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Chris Grantham

Executive Director, Circular Economy, IDEO

Chris Grantham is an expert in system change and breakthrough innovation.

He is Executive Director, Circular Economy at IDEO, where he leads IDEO’s consultancy business in the circular economy and works with organisations. Chris has also been closely involved in developing IDEO’s partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, formed to advance innovative solutions towards a more circular economy. His work has involved several design-led initiatives with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, including adapting IDEO’s collaborative design methodology (CoLab) for circular economy innovation across industry value chains and the development of The Circular Design Guide. Chris is also an Aspen Institute First Movers Fellow.

Chris Grantham is speaking at the following WCEF2018 session:

Tue 23 October at 11:00 : Education for the Circular Economy

What's this about?

Project

WCEF2018

The World Circular Economy Forum presents the world’s best circular economy solutions and brings together key circular economy thinkers and doers from around the world.

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Topic

A circular economy

Circular economy solutions are needed to safeguard biodiversity and solve the climate crisis. In a circular economy we maintain the value of what we produce through smarter design and shifting from owning products to using services.

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Theme

Sustainability transition

The life, well-being and economy of Finns fully depend on nature. How can we change the way we operate so that we build a good life, successful business and sustainable public finances within the limits of nature’s carrying capacity?

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