2.1 Circular Value Chain Activity Cycle Explore where and how the opportunities from the clusters can be captured After having refreshed the 2-3 selected opportunity clusters, it will now be explored how those opportunities can be captured through making 2-3 Circular Value Chain Activity Cycles for each cluster. What will the results be? • New roles and responsibilities of the different stakeholders in the new circular value chain • Cluster prioritisation. What is needed? Data/Information • Insight into the different processes affected by the new circular value chain. In particular, the processes as viewed from the end-user.
People • Review whether the group involved in phase 1 is still relevant. Consider adding people with needed insights and expertise. Time • Preparation & organisation: 1 hour; • Activity: 2-4 hours (parallel groups); • After: additional time for reporting and communication of the results. With/without external stakeholders? Before engaging with external stakeholders, it can be helpful to have a draft activity cycle for them to react to, and to further develop together. This will make it easier for them to visualise your ideas and tell you what will or will not work from their perspective.
Tips for facilitation • Keep in mind that the purpose is not to describe the current situation, but to explore how the new value chain would work; • To use time efficiently, consider having groups work in parallel on the 2-3 activity cycles, and discuss with the group afterwards; • After this activity, revisit the Opportunity Cluster Prioritisation. Which opportunity looks the most promising now? Discuss with the group, and try to reach consensus: this is the value chain design taken forward in the next steps.
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