Teaching systems thinking to build a circular economy and cognitive resilience to thrive in an AI-infused world.
STEM for a thriving human future
Protecting human agency in a world of automated thought.
Circular STEM AI
Students, teachers, parents learn about Artificial Intelligence systems and how to fortify human capacities and skills.
AI and the Environment
Explore how AI will affect the environment and how to design better systems.
"We need to change the way we teach STEM to adapt to the new circular economy."
Erin Rockenhaus, Founder
What is Circular STEM?
Systems Thinking Applied to STEM
Nature-Inspired Design
Look at natural systems for effective, useful, regenerative design solutions.
Rethink
Renew systems and established methods. Create new models.
Repurpose
Find new ways to use materials and products
Rot
Use natural cycles to return nutrients to soil
Reuse
Find new ownership models and systems to give new life.
Repair
Create skills and systems to restore products to use.
Remake
Remanufacture to a like-new product. Refurbish to return to service.
Recycle Last
This is the last resort when nothing else can be done.
Recycle Focused
Harvest specific valuable materials.
Recycle Smart
Invent new systems that do not exist or make existing systems work better.
Take-Make-Waste Economy
Most of of the way things are designed and built TAKES materials, MAKES products that become WASTE. This is a linear economy. We can do better.
