WDCD No Waste Challenge

What Design Can Do (WDCD) has launched the No Waste Challenge in partnership with IKEA Foundation. They are calling on creatives and innovators to submit their impactful solutions to reduce waste and to rethink the entire production and consumption cycle.

The No Waste Challenge offers three global design briefs for participants to consider. Each brief addresses a different part of the harmful take-make-waste cycle while being broad enough to allow for diverse perspectives. Applicants can focus on one specific brief, or find that more briefs are relevant for them. Participants will be judged by an international jury of leading experts in design, climate action, and social impact, based on the main criteria of: impact, creativity & design, feasibility, and scalability.

Award package:

Prize fund of €10.000
6-month accelerator programme co-created with Impact Hub Amsterdam
Chance to present their projects to a global audience during one of WDCD’s annual events on design and innovation
Publicity via all WDCD platforms & partners

Rethink waste through design! Designers and entrepreneurs with innovative ideas to fight waste can submit their solutions until 1 April 2021.

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Larissa Feichtinger, Innovation Design & Circular Economy MDes , posted Nov 8th

Hi,
I am a Master’s student at The Glasgow School of Art, specializing in Innovation Design and Circular Economy. Originally from Austria, I am very interested in gaining practical experience through a six-month internship in Amsterdam, a city known for its pioneering efforts in Circular Economy.

My goal is to build professional experience in this field and, ideally, to bring this knowledge back to Austria to help advance sustainable practices there.

For my Master’s thesis, I focused on the fashion industry, particularly on how the textile sector in Scotland can transition to a circular model, with a primary focus on my main stakeholder, Johnston of Elgin.

I would be very grateful to discuss any potential internship opportunities you might have. Please feel free to reach out to me!
Thank you very much for your time and consideration.
CV
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fVwynP1zffNoemot534el961H-whrosY/view?usp=sharing

Best regards,
Larissa

Gijs Gootjes, Director Culture & Creativity at EIT Culture & Creativity, posted Sep 30th

The European Innovation and Investment Agency for Culture and Creativity launches its first accelerator programme for 2024-2025.

It focuses especially SMEs and Scale-Up which want to grow in global markets.

Participants will benefit from an 8-week acceleration programme led by top European speakers, trainers, and mentors, valued at €20,000. This intensive programme will provide you with expert guidance, hands-on workshops, and invaluable connections within the industry. Also, an in person programme in our six regional innovation hubs in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bologna, Helsinki, Kosice and Vienna is possible.

Participation in the programme is free of charge!

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Application Deadline: 4 October.

How to apply?
Application information here: Accelerator Programme – EIT Culture & Creativity (eit-culture-creativity.eu)

Who Should Apply?

We’re looking for creative SMEs or scale-ups (minimum 3 years old) in industries such as:

– Fashion
– Architecture
– Cultural Heritage
– Audiovisual Media and Gaming
– Innovative businesses combining elements from these sectors, or leveraging the latest digital or circular technologies.

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– An innovative business idea with potential for global impact

– A strong drive to succeed combined with an openness to adopting new business models

– Demonstrable growth and turnover (with a minimum annual average of 5% sustained over the past 2 years

What’s in it for your company?

Your company will benefit from an 8-week acceleration programme led by top European speakers, trainers, and mentors, valued at €20,000. This intensive programme will provide you with expert guidance, hands-on workshops, and invaluable connections within the industry.

You’ll also build a strong network of peers and professionals while enhancing your business model. And you’ll also have the chance to be featured on our prestigious “100 to Watch” list!

Sem Rudolph, Fieldlab voor de bouwsector en industrie at BouwLab, posted Sep 17th

🔔 Het Innovation Dinners seizoen is weer van start! 🔔

Op woensdag 16 oktober is de aftrap van ons nieuwe seizoen! Dan organiseren Bouwlab en 3D Makers Zone vanuit het programma van EDIH weer de bekende Innovation Dinners.
We gaan verder met het inspirerende thema waar we gebleven waren: Materialen.
Deze keer verwelkomen we twee experts die hun visie delen over de toekomst van klimaatneutrale materialen en innovatieve bouwtechnieken:

Jan Willem Slijkoord, entrepreneur in klimaatneutrale materialen en moleculaire recycling van plastics, deelt zijn visie op het oplossen van het verpakkingsafvalprobleem. Wat is het échte probleem, en hoe kunnen we composieten recyclen en ontmantelen?

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