Patrick Hypscher

Circularity.fm

Business EN ↓ 106 episodes

Circularity.fm is the podcast about understanding, building and managing circular business models. Most episode showcase one specific organisation that runs a circular business model or a business model in the circular economy. This can be a startup, an established SME or a business field of a corporate. Hence, interviews are both about founding and funding a circular business as well as transforming an existing linear business to a circular one, be it in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa or Australia. The podcast focuses on experiences made in this build-up and transformation...

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Patrick Hypscher

Episodes

(5) Hulaaloop: The PaaS benefits for brands and manufacturers from a startup perspective 19.01.2021 27:40

Why should a brand or manufacturer offer its products as a service? And what will they learn about their products? In this episode Puck Middelkoop, the founder of Hulaaloop will share her experience in renting out kids' clothes from premium brands.

(4) Mattress as a Service with bedzzzy: Make subscribing more attractive than buying 14.10.2020 25:31

Why should customers rent a product they previously bought? Having a compelling answer to that question is key for the success of every Product as a Service model. And why would you start the service under a new service brand when you already have a well-known product brand? In this episode, Lisette from bedzzzy shares her experience with offering circular Auping mattresses as a service.

(3) IKEA: Organizational Transformation and Circular Design Principles 04.09.2020 52:56

Did you ever wonder how a large company organizes the transformation to a more circular business? And what if you're producing and selling thousands of products - how to assess and manage their circularity? These are the main questions we will explore in this episode. Simon Skoog from IKEA shares experiences they made so far.

(2) The Papillon Project: Renting out Bosch home appliances to a social organisation 10.08.2020 31:04

How to run a Product as a Servíce business together with a social partner? And how to remove the worries of poor people with a subscription? The Papillon project rents out Bosch home appliances to poor people. In this episode, Bruno Vermoesen explains the unique character of Papillon.

(1) The Circular Business Model Map - Startups, SME & Corporates in the Circular Economy 29.07.2020 29:40

This episode will give you an overview of more than 140 different organisations running business models in the circular economy. I assign these organisations to one of five types: Product as a Service, Sharing Platforms, Resource Recovery, Product Life Extension and Circular Supplies.

(0) What is Circularity.fm? 16.07.2020 5:56

This is a short introductory episode with essential information about this podcast.