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Sustainable Innovation

June 12-14, 2024

Action Required

Classroom: C307, there will be directional signage. Please arrive on time.

Dinner June 12

Cecil's Brewhouse and Kitchen at 6:30 p.m.

Address: 300 Wyld St, North Bay, ON P1B 8K3

Reservation Name: Beyond21 Academy/ Canadore College 

Free Parking: In the back available.

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Check-in, Packing List, Contact Details

Detailed Agenda

June 11

Course and Lodging Check-in (4:00 - 9:00 pm)

June 12

Breakfast (8:00 - 9:00 am)

Session 1 (9:00 - 10:45 pm) - G. Zilberbrant

  • Key Concepts of Circular Economy: Foundational Knowledge 

  • Emerging Trends in Circular Economy: Design, Engineering, and Business Models 

Coffee & Networking (10:45 - 11:00 am)

Session 2 (11:00 - 12:00 pm) - G. Zilberbrant

  • Climate Action through a Circular Economy

Lunch (12:00 - 1:00 pm)

Session 3 (1:00 - 3:30 pm) - L. James

  • Biomimicry Concepts: A Functional Approach

  • Learning from Nature's Genius (Field Activity)

Coffee & Networking (3:30 - 3:45 pm)

Session 4 (3:45 - 4:30 pm) - G. Zilberbrant/L. James

  • Circular Economy & Biomimicry Applied: Case Studies

Class Dinner (6:30 pm - 8:00 pm)

June 13

Breakfast (8:00 - 9:00 am)

Session 5 (9:00 - 10:45 pm) - L. James/N. Ficzkowski

  • The Biomimicry Design Process: Introduction to the Biomimicry Challenge

  • Applying Design Thinking in a Biomimicry Context

  • Understanding Function (Field Activity)

Coffee & Networking (10:45 - 11:00 am)

Session 6 (11:00 - 12:00 pm) - L. James/N. Ficzkowski

  • Biomimicry Challenge: Applying Biomimicry Design (Group Design Challenge)

Lunch (12:00 - 1:00 pm)

Session 7 (1:00 - 2:30 pm) - G. Prevost

  • Resilience through Nature (Field Activity)

  • Case Study: Resilience and Climate Action through Nature

Coffee & Networking (2:30 - 2:45 pm)

Session 8 (2:45 - 4:00 pm) - G. Zilberbrant

  • Principals of a Circular Bio-economy 

  • Moving towards Regenerative Design

June 14

Breakfast (8:00 - 9:00 am)

Session 9 (9:00 - 10:30 pm) - N. Ficzkowski

  • Resilience and the Role of Biodiversity

  • Principles of Miyawaki Forest

Session 10 (10:30 - 11:30 pm) - N. Ficzkowski/G. Zilberbrant

  • Design & Planning for Carbon Uptake (Group Design Challenge)

Lunch (11:30 am - 12:30 pm)

Session 11 (12:30 - 2:30 pm) - N. Ficzkowski

  • Climate Action: Implementing the Design (Field Work - Planting)

Session 12 (3:15 - 4:00 pm) - Canadore College/Beyond21 Academy Team/Special Guest(s)

  • Course Closing Event

Post Course Activities

Course Survey

We appreciate your feedback to improve our courses. A short feedback survey will be available at the end of the course.

Instructional Team

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