Re-organise: Game-Based Learning of Circular Business Model Innovation

Abstract

This study furthers game-based learning for circular business model innovation (CBMI), the complex, dynamic process of designing business models according to the circular economy principles. The study explores how game-play in an educational setting affects learning progress on the level of business model elements and from the perspective of six learning categories. We experimented with two student groups using our game education package Re-Organise. All students first studied a reader and a game role description and then filled out a circular business model canvas and a learning reflection. The first group, i.e., the game group, updated the canvas and the reflection in an interactive tutorial after gameplay. The control group submitted their updated canvas and reflection directly after the interactive tutorial without playing the game. The results were analyzed using text-mining and qualitative methods such as word co-occurrence and sentiment polarity. The game group created richer business models (using more waste processing technologies) and reflections with stronger sentiments toward the learning experience. Our detailed study results (i.e., per business model element and learning category) enhance understanding of game-based learning for circular business model innovation while providing directions for improving serious games and accompanying educational packages.

Raising effective awareness for circular economy and sustainability concepts through students' involvement in a virtual enterprise

“…In Greece, research showed the positive effect of learning on the integration of multimodal educational materials in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in early childhood and the adaptive gamification in the teaching of science at the preschool and elementary education levels (Zourmpakis et al, 2020;Tsoukala, 2021). Similarly, gameplay experience enhanced students' learning ability for circular business (Lange et al, 2022). The serious game In the Loop facilitated the educational process for engineering students to adopt CE strategies (Whalen et al, 2018).…”

Business Models for Industrial Symbiosis: A Literature Review

“…The Netherlands Re-organise: Game-Based Learning of Circular Business Model Innovation [26]. Industrial Symbiosis: towards a design process for eco-industrial clusters by integrating Circular Economy and Industrial Ecology perspectives [5].…”

“…Aid G. [22,23] from Sweden, Angelis-Dimakis A. [24,25] from Greece and the United Kingdom, and Koreevar [5,26] from the Netherlands are in second place among the authors with the highest number of publications on the subject. Aid G. [22] developed a tool to strategically facilitate the implementation of industrial symbiosis, identifying the best possibilities for creating networks, exchanging flows, and informational needs, as well as the main obstacles and opportunities for a successful transition while exploring new business models [23].…”