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Cou se P og amme
Ci cula Ma e ial Value : Cou se P og amme
The p og amme has ou modules,
each designed o build upon he las ,
culmina ing in a comp ehensi e
unde s anding o he Ci cula
Ma e ial Value 's ole.
This documen desc ibes he Ci cula Ma e ial Value ,
a 15-week p ojec -based cou se p og amme designed
o equip indi iduals and o ganiza ions wi h he skills
and mindse needed o di e aluable goods om he
was e s eam. I combines heo e ical lea ning wi h
hands-on, eflec i e ac i i ies o os e a holis ic
unde s anding o ma e ial euse om a c i ical,
g ound-le el pe spec i e.
© 2025. This wo k is openly
licensed ia CC BY 4.0 Sys emic View
and Social
Value
Eyes and
Hands o a
Ci cula Value
In o ma ion
Sys ems and
Economic Value
S o ies and
Pe sonal Value
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Ci cula Ma e ial Value : Cou se P og amme
Sys emic View
and Social Value
Module 1
3
This module p o ides he ounda ional
knowledge o ainees, enabling hem o
c i ically unde s and he ci cula economy
and i s social-ecological implica ions. I
challenges adi ional no ions o was e
and linea p oduc ion, p omo ing a mo e
equi able and sus ainable in e ac ion wi h
ma e ials, and aming local ac ions as
i al sys emic in e en ions.
Module Leng h: 4 weeks (2-3 hou s pe week)
Ci cula Ma e ial Value : Cou se P og amme
Analysing mains eam discou se on p oduc design,
manu ac u ing, was e managemen and ci cula
economy, iden i ying po en iali ies and sho comings
on hese opics in ela ion o local sys ems o
ma e ial euse.
Shi ing om a passi e "abundance" mindse o an
in en ional "gene osi y" mindse .
Visualising local and egional ma e ial flows,
s akeholde ne wo ks, and communica ion channels.
Unde s anding, engaging wi h, and le e aging exis ing
social g oups and ini ia i es.
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Communi y Engagemen
Sys ems Mapping
E hical F aming
C i ical Thinking
Co e
Compe encies
Ci cula Ma e ial Value : Cou se P og amme
Module 1: Sys emic View and Social Value
In oduce key concep s like he
was e hie a chy, bio egions, and
he c i iques o op-down
ci cula i y. Use eadings and ideos
o spa k discussion. The agen
alo is e ole in he F ench con ex
will be in oduced as a p o essional
model in he social and solida i y
economy.
Use gene a i e ques ions o
acili a e g oup discussions on local
challenges and oppo uni ies o
was e p e en ion. Map
s akeholde s, esou ces, and
ma e ial flows in a chosen locali y.
Examine success ul and
unsuccess ul ini ia i es in local and
global con ex s, such as communi y
epai ca és, sc ap shops like The
Remake y, o his o ical models like
he SERO Sys em in Eas Ge many.
Theo e ical
Sessions
Pa icipa o y
Wo kshops
Case
S udies
Me hods
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S akeholde
In e iew
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Local Sys em
Mapping
Pa icipan s c ea e a map o hei ci y o
neighbou hood, iden i ying ele an ac o s
in ol ed in e ail and dis ibu ion, epai ,
euse, and was e (e.g., o mal was e acili ies,
in o mal dona ion poin s, epai shops,
cha i ies).
Assignmen s
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Pa icipan s c ea e a map o hei ci y o
neighbou hood, iden i ying ele an ac o s
in ol ed in e ail and dis ibu ion, epai , euse,
and was e (e.g., o mal was e acili ies, in o mal
dona ion poin s, epai shops, cha i ies).
Conduc a b ie in e iew wi h a epai e ,
cha i y shop wo ke , o was e picke - ei he
om local con ex o expe iences elsewhe e -
o gain insigh in o hei wo k and pe spec i e.
Ci cula Ma e ial Value : Cou se P og amme
Main
Module
Ou come
Module 1: Sys emic View and Social Value
Local Reuse Plan
S a de eloping a
communi y-o ien ed p ojec o
p omo e o inc ease ma e ial euse
wi h a ocus on suppo ing u ban
gene osi y, gene a ing exchange
among local s akeholde s, p omo ing
communi y educa ion, and p oducing
social-en i onmen al alue.
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Ci cula Ma e ial Value : Cou se P og amme
Module
Resou ces
Module 1: Sys emic View and Social Value
Readings
→Sch öde , Pa ick, e al. Ci cula
Economy and he Global Sou h.
→Schmid Fonseca, Felipe. Thesis i le:
Gene ous ci ies – wea ing
commons-o ien ed sys ems o he
euse o excess ma e ials in u ban
con ex s. Doc o al Thesis. Zenodo.
DOI:
h ps://doi.o g/10.5281/zenodo.15263
864.
→Cla k, Liesl, and Rocke elle , Rebecca.
The Buy No hing, Ge E e y hing Plan.
→Thacka a, John. How o Th i e in he
Nex Economy.
→Shannon Ma e n, Main enance and
Ca e. In: Places Jou nal, No embe
2018. Accessed 08 Aug 2025.
h ps://doi.o g/10.22269/181120
→T ansla ed A icles om F ench
websi es on he agen alo is e ole.
Videos
→Fu ado, Jo ge. Ilha das Flo es.
→Walke , Lucy, e al. Was e Land.
→"L'agen alo is e - un mé ie de
l'économie ci culai e" on YouTube.
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Ci cula Ma e ial Value : Cou se P og amme
Eyes and Hands
o a Ci cula
Value
This module is dedica ed o de eloping
he p ac ical and embodied skills
necessa y o a ma e ial alue , om ini ial
assessmen o hands-on in e en ion.
