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This year, within the ASE local innovation lab, | This year, within the ASE local innovation lab, the focus is set on social startups, both urban and rural: | ||
*1. Students work in teams with a startup from a rural area to prepare it for launch: the rural social business Lepindea Museum of Traditions, Mures County. | *1. Students work in teams with a startup from a rural area to prepare it for launch: the rural social business Lepindea Museum of Traditions, Mures County. | ||
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*2. Students work in teams on the development of social businesses oriented towards solving social and environmental problems identified in Romania (approximately 10 social businesses). The solutions will be presented in May. | *2. Students work in teams on the development of social businesses oriented towards solving social and environmental problems identified in Romania (approximately 10 social businesses). The solutions will be presented in May. | ||
== Why waste is a challenge for Bucharest == | == Why waste is a challenge for Bucharest == | ||
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* Download Presentation [https://ilias.hfwu.de/goto.php?target=file_24845_download&client_id=hfwu Local Context Bucharest] | * Download Presentation [https://ilias.hfwu.de/goto.php?target=file_24845_download&client_id=hfwu Local Context Bucharest] | ||
* Download Presentation [https://ilias.hfwu.de/goto.php?target=file_24846_download&client_id=hfwu Local Challenges Bucharest] | * Download Presentation [https://ilias.hfwu.de/goto.php?target=file_24846_download&client_id=hfwu Local Challenges Bucharest] | ||
== The Zero Waste Consumer Guide == | |||
How to avoid waste? It is easy! The Bucharest CIL has prepared a very practical user guide on how to consume without producing waste - or at least significantly less waste. The report is available in English and Romanian: | |||
* [https://ilias.hfwu.de/goto.php?target=file_36316_download&client_id=hfwu Download: An almost Zero Waste consumer Guide (Romanian)] | |||
* [https://ilias.hfwu.de/goto.php?target=file_36315_download&client_id=hfwu Download: An almost Zero Waste consumer Guide (English)] | |||
== The Bucharest Ecosystem of Circular Economy == | == The Bucharest Ecosystem of Circular Economy == | ||
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== The CLLC Workshop Group at ASE Bucharest in May 2019 == | == The CLLC Workshop Group at ASE Bucharest in May 2019 == | ||
[[File:CLLC Romania Bucharest 2019.jpg|800px]] | [[File:CLLC Romania Bucharest 2019.jpg|800px]] | ||
== Key dates and topics of the Bucharest Intensive Study Programme 2019 == | |||
*'''Time frame:''' Monday, May 6 to Monday, May 13, 2019 | |||
*'''Host:''' [http://www.ase.ro/index_en.asp The Bucharest University of Economic Studies] (ASE) and [http://www.ateliermerci.ro Atelier Merci Charity] | |||
*'''Focus Challenge''': Waste Management and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_economy Circular Economy] | |||
*'''Workshop Location:''' Bucharest, Romania | |||
*'''Participants:''' students and staff members from the Community Learning for Local Change ERASMUS partnership | |||
== The Workshop Process == | == The Workshop Process == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:39, 11 October 2021
Bucharest Community Innovation Lab - Towards a Circular Economy for Romania's Capital City
Introduction of the Bucharest Community Innovation Lab
The Bucharest Community Innovation Lab is a space of collaboration and innovation for universities and local communities, based at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE). Its activities are open to students, researchers, faculty and staff members, and the local community represented by social businesses, local government, and individuals living and working in the community.
Through short and medium-term partnerships extended between the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and various social enterprises, the lab activities are designed to address the social enterprise challenges and to develop social enterprise solutions delivered as business plans. The lab also offers course material updates, problem-based learning material, and tools about current SEs reality in Bucharest on waste management. Additionally, case studies, exercises, and various examples of best practices between public and private stakeholder collaboration are developed.
Visual Overview of the mechanisms of the Bucharest Community Innovtion Lab
Activities in 2020 and 2021
This year, within the ASE local innovation lab, the focus is set on social startups, both urban and rural:
- 1. Students work in teams with a startup from a rural area to prepare it for launch: the rural social business Lepindea Museum of Traditions, Mures County.
