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DESCRIPTION: Reimagining the Future: Life in a Circular Economy \n\n What's
  for breakfast in a Circular Economy Future? \n\n What happens to your sne
 akers when you want a new pair in a Circular Economy Future? \n\n How do y
 ou want to get to work in a Circular Economy Future? \n\n Wait..work? What
  do you want to do in a Circular Economy Future? \n\n You might be wonderi
 ng: Circular Economy? What’s that world\, anyway..? \n\n Join me as we i
 magine into a world where there is no finish line\, but a continuous cycle
  – much like the seasons or the life of a butterfly.  \n\n Ours is a wor
 ld where waste is not avoided\, but a principle we assume is just a byprod
 uct of our desires and needs.  \n\n Can you #imagineharder that things don
 't have to be this way? \n\n Can you imagine a world where there is no fin
 ish line\, but a continuous cycle – much like the seasons or the life of
  a butterfly.  \n\n Ours is a world where waste is not avoided\, but a pri
 nciple we assume is just a byproduct of our desires and needs.  \n\n It do
 esn't have to be this way.  \n\n What if we could reshape our habits\, ind
 ustries\, and lifestyles to fit a circulation of materials\, where everyth
 ing has a purpose\, and nothing is ever discarded? \n\n Join me for Genera
 l Seminar Season 04 Episode 04 where we'll dig into Circular Economy princ
 iples — by literally going to a possible future in which the guiding pri
 nciples of economic value creation and circulation and trying to make some
  sense of what a Circular Economy world would be like. \n\n Offered at two
  times for your convenience: 8AM PDT (UTC-7) and 4PM PDT (UTC-7)\nPick you
 r ticket appropriately below. \n\n Understanding Our Current Reality\nFor 
 much of modern history\, we have embraced a linear model: we take\, we use
 \, we discard. This "take-make-waste" approach may have once seemed revolu
 tionary\, especially when magazines hailed the convenience of "throw-away 
 living." However\, as we face being smothered\, quite literally\, by the b
 road implications of this model\, it becomes evident that this way of livi
 ng\, desiring\, “needing”\, isn't sustainable. \n\n The Circular Econo
 my: A New Perspective\nCircular economy: a world where we design without w
 aste\, maximize the lifespan of products\, and embrace systems that regene
 rate and renew. Here\, the word "end" is obsolete. The challenges to achie
 ving this are not small: \n\n 1. We need to design out waste and pollution
  at the drawing board as a requirement. \n\n 2. We have to make products t
 hat last. “Durable Goods” is not good enough: think of a hoodie\, work
  wear\, or sneakers\, that outlives you\, or a vehicle designed not for ow
 nership\, but for shared experiences. \n
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LOCATION:Online on Zoom
ORGANIZER:mailto:julian@nearfuturelaboratory.com
SUMMARY:GS S04E04 Circular Economy
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/near-future-laboratory/s04e04-circular-economy
URL;VALUE=URI:https://ti.to/near-future-laboratory/s04e04-circular-economy
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