where a multifaceted panel of industry experts will bring their testimonial to the table!
 
 
 
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