Group of members of the rural social enterprise
- 2. Students work in teams on the development of social businesses oriented towards solving social and environmental problems identified in Romania (approximately 10 social businesses). The solutions will be presented in May.
Why waste is a challenge for Bucharest
- There is a serious lack of an action-driven waste management system for individual consumers
- What do we do now with the used clothing items, paper, glass, the oil used in cooking, batteries, printers, used tires, plastic (bottles)?
- What could we do differently (better) for the environment?
- Too few companies are using circular economy in their business model
- How do we convince more companies to integrate circular economy principles of reduce, reuse, recycle?
- Serious lack of education for adults on waste management (at home, at work)
- How do we convince consumers to reduce, reuse, recycle various items?
Introductory presentations by Daniela Staicu (PhD):
- Download Presentation Local Context Bucharest
- Download Presentation Local Challenges Bucharest
The Zero Waste Consumer Guide
How to avoid waste? It is easy! The Bucharest CIL has prepared a very practical user guide on how to consume without producing waste - or at least significantly less waste. The report is available in English and Romanian:
- Download: An almost Zero Waste consumer Guide (Romanian)
- Download: An almost Zero Waste consumer Guide (English)
The Bucharest Ecosystem of Circular Economy
Focus Topics and Activities
- Exploring Bucharest‘s ecosystem for circular economy
- Focus: Recycling, waste management and circular economy
- Cooperation with social businesses already active in the field of waste management:
- SOMARO: social supermarket
- RECICLETA (Viitor Plus association): Management of paper, cardboard, PET, aluminum.
- GOOD BOUTIQUE, Red Cross Romania: Management of textiles through recycling and reusing
- The Canvas Workshop - Atelierul de Panza: Management of textiles through recycling and reusing
- Core question: How to strengthen the capacity of social enterprises based in Bucharest?
- This will start by addressing concrete challenges the social businesses are currently facing
Mission of the Bucharest Community Innovation Lab
- A space (online and onsite) promoting a new approach to promote creativity, entrepreneurial thinking and skills for designing innovation in close cooperation with the communities in which the University is embedded. This was hosted by the Bucharest University of Economic studies.
- A learning tool to achieve the main goal of the project: to develop, establish and maintain a new framework for linking University to its local communities
- A starting point for co-creation and co-founding of local entrepreneurial solutions to local problems.
- A voice for the local challenges and the change makers (social entrepreneurs, businesses interested in implementing circular economy principles, etc)
The CLLC Workshop Group at ASE Bucharest in May 2019
Key dates and topics of the Bucharest Intensive Study Programme 2019
- Time frame: Monday, May 6 to Monday, May 13, 2019
- Host: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE) and Atelier Merci Charity
- Focus Challenge: Waste Management and Circular Economy
- Workshop Location: Bucharest, Romania
- Participants: students and staff members from the Community Learning for Local Change ERASMUS partnership
The Workshop Process
Outcomes
Bine Boutique: Group work with Bianca Drăghici, Ana Petcu, Raquel Mego Arellan, Saul Michielsen, Sanja Spindler-Milicevic and Bine Boutique in Bucharest
Recicleta: Group work with Georgiana Isabella Micu, Tiberiu Mihai Mihăilescu, Andreea Nedelea, Syed Iqbal, Shaurav Paul and Recicleta in Bucharest
Somaro Social Supermarket: Group work with Alexandru Crișan, Boniface Awuor, Karly Briffa, Dirk-Jan Verder and Somaro Bucharest and Somaro Bucharest
The Canvas Workshop: Group work with Nicolae Marius Vavură, Monica Lupescu, Alexandra Riza, Sebastiaan Farouzan Fard, Göksen Ezgi Boz and the Canvas Workshop in Bucharest
Impressions
After the first field visit to the social enterprise the teams worked on their Theory of Change map.
The Somaro group is discussing with the manager of the social supermarket
Teams present their theory of change to the plenary.
Teams collect instant feedback about presentations from their peers.
Interim presentation
Preparing for the final presentation
Final presentation with the local social enterprise community
After work party in the courtyard of Atelier Merci
Debriefing of staff members
