Do you want to reduce waste and increase resource utilisation in your design process and product design? Do you have demands from customers and suppliers to produce more environmentally friendly products but not sure how to start?

Circular design is the practice of creating products and services that generate zero waste and can be reused, repaired, recycled or repurposed. Mastering circular design can not only boost your financial profits but can also improve your environmental and social footprints.

This Circular by Design Seminar will help you to:

· increase your awareness of the importance of circular-design in manufacturing and the principles of circularity

· gain the knowledge and tools to incorporate circular-design principles into product and process design or redesign

· learn from other manufacturers who are practicing circular design and reaping the benefits.

Who should attend?

Any manufacturer who wants to understand how to incorporate circular economy principles into their design process.

About the facilitator

Michael is the founder of Business Models Inc. in Australia and New Zealand. He has extensive experience in strategy, design and innovation, supporting organisations in creating sustainable and innovative business models.

He is a design leader with the Australian Design Council, having work on projects such as the National Design Challenge for the Bega Valley, which aims to transition the region to a Circular Economy. He is also an ambassador for Design for Good and Good Design Australia, where Michael advocates for good design and actively promotes the vision and outcomes circular design can deliver to create a better and more prosperous world through design. This work includes his local leadership of the Queensland Circular Economy Lab, a co-innovation program that brought together multiple organisations to design circular solutions to industry challenges.

Michael is passionate about promoting circular economy principles and helping SME manufacturers adopt sustainable design practices to drive growth and innovation.