The GreenCCIrcle Academy Mini Seminar
Morning Coffee & Studies
Join us for the GreenCCircle Academy Mini Seminars. Through eight interesting webinars, you will hear from European professionals in the fields of sustainability and cultural and creative industries. At the same time, you will develop your own expertise and advance your learning at GreenCCircle Academy.
The “Morning Coffee and Study” sessions offer a relaxed way to start sustainability studies and join a network for developing more sustainable business practices in the cultural and creative sectors.
What can I learn in The GreenCCircle Academy?
Strategic Leadership – User-centric and design thinking and tools, leadership for transformation processes in any sector
Green & Sustainable Skills – From basic of sustainability to eco-friendly strategies tailored CCIs
Business & Entrepreneurship – Entrepreneurship for CCI:s, funding opportunities and new tech
Who GreenCCircle Academy and Mini Seminar are for?
Experts from other industries aiming to apply creative sustainability practices
CCI professionals, educators, and facilitators
Students and alumni in creative disciplines
Public sector and community actors
Why Participate to the Mini Seminar?
- Expert Insights: Each session features a 30-minute presentation by international partners and experts on specific modules Of GreenCCircle Academy. It helps you study the Academy’s content at your own pace.
- Interactive & Flexible: The total duration is approximately 1.5 hours, including time for introductions and a Q&A session.
- No Pressure: The mini-seminar will help you get started with your studies. You will see the main points of the module content and become familiar with the platform, making independent study easier.
Event Details
- Location: Online (Zoom)
- Cost: Free
- Language: English
- Schedule: All sessions take place from 10:00 – 11:30 AM (CET)
*Notice: to see the details of the courses you need to register to GreenCCIrcle Academy.
The mini seminar introduces you to the contents of the lessons:
1.1 Basics of sustainability and circular economy
Sustainability is a multidimensional approach that integrates environmental, social, cultural, and economic considerations to foster long-term resilience within the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs). This module provides a foundational understanding of sustainability principles, including climate change, biodiversity