The first Circular Innovation Bootcamp, funded by Erasmus+, brought together students from Universidad de La Laguna, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and Hochschule Kempten. Working in teams, students developed circular solutions for three local partners – Titsa, EAVE and STV – spanning ideas from green roofs and solar panels to sustainable office supplies and mobility.
Programme
The Circular Innovation Bootcamp combines four weeks online, one week on-site on Tenerife, and an online documentation phase.
Online Phase (11 October – 5 November 2022)
| Week | Focus |
|---|---|
| Week 1 (Oct 11 & 13) | Understand challenges, build teams |
| Week 2 (Oct 18 & 20) | Understand value & desirability; build persona |
| Week 3 (Oct 25 & 27) | Understand feasibility & viability; ask developmental questions |
| Week 4 (Nov 1 & 3) | Understand circular business; build experiments |
On-site Week, Tenerife (5–12 November 2022)
| Day | Highlights |
|---|---|
| Sat 5 | Welcome dinner, Hotel Taburiente |
| Sun 6 | Welcome session; special activity |
| Mon 7 | Review Persona; visits to GobCan, ULL |
| Tue 8 | Prototyping; visits to ITER, PROEXCA, the harbour |
| Wed 9 | Review Circularity; sample companies (energy, food, mobility); cultural evening |
| Thu 10 | Pitch processing; visits to Intech, HCM |
| Fri 11 | Pitches (Shark Tank); social activity & after party |
| Sat 12 | Departure |
Documentation phase (online): 14–30 November 2022.
Lecturers
- Prof. Dr. Andreas Müller (Hochschule Kempten, Organizer)
- Prof. DI Günter Koch (Humboldt Cosmos Multiversity, Co-Organizer)
- Prof. Dr. Katrin Stefan (Hochschule Kempten)
- Prof. Dr. Rodrigo Trujillo González (Universidad de La Laguna)
- Prof. Dr. Eduardo Parra López (Universidad de La Laguna)
- Prof. Dr. Judit Mendoza Aguilar (Universidad de La Laguna)
- Gideon Bazen (Amsterdam UAS)
- Engelbert Fellinger (Amsterdam UAS)
- Michel Vorenhout (Amsterdam UAS)
- Andreas Fischer (Why Tenerife)