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The Circular Economy
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity, accelerates the transition to a circular economy. Launched in 2010 by Ellen MacArthur, the Foundation is a global thought leader, influencing decision-makers. Economist Carlota Perez highlights the current opportunity, halfway through the fifth industrial revolution, to reshape the future for business, people, and the environment.
The 2018 Summit explored big ideas, digital technologies, and disruptive realities. Discover more about our work at www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org and subscribe to our YouTube channel here. For additional disruptive ideas, explore the DIF YouTube channel here.
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Zaid Hassan's talk challenges traditional economic change, advocating for societal experiments over rigid plans. This perspective aligns with discussions at the 2018 Summit in London, which explored big ideas, digital technologies, and disruptive realities reshaping our economy.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a UK charity launched in 2010 by Ellen MacArthur, accelerates the transition to a circular economy. A global thought leader, it places this agenda before decision-makers across business, government, and academia.
Learn more about our work at ellenmacarthurfoundation.org and explore the DIF collection of disruptive ideas at DIF Youtube. Subscribe to our channel here and follow us on social media.
The DIF team streamed the Foundation's 2018 Circular Economy Summit on June 21st. This flagship event explored how the digital revolution can make the circular economy a reality, addressing the question: "How do we reinvent today's systems for tomorrow?" The Summit featured a mix of storytelling, conversation, and exhibition.
Watch quick highlights from the stage and studio. Full recordings will be distributed on our YouTube and social media channels, offering further insights into designing future-fit systems.
Ellen Franconi from the Rocky Mountain Institute explores integrated energy, mobility, and built environment systems. Her detailed insights are featured in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's latest publication, "A New Dynamic 2: Effective systems in a circular economy."
Order your copy of the book here. Discover more about the Ellen MacArthur Foundation at ellenmacarthurfoundation.org.
Dirk Helbing discusses system design, a theme he explores in a chapter of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's new publication, "A New Dynamic 2: Effective systems in a circular economy." This book offers insights into effective systems for a circular economy.
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Learn more about the Ellen MacArthur Foundation: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a UK charity dedicated to accelerating the transition towards a circular economy. They achieve this through work in business, learning, insights & analysis, and communications. Discover more about their initiatives at ellenmacarthurfoundation.org.
Connect with the Foundation online: Instagram: @ellenmacarthurfoundation, Facebook: Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and LinkedIn: Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
This short animated film, created by Christiane Dorion for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, introduces children to the circular economy. It explains how products can be designed for endless reuse, mimicking natural cycles and eliminating waste.
The animation is based on Dorion's book, 'How we Make Stuff'.
Download accompanying teaching resources here.
Could you be the next Schmidt MacArthur Fellow?
An exciting opportunity awaits to join the 2016 program. Learn more and apply at: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/programmes/education/schmidt-macarthur-fellowship
Applications are now open for the 2017 Schmidt MacArthur Fellowship.
Learn more and apply here.
Michael Pawlyn contributes a detailed chapter to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's latest publication, "A New Dynamic 2: Effective systems in a circular economy."
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Discover more about the Ellen MacArthur Foundation: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org
Discover UCL Professor Michael Batty's fascinating data visualization and his vision for future cities. His insights are featured in a chapter of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's latest publication, "A New Dynamic 2: Effective systems in a circular economy."
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Learn more about the Ellen MacArthur Foundation: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org
Ken Webster highlights the significant challenge of establishing the right enabling conditions for a circular economy. He explores this topic, particularly concerning the performance economy, in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's latest publication: "A New Dynamic 2: Effective systems in a circular economy."
Order your copy of the book here. Find out more about the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
Amcor CEO Ron Delia supported the New Plastics Economy's $2M Innovation Prize, a 2017 initiative in collaboration with OpenIDEO and NineSigma.
Meet the recently announced winners and track their ongoing progress here: tiny.cc/innovationprize.
The $2M New Plastics Economy Innovation Prize challenged designers, entrepreneurs, academics, and scientists to rethink the plastics system and eliminate packaging waste.
Meet the winners and follow their progress throughout 2018 here: tiny.cc/innovationprize.
EU Commissioner for Environment, Karmenu Vella, has endorsed the New Plastics Economy's $2M Innovation Prize. This initiative, run in 2016 with OpenIDEO and NineSigma, aims to foster solutions for plastic waste.
Discover the recently announced winners and follow their progress by visiting the official page: tiny.cc/innovationprize.
Former US Secretary of State John Kerry endorses the New Plastics Economy's $2M Innovation Prize. This initiative, launched in 2016, was a collaboration with OpenIDEO and NineSigma.
Meet the recently announced winners and stay updated on their progress here: tiny.cc/innovationprize.
UN Environment Director Erik Solheim endorsed the New Plastics Economy's $2 million Innovation Prize. This initiative, launched in 2016, was a collaboration with OpenIDEO and NineSigma.
Discover the recently announced winners and track their progress by visiting: tiny.cc/innovationprize.
Danone CEO Emmanuel Faber supports the New Plastics Economy's $2M Innovation Prize. This initiative was launched in 2016 in collaboration with OpenIDEO and NineSigma.
Discover the recently announced winners and stay updated on their progress by visiting: tiny.cc/innovationprize.
Veolia CEO Antoine Frerot endorses the New Plastics Economy's $2M Innovation Prize. This initiative, run in 2016 with OpenIDEO and NineSigma, aimed to foster innovation in plastics.
Meet the recently announced winners and follow their progress by visiting the official page: tiny.cc/innovationprize.
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The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection
“The Thinking Game” is the inside story of DeepMind's groundbreaking AI research, culminating in the Nobel Prize-winning AlphaFold breakthrough. Filmed over five years by the award-winning team behind "AlphaGo," this documentary explores co-founder Demis Hassabis's lifelong pursuit of artificial general intelligence and the rigorous scientific journey from mastering strategy games to solving the 50-year-old protein folding problem.
Following its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival, "The Thinking Game" is now available to watch for free. For those interested in hosting a screening for a classroom, community, or workplace, visit: rocofilms.com/films/the-thinking-game/.