Module Leng h: 3 weeks (3-4 hou s pe week)
Module 2
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Ci cula Ma e ial Value : Cou se P og amme
Collec ing, analysing, and con ibu ing o open da a
abou euse.
Assessing ma ke alue and social alue, iden i ying
ma ke gaps, and c ea ing iable solida i y-o ien ed
business models.
Managing ma e ial flows, in en o ies, and
s o age solu ions.
Unde s anding incen i e sys ems and ad oca ing
o suppo i e policies.
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Policy Ad ocacy
Logis ics and S o age
Economic Valua ion
Da a Li e acy
Co e
Compe encies
Ci cula Ma e ial Value : Cou se P og amme
Use online ma ke places and da abases o
esea ch he ma ke cha ac e is ics o
diffe en ma e ials and p oduc s. Explo e
ools online second-hand ma ke places
o in o ma ion on p icing and po en ial
social demand.
Apply business model amewo ks o
de elop and c i ique a business plan o
a euse- ocused ini ia i e.
Wo k wi h open da a se s (e.g., om he
Open Repai Alliance) o analyse epai
ends, common ailu e poin s, and he
impac o euse.
Online
Resea ch Labs
Business
Models
Da a Analysis
Session
Me hods
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Policy
P oposal
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Ma e ial Flow
Repo
Pa icipan s c ea e a map o hei ci y o
neighbou hood, iden i ying ele an ac o s
in ol ed in e ail and dis ibu ion, epai ,
euse, and was e (e.g., o mal was e acili ies,
in o mal dona ion poin s, epai shops,
cha i ies).
Assignmen s
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Documen he jou ney o a specific ma e ial
(e.g., ex iles, wood) in you ci y and p opose a
digi al in en o y sys em o i , e e encing ools
like The Res a P ojec 's Fixome e .
Resea ch he exis ence o local, egional and
na ional policies and w i e eflec ions on how
hey can be used o encou age euse.
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Con ex ual
Conside a ions
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Ma ke Analysis
Pa icipan s c ea e a map o hei ci y o
neighbou hood, iden i ying ele an ac o s
in ol ed in e ail and dis ibu ion, epai ,
euse, and was e (e.g., o mal was e acili ies,
in o mal dona ion poin s, epai shops,
cha i ies).
Assignmen s
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Conduc a ma ke su ey o a chosen
second-hand i em o ma e ial and p esen
a p icing s a egy o a social en e p ise o
euse shop.
Resea ch how alue is pe cei ed and assigned
in diffe en egions.
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Ci cula Ma e ial Value : Cou se P og amme
Main
Module
Ou come
Da a S a egy
De elop a s a egy o da a collec ion
and analysis o suppo local and
egional ma e ial euse - choose
be ween a ailable digi al ools o
in en o y, e alua ion and
communica ions.
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Ci cula Ma e ial Value : Cou se P og amme
Module
Resou ces
Readings
→Mazzuca o, Ma iana. The Value
o E e y hing.
→Os om, Elino . Go e ning he
Commons.
→Min e , Adam. Secondhand: T a els in
he New Global Ga age Sale.
→Rawo h, Ka e. Doughnu Economics.
Websi es & Tools
→Local Economies
→IFIXIT Repai Guides
→Open Repai Alliance Da ase
→The Res a P ojec 's Fixome e
→Make Wo ks
→Dsposal
→Ins uc ables
→YouTube channels on euse,
upcycling, epai and e-ci cula ion
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S o ies and
Pe sonal Value
Module 4
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This module ocuses on he human and
cul u al dimensions o euse, emphasising
he ole o s o y elling, c ea i i y, and
emo ional connec ion in building a
esilien , ca ing euse communi y.
Module Leng h: 3 weeks (2-3 hou s pe week)
Ci cula Ma e ial Value : Cou se P og amme
C a ing na a i es abou objec s and hei jou neys.
Using pho og aphy, audio, and ideo o ell
s o ies o euse.
Reflec ing on pe sonal ela ionships wi h objec s and
he social-emo ional impac o was e.
How o build on local cul u e and beha iou o
le e age he ein oduc ion in use o goods and
ma e ials.
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Campaigns and
S akeholde Managemen
E hical Reflec ion
Visual Documen a ion
S o y elling
Co e
Compe encies
O ganising e en s ha os e a sense o belonging
and collec i e ac ion a ound euse.
Communi y Facili a ion
Ci cula Ma e ial Value : Cou se P og amme
Engage in c ea i e w i ing,
pho og aphy, o ideo p oduc ion o
ell he s o y o he euse o a specific
good o objec .
O ganise and pa icipa e in g oup
sessions whe e ainees sha e
pe sonal s o ies abou epai s,
amily hei looms, o ound objec s.
Plan and un a small-scale e en ,
such as a "swap mee ," " epai
ca é," o "make ai e," o pu
heo y in o p ac ice and obse e
communi y dynamics.
C ea i e Wo kshops S o y elling Ci cles Communi y E en s
Me hods
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“Wha ’s in
You D awe ?”
In en o y
1
Na a i e P ojec
Pa icipan s c ea e a map o hei ci y o
neighbou hood, iden i ying ele an ac o s
in ol ed in e ail and dis ibu ion, epai ,
euse, and was e (e.g., o mal was e acili ies,
in o mal dona ion poin s, epai shops,
cha i ies).
Assignmen s
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C ea e a ideo, pho o essay, o w i en piece
documen ing he emo ional jou ney o an
objec ha was epai ed o upcycled.
A pe sonal eflec ion assignmen whe e
pa icipan s explo e he i ems hey own
bu don' use, eflec ing on hei s o ies
and emo ional alue o cul i a e an
an i-disposable mindse .
Module 4: S o ies and Pe sonal Value
