Guest Lecturer in Design & Sustainability

2014

CLIENT

Linnaeus University

TEAM

Petra Lilja (program coordinator and lecturer), John Thackara (philosopher/writer/guest lecturer), Stefan Persson/Rhetikfabriken (guest lecturer)

LINK

Linnaeus University, Master Programme in Design

Guest lecturing in the Design & Sustainability mixed Bachelor’s and Master’s course at Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden. Stefan was lecturing on sustainability, Swedish waste management, circular economy and development of sustainable business models. Stefan also functioned as a tutor for the students, a mix of Swedish undergraduate students, exchange students and international postgraduate students.

Future City Water

2019-2022

The water sector is facing major changes when digitization makes its entry in rapid pace. Future City Water focus on our most important resource - the drinking water. In the project, we take important steps in the development of the smart drinking water pipeline network by developing the sensor use and developing software that can be used for new and extensive data management.

Organizational analysis Ystad

2020

Organizational and financial reviews of various administrations within the municipality of Ystad. The assignment includes investigating organizational structure, economic models, control systems and working methods and identifying and proposing possible efficiency improvements and other improvements.

Innovationsupphandling Syd

2017 - 2020

Skurup, Ystad & Trelleborg in southern Scania have developed a resource efficient and innovative model for working with public procurement of innovation (PPI) that is adjusted to local conditions, so that mutual learning and synergies can be achieved through collaboration. The model is being tested in three PPI´s conducted by participating municipalities.

NEXT GENERATION RESCUE MISSION

2019

Sustainable effort, with heavy vehicles in focus, is an important symbol for a new kind of rescue service and social hero. The goal in the project is to define a common description of a heavy vehicle without getting caught up in technical specifications. At the same time, the ambition is that the description should include […]

Future City Flow

2015 - 2021

Urbanization challenge the way we manage water. Floods and discharge of waste water is a danger to people and the environment. A sustainable city controls the flows. The project Future City Flow, co-financed by VINNOVA, will develop a decision support system.

Vera Park, Strategic advisor

2016 - 2019

Vera Park is a former municipality owned waste management facility that is transformed into a center for circular economy in Europe. The landfill and waste management infrastructure is now an open arena for innovation and sustainable development. After developing an innovative business model, Rhetikfabriken now function as a strategic advisor.

Testbed RECO LAB, Sweden

2016 - 2018

RECO LAB (Recovery Lab Sweden) will be a physical and virtual environment where academia, private and public sector can jointly test and develop new technologies and services within water and waste.

Innovative Business Model

2014 - 2016

Development of an innovative business model for effective waste management and regional development.

Innovation Procurement of Reuse System

2013 - 2016

With support from the Swedish innovation agency, VINNOVA, SAMSA is conducting an innovation procurement, where we are looking for a solution that can take us higher up the waste ladder.

Project Evaluation

2010 - ongoing

Rhetikfabriken has conducted a number of project evaluations in recent years.

Study Tours: Sweden/Denmark

2010 - ongoing

We focus on knowledge exchange between Swedish and Danish municipalities. Labour Model, adult education, countering exclusion and "the innovative municipality" are some of the sources of inspiration we draw from.

Guest Lecturing & Moderating Workshops

2013 - ongoing

Stefan Persson is often engaged as guest lecturer or as a moderator in a variety of topics.