The night before the trash day On evening walks before the "trash day" in my neighborhood I always see dozens of household items on a curb by trash cans lining the streets. These items, on a
Why blockchain? I view many challenges in the Circular Economy domain as a massive coordination problem. Blockchain based technology offers elegant solutions when it comes to aligning incentives and enabling coordination between
Circular Economy Blockchain as a mechanism to program incentives for Circular Economy products Humans are selfish, but will gladly perform useful activities with the right incentives. Circular economy products must be instrumented to incentivize the right next circular step.
Circular Economy Tokenizing Physical Products: A first step to incentivizing the right behavior for Circularity Circular economy products must be instrumented with a digital token on a public blockchain to incentivize the right next circular step.
How blockchain will enable and future proof your Circular Economy initiatives Circular Economy solutions need programmable trust. The long-running transactions between low-trust parties can be economically accomplished with a blockchain solution. The tamper-proof properties of the blockchain technology enable transfer of
Circular Economy Circular Economy requires frictionless collaboration Scaling Circular Economy requires trusted collaboration between humans and machines on an unprecedented scale. Our current solutions are not fit to enable frictionless and economical collaboration, but we have the
Circularity At Home Early in 2020 I started vigorously studying the circular economy paradigm. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has been developing and promoting this concept for nearly a decade. Circular economy is a
Circular Economy Strong signals: circular economy can scale with public blockchains This post is a reflection on the body of knowledge from the From Linear To Circular Economy webinar series plus my expertise in Ethereum blockchain solutions and platform-based businesses. Circular
Circular Economy Hunter Lovins Hunter Lovins is a lifelong activist and a promoter of sustainable yet profitable agricultural practices (Wikipedia). The Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) invited her to speak during week 9 of their From Linear to Circular: Open to All webinar series. During the webinar Hunter Lovins