Course: Innovation for Sustainability (in Gothenburg)
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A unique course for designers, product developers,
innovators and sustainability professionals
– March 20-21, Gothenburg
Welcome to a two day course arranged by The Natural Step and SVID, the Swedish Industrial Design Foundation.
In the course you will learn methods for how you and your organization can work with sustainability as a starting point for new and successful products and services. You will develop a strategic competence around how sustainability focussed innovation processes can influence the world.
The course mixes theory and real cases with insightful workshops, discussions and practical exercises.
Course content
Preparing for the course - e-learning
As preparation for the course, you are asked to go through the 90 minute long e-learning module entitled Sustainability – Step by Step. The module introduces terminology and methods around sustainable development.
During the course - March 20-21
Lectures, practical exercises and real cases around how The Natural Step methodology can be used to guide product- and service development towards sustainability. These two days are equivalent of a foundations course from The Natural Step and participants will receive a course certificate (level 1 training).
| “Obviously sustainability will be THE driver of innovation over the next decade(s). The Natural Step framework is one of the best inspirators and guides on the path to innovation." Matthias Mueller, Mensch Design Innovation, Switzerland |
Course objectives
- Gain a clear understanding of sustainability based on sound science and systems thinking.
- Experience how the ABCD method can be used to guide product and service innovation towards sustainability.
- Learn how to develop strategies for how to make use of opportunities and threats connected to sustainability as a driving force for business development, profitability and innovation.
- Practice communicating how sustainability can be integrated into product and service development.
- Understand the relevance and use of different tools in relation to sustainable innovation (e.g. LCA, Biomimicry, Product-Service Systems, etc)
When?
20-21 March: Innovation for Sustainability (certificate course, level 1)
Last date for registration: February 27, 2012
Where?
Gothenburg - Exact location to be disclosed later
Course fees
8 000 SEK excl. VAT. Course materials and lunches are included.
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500 SEK discount available for registration before February 27th.
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500 SEK discount available for students, academic researchers and NGO participants. .
Cancellations: no refund will be given after February 27th 2012.
Course language
English
Registration
Register to the course here. The link will take you to SVID's website.
Contact
Do you want to know more about the course?
Please contact: Kristoffer Lundholm, Senior Advisor
kristoffer.lundholm@thenaturalstep.org
mobile: +46 768-333133
More information
Download information about the course Innovation for Sustainability (pdf, 640 kb)
