Making Repair as Easy as Buying New with Emily Watts - Exploring Circular Tech: Technology isn't magic
You drop off your engagement ring to be repaired. You get a handwritten paper ticket. No confirmation, no updates, no idea when it's coming...
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Scotland's Social ITAD with Elaine Brown - Exploring Circular Tech: Technology isn't magic
What happens when unwanted laptops and phones become more than just an e-waste problem? In this episode of HappyPorch Radio, Barry O'Kane sp...
Repair at Scale with Robin Atkinson and Cash Acrey - Exploring Circular Tech: Technology isn't magic
The tailoring workforce in the US has been shrinking for decades. And the ones that remain aren't easy to find or get an appointment with. I...
How AI Makes Food Waste Visible with Anastasia Dellis - Exploring Circular Tech: Technology isn't magic
Most commercial kitchens have no clear picture of what they are throwing away, when, or why. In this episode of HappyPorch Radio, Barry O'Ka...
Why Data Is the Crown Jewel in Luxury Resale with Chris Lucas - Exploring Circular Tech: Technology isn't magic
The same handbag. Thirty different platforms. Hundreds of dollars between listings. And no way to know what it's actually worth. In this epi...
Waste data and the magic away place with Tom Passmore - Exploring Circular Tech: Technology isn't magic
Technology isn't magic. And neither is the bin, even though most of us treat it like one. In this episode of HappyPorch Radio, Barry O'Kane...
Curiosity Before Technology: Building Kolekt with Thierry Sanders - Exploring Circular Tech: Technology isn't magic
Technology isn't magic. But sometimes dropping your spoon in a bowl of soup during a pandemic leads you somewhere extraordinary. In this epi...
Logic and Magic: The Human Side of Circular Transformation with Amelia Woodley and Vin Sharma - Exploring Circular Tech: Technology isn't magic
Technology isn't magic. And neither, it turns out, is circular strategy. In this episode of HappyPorch Radio, Barry O'Kane speaks with Ameli...
Circular Marketplace for Medical Equipment with Lieke van Kerkhoven - Exploring Circular Tech: Technology isn't magic
Technology isn’t magic. And neither is circularity. In this episode of HappyPorch Radio, Barry O’Kane speaks with Lieke van Kerkhoven, co-fo...
Connecting the Circular Economy with David Watson - Exploring Circular Tech: Technology isn't magic
Technology isn’t magic. It does not fix a fragmented circular economy on its own. In this episode of HappyPorch Radio, Barry O’Kane speaks w...
Repair, Retention and Rethinking Fashion with Nancy Rhodes - Exploring Circular Tech: Technology isn't magic
What if repair wasn’t an afterthought, but a core part of how fashion works? In this episode of HappyPorch Radio, Barry O’Kane speaks with N...
Why Circular Platforms Need Human Work: Building A Good Thing with Cathy Benwell - Exploring Circular Tech: Technology isn't magic
Circular economy platforms promise simple solutions to complex problems, but what does it actually take to make them work in practice? In th...
EPR, Eco-modulation and the Data Behind Circular Textiles with Gerrard Fisher - Exploring Circular Tech: Technology isn't magic
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is rapidly expanding into the textile industry, but how will it actually work in practice, and how ca...
Exploring Circular Tech: Rental - Modular software innovator "Bob Is Your Uncle" with Frans Biegstraaten
In this episode of HappyPorch Radio , hosts Barry O’Kane and Jo Weston talk with Frans Biegstraaten, co-founder of BIYU, a modular rental, s...
Exploring Circular Tech: Rental - From tech to starting a fashion rental with Büsra Zanner
What if attending a wedding, gala, or an important event didn’t mean buying something new, but instead allowed you to rent a designer-qualit...
Exploring Circular Tech: Rental - Circular ski wear with Cirkel Supply
What if you could arrive at your ski chalet and find premium ski wear waiting for you, no suitcase, no hassle, and a lot less waste? In this...
Exploring Circular Tech: Rental - Advanced Clothing Solutions with Andrew Rough
What does it take to run a business that keeps millions of garments in circulation every year? And why should rental, resale, and repair be...
Exploring Circular Tech: Rental - the challenges of white goods rental with Valentin Lheureux
What does it take to bring rental models into the world of large household appliances (white goods) and why might this be a key step in scal...
Exploring Circular Tech: Rental - Mid-Season Reflections: Technology, Rental Models and the Circular Economy
What have we learned so far this season about the realities of rental and product-as-a-service models, and where does technology really make...
Exploring Circular Tech: Rental - Firmhouse’s recurring commerce platform with Bob Jansen
How to Build Circular Commerce Infrastructure with Bob Jansen What makes a rental or product-as-a-service (PaaS) business model work, and wh...