PlastLIFE Innovation Toolkit

Esko Hakanen

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A toolkit created in the PlastLIFE project (https://www.materiaalitkiertoon.fi/en-US/PlastLIFE) to support the innovation and development of alternative sustainable products.

The toolkit introduces you to ecosystem thinking enabling you to search for substitutes on your pre-existing value chains and business models in the search for more sustainable future.

It can be used to facilitate workshops within or between organizations, but it can be equally effective on supporting individual work to address business challenges, such as design for recycling, new sources of value, or alternative means on closing material loops.

Esko Hakanen

Postdoctoral Researcher @ Aalto University & University of Vaasa

A postdoctoral researcher employed by two Finnish institutions: Aalto University and the University of Vaasa. His work builds on an interdisciplinary background combining management and engineering when studying ecosystems, digital platforms, and networked value creation and sharing. Also acted as the Project Manager for ATARCA (https://atarca.eu) that investigated the potential of distributed ledger technologies on the emergence of digital ecosystems.