Researcher (Food and Agriculture)|| Data Analyst || Entrepreneur || SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Good Health and Well being) & 4 (Quality Education) Advocate || FSB (Nigeria) Scholar
The fourth and last workshop of the fountain training series of the SDG mentorship programme at AIIDEV Africa is such an expository one for me. The topic "Design Thinking and Innovation" with focus on circular design thinking, presented by Oluwaseyi Olarinde was one I was not too familiar with before the workshop. During the presentation, I grasped the concept of the circular economy, it's design thinking and the benefits. The circular design is the process of creating products that are durable, reusable, repairable and recyclable that creates zero waste to support the circular economy. This design cut across all stages from sourcing of raw materials, to product specifications, manufacturing, distribution and disposal. Circular design thinking helps to ensure that the circular design is considered right from the initiation stage of a product and throughout it's life cycle (not waiting till when a product has been manufactured), it is different from the linear model which is just a "take, make and waste approach". The concept of circular economy and design thinking is highly beneficial because it has environmental, economic and health benefits. #SDGMentorshipatAIIDEVAfrica