Medium: Group discussion, brainstorming Activity: Starts with a discussion on consumption patterns and then contrast this with the concept of prosumption. In a group session, participants will brainstorm on potential prosumption areas, and list vision, challenges and solutions on a flip chart. The facilitator will conclude the session with a few examples from the sourcebook. Example: Renewable Energy Vision Challenges Solutions Session 3: Circular economy - closing the loop Objective: Understanding the value of a circular economy Medium: Video, presentation, individual concept development Activity: The facilitator introduces the concept of the circular economy, which mimics nature’s eco-system along with a few examples. Participants are than asked to come up with one example for implementing this model in their city. A video that inspires will close the session. Lack of systemic approach will be handled in this session. In spite of efforts at planning, why do policy-makers often fail? What do they lack in their approach? Choose ‘the best Mohammad Bin Tughlaq?’ Each group would be given a card having issues in a particular city related to energy management like increasing private vehicle ownership, increasing demand for electricity, increasing load shedding, increasing the divide between the energy used between the rich and the poor and increase in domestic consumption of energy. Along with a description and a set of clue cards that have information of some ideas of solutions promoted by imaginary city leaders under relevant situation would also be given. The clues would contain both sensible and bizarre solutions. For example, increasing private ownership could have the clues that would be as follows: - Build multi-storeyed flyovers - Lay regulations to cut down number of cars plying on the road Sustainable Urban Energy: A Sourcebook for Asia
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