Sustainable Digitalization and Digital Sufficiency: Concept workshop #2
- Prototype Fund
26 February 2025, 12:15–13:45 @ Online, free
The second concept workshop of the Prototype Fund's fourth round, held online together with the One Planet Lab of WWF Switzerland. Dr. Leonard Creutzburg showed why sufficiency – the absolute reduction of production and consumption – is needed alongside efficiency and consistency, and how rebound effects eat up efficiency gains. Digitalisation is no end in itself: it can save resources, but it also drives energy demand and overconsumption. As examples of digital tools that promote sufficiency he named material passports, sharing platforms and One Planet Lab partners such as Sharely and reCIRCLE.
The participants then sharpened their ideas on the Miro board along the application questions, or presented them in mini pitches and received feedback. The application deadline was 20 March 2025.
Programme
- 12:15
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Expert input: sufficiency and digitalisation
Sufficiency as an absolute reduction of production and consumption, alongside efficiency and consistency; rebound effects; where digitalisation supports sufficiency and where it works against it. Examples from the One Planet Lab: material passports, sharing platforms such as Sharely, reusable solutions such as reCIRCLE. Followed by Q&A.
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Refine ideas or cross-share ideas
As preferred: work on the Miro board along the questions of the application form, or mini pitches in small groups with feedback from Leonard Creutzburg. Plus: why public interest tech projects fail, and the round's selection criteria.
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Final Q&A
Read the original announcement
Ready to take your sustainable tech project idea to the next level? Join us for the Prototype Fund Concept Workshops where you can refine your idea, get expert feedback, and exchange with others who share your passion for sustainable digitalization and digital sufficiency – and potentially complement your skills.
Whether you already have an idea or are looking to team up with others, this is a unique opportunity to align your project with the Prototype Fund’s submission criteria and goals.
Concept workshop #1:* 06.02.2025, 16:00 – 18:00 @ UZH, Rämistrasse 69, 8001 Zürich – *
Concept workshop *#2: 26.02.2025, 12:15 – 13:45 @ Zoom* (Meeting ID: 824 9446 7056, Passcode: 123733)* – *
The events are free of charge.
Who Should Attend?
- Innovators, entrepreneurs, developers, researchers, activists, and teams already working on or interested in working on tech sustainability and/or sufficiency projects.
- Those who are looking to refine their ideas, collaborate, and receive constructive feedback.
- Anyone looking to make an active difference at the intersection of technology, ecology, and systemic transformation.
Should I Attend Both Events?*
First of all: Attendance of events in the *application phase is not mandatory to submit your application. However, both concept workshops seek to help you refine your ideas and prep for submission. The crowd and experts present will differ: While Dr. Mario Angst (Digital Society Initiative, UZH) joins us on 6 Feb, Dr. Leonard Creutzburg (One Planet Lab, WWF) will be our special guest on 26 Feb. Also, since the 26 Feb is hosted online, it might result in little extra effort for you to join both, with the added benefit of working on your idea refinement getting to know like-minded folks.
We love to see you there!
