Emma Fromberg

1. Core
Philanthropic
Partner:
Global
Partners:
OE Global Conference
Cape Town
8-10 March 2017
Ir. Emma Fromberg
Informal Education Programme Manager
Emma.Fromberg@ellenmacarthurfoundation.org
T: (+44)(0)7-850066378

2. Farming/collection1
Biochemical
feedstock
Regeneration
Extraction of
biochemical
feedstock2
Cascades
Collection
Parts manufacturer
Product manufacturer
Service provider
Collection
User
Biosphere Recycle
Refurbish/
remanufacture
Reuse/redistribute
Maintain/prolong
6 2803 0006 9
Consumer
MINIMISE SYSTEMIC LEAKAGE
AND NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
FINITE MATERIALSRENEWABLES
Biogas
Renewables flow management Stock management
Share
Regenerate Substitute materials Virtualise Restore
THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY – RESTORATIVE
AND REGENERATIVE BY DESIGN
SOURCE: Ellen MacArthur Foundation; drawing from Braungart & McDonough Cradle to Cradle (C2C)

3. THE ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation works across four areas,
with the aim of accelerating the transition towards a circular economy:
INSIGHT &
ANALYSIS
EDUCATION
& TRAINING
Catalysing circular
activities across the
global economy
Inspiring learners to re-
think the future through
the circular economy
framework
Providing robust
evidence about the
benefits of the circular
economy transition
BUSINESS &
GOVERNMENT
COMMUNICA-
TIONS
KEN WEBSTER
THE
CIRCULAR
ECONOMY
A WEALTH
OF FLOWS
Engaging a global
audience around the
circular economy
GLOBAL PARTNERS

4. EDUCATION & TRAINING
Inspiring learners to re-think the future through the
circular economy framework
Schmidt MacArthur Fellowship Programme
Building a global partner university ‘network of excellence’ in the top design engineering
and business schools
Pioneer Universities
Pioneering new approaches to teaching, learning & research programme around CE
Disruptive Innovation Festival
Exploiting informal education as a global ideas dissemination model in an online festival
format showcasing the ideas and innovations that are shaping the changing economy.
Schools and colleges
Working with curriculum organisations to embed circular economy as a key focus in
schools

5. EDUCATION IN A LINEAR CONTEXT

6. EDUCATION IN A LINEAR CONTEXT

7. EDUCATION IN A LINEAR CONTEXT
Human potential
is wasted
in our current economy

8. APPLYING CIRCULAR THINKING TO THE ED. SYSTEM
Education does not equals knowledge transmission
Learning in a circular economy could look very different
A circular economy requires a more dynamic skillset
(Webster, 2014)

9. UNBUNDLING OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Unbundling is the process by which (in this case) the internet and technology helps to
split apart functional areas of traditional industries (Bolles, 2016)

10. UNBUNDLING OF HIGHER EDUCATION

11. UNBUNDLING OF HIGHER EDUCATION

12. THE ROLE OF INFORMAL EDUCATION
Our vision on informal education
Content is everywhere, learning is sharing
Curation and validation of content

13. THE ROLE OF INFORMAL EDUCATION
Our vision on informal education
Content is everywhere, learning is sharing
Curation and validation of content
Effective over efficient
Peer learning techniques are effective forms of education
Teaching and learning at the same time
Not 100% online: face-to-face component

14. THE ROLE OF INFORMAL EDUCATION
Our vision on informal education
Content is everywhere, learning is sharing
Curation and validation of content
Effective over efficient
Peer learning techniques are effective forms of education
Teaching and learning at the same time
Not 100% online: face-to-face component
Focus on the dynamic skillset / employability
Lifelong learning
Stronger relationship between education institutes and
industry
Multidisciplinary teamwork
Soft-skills over hard-skills
Systems approach to problems

15. DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION FESTIVAL

16. DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION FESTIVAL
Festival of Ideas – crowdsourced content blended with our studio production
www.thinkdif.co
3 week event
This year 6 November 2017 – 24 November 2017
DIF 2017 themes are:
1. Future of Work
2. The Circular Economy
3. Design
Last year: 200.000 festival visitors
….of which 10.000 live participants
The DIF is a platform for experiments
relating to education.

17. DIF 2016 – Higher Education Day

18. DIF 2016 – Higher Education Day
Main Take-Aways
• Softskills over hardskills.
• Dynamic skillsets are necessary (life long
learning)
• Emphasis on skillset instead of certification.
• Collaboration and interdisciplinary group work.
• Systems thinking

19. Core
Philanthropic
Partner:
Global
Partners:
OE Global Conference
Cape Town
8-10 March 2017
Ir. Emma Fromberg
Informal Education Programme Manager
Emma.Fromberg@ellenmacarthurfoundation.org
T: (+44)(0)7-850066378