Circulab Toolbox
Practical tools to get you started
Three canvases co-developed by circular economy experts. Used in more than 40 countries, translated into 11 languages, downloaded more than 80,000 times.
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complementary canvases
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01
Circular Canvas
Design a circular business model
The Circular Canvas is the final design tool in the Circulab method. It lets you rethink value propositions, resource flows, and revenue models through the lens of circularity, to design leaner, more resilient organizations.
- Renovate an existing business model
- Design a new circular product or service
- Present a circular vision to your stakeholders
Available in: 11 languages
02
Partner Map
Map your stakeholders
Inspired by natural ecosystems, the Partner Map structures the mapping of your stakeholder network. It lets you visualize relationships, exchange flows, and cooperation opportunities to create more value together than apart.
- Prepare collective intelligence workshops
- Identify a project's strategic allies
- Build a cooperative ecosystem
Universal tool, no text
03
Value Chain Canvas
Analyze your value chain
The Value Chain Canvas lets you map all the flows, materials, energy, water, human capital, and data, of a product or service. It reveals structural vulnerabilities, resource dependencies, and circular economy opportunities that a linear approach tends to hide.
- Identify risks linked to resource scarcity
- Prepare a circularity audit
- Lay the groundwork for a transition plan
Universal tool, no text
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Create your free account to download all three canvases in every language, access usage guides, and receive new versions.
3 canvases in high-definition PDF
Usage guides and video tutorials for each tool
Access to Janine, your AI coach to guide you
Automatic updates and new versions
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More resources await you
By creating your account, you'll also get access to these additional resources.
Understand business resilience
An introductory video to understand why circularity strengthens organizations' resilience in the face of uncertainty.
Activate the circular economy
A video paced with exercises to move from circular economy principles to action within your organization.
The canvases
Download the Value Chain Canvas, the Partner Map, and the Circular Canvas, and launch your first circular design workshops.
Janine, your AI coach for using the tools
Need help starting a workshop or filling out a canvas? Janine, the circular economy AI coach, is here to help: questions about the tools, concepts, and personalized recommendations. Sourced answers, grounded in 15 years of expertise and more than 1,600 real-world cases.
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