Thinking together. Shape. Change: Circular strategies for product development

25.07.2025

Source: Business Upper Austria - OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH

More and more companies are recognizing the need for circular approaches - but the path to a circular economy is associated with many hurdles, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Lack of time, limited budgets and uncertainties make implementation difficult.

The interactive workshop offers concrete solutions: Together with industry colleagues, participants develop practical strategies for circular product development - from the initial idea to the business model. The focus is on creative group work, exchanging ideas on the drivers of sustainable transformation and inspiration for future-proof business approaches.

Highlights of the workshop:

• Introduction to (digital) circular product development (Interreg CE CURIOST)
• Development of industry-specific measures in groups
• Exchange on motivators and success factors of sustainable transformation
• Networking with company representatives from the industry
• Impulses for circular business models

Target group:
Companies in the manufacturing industry (up to approx. 2500 employees)

Language: German (knowledge of English recommended for further activities)

Participation:
Free of charge - incl. lunch and refreshments during breaks. Registration required!

In cooperation with: ConPlusUltra
Supported by: European Union as part of the CURIOST project

Further information can be found on the website of Business Upper Austria - OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH