Design Manual for Circular Change: A people-perspective on circular flows through Living Labs

Wasteman is a design driven project that seeks to identify solutions for sorting waste in households and easening reuse of materials. These solutions are identified in Living Labs where designed prototypes invite users to engage in the changes needed. This handbook strives to inform about Living Labs and provides hands-on tools for those communities, municipalities, stakeholders, project leaders and people with general interest who seek circular changes with a high involvement from users. The handbook aims to increase legitimacy and raise awareness of the potentials Living Labs can provide in circular change processes. This is done by presenting methodology and tools to engage everyone involved in the change processes. As users change roles from passive consumers to active citizens Living Labs function as test arenas for new technology. This will shorten the time to market and secure a relevance in the everyday activities In particular, the handbook is made for those persons in charge of waste management initiatives at a municipal level providing tools and action plans to design and implement living labs.