Knowledge quiz

It's time to put what you've learned to the test, get 8 right to pass this week.

How does the Ellen Macarthur Foundation define ‘circulate’ within the context of the circular economy?

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Keeping materials in use for as long as possible at their highest value

Designing materials to have a circular shape

Designing business processes to circulate money

Implementing production processes to have materials move around the factory efficiently

Which SAP product supports the remodeling and redesign of business processes?

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SAP Signavio solutions

SAP Fieldglass

SAP Responsible Design and Production

SAP Sustainability Footprint Management

What challenges are there with changing to circular food design?

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Building new finance models for circular food design

Encouraging farmers to change the way they work

Encouraging designers to rethink their approaches

Finding buyers for the new products

Convincing skeptical consumers

Which key set of processes has SAP designed to support circular approaches?

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Design to Reverse

Design to Operate

Cash to Upgrade

Return to Sender

By approximately what rate do the best design performers increase their revenue and shareholder return in comparison to their counterparts, according to McKinsey?

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Double

20% more

50% more

The figure is unknown

Which of the following are examples of biomimicry in practice?

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Spirals are everywhere in nature. This led to the insight that a whirlpool (vortex) is a vastly more efficient way of keeping water clean than chemicals or pumps to move the water around.

Traditional cement making produces one ton of CO2 per ton of cement. Using ‘growth’ principles in nature that use CO2 as a feedstock, cement can be produced that uses and doesn’t emit CO2.

It has been noticed that banana skins in nature provide an effective way of storing the soft fruit, while being easy to open. This approach is increasingly being used to store perishable items, using a soft but firm plastic outer hull.

Research into geese flying formations has shown they swap leader, as no one goose knows the whole route (not simply because the lead goose gets tired). This has been applied to leadership approaches in organizations.

When unable to escape quickly, animal strategies (retreating into a shell, showing spines, rolling into a ball), have been shown to provide an effective management strategy for conflict management.

According to the Ellen Macarthur Foundation, where should circular economy principles be first applied to enable circular practices?

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At the design stage

At the point of sale

In the production stage

In the financing stage

What value is derived from the design process?

There are two correct answers.

Design is a catalyst for innovation.

Design creates an end-to-end integrated customer experience.

Design focuses purely on what makes the customer feel good.

Design provides value by focusing on fashion trends and leaves ethical considerations to others.

What is a key benefit of applying biomimicry to the packaging design process?

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Learning from nature and applying that to the packaging design process provides opportunities to prevent waste and the need to recycle.

Nature has multiplied life in many different interesting shapes and forms, which inspires designers to sell more and more varied packaging.

Tree leaves and flowers in the natural world have evolved with many beautiful colors that can inspire packaging designers.

Biomimicry enables waste to be broken down into its constituent parts quicker before being recycled.

10.

Which of the following represent the principles of circular food design?

There are three correct answers.

Regeneratively sourced food, so that outcomes for soil are positive

Home-grown ingredients

Diverse ingredients instead of monocultures

Use of upcycled ingredients (for example, through crop residues)

Better tasting foods