Module 6 - A Linear Economy in a Resource Scarce World
Is it possible that Economists got their stories wrong? How did we start with the Economic problem of scarcity but ended up with the drive for endless economic growth? Are there stronger models that reflect better the reality of the world we live in? Are there things we should learn from nature in the movement called biomimicry?
Lesson Objective -
1. Explain the incoherence in the economic stories Economists have made regarding how our economies work
2. Define key terms: linear, circular economy, sustainability, bio-mimicry, Doughnut Economics
3. Reflect: Pick a good/ service that you enjoy, what are the solutions it brings, what are the problems it creates? And what are the implications locally, nationally and globally? (Personal Update 5 - 200 words)
4. Comment on 2 Peers' Reflections