Establishing a culture of circular economy in society

For supply chains to be circular, all humans need to be integrated into a cohesive network where everyone contributes and agrees to the design of a supply chain system. For this a nuanced understanding of the concept of ‘community’ - how they form and adapt to change - within complex systems of people, things and places is required; new methods are needed, such as approaches from anthropology and biomimetics in design research, to understand how disparate and interdependent stakeholders align towards shared goals, and what system design tools can support community formation and function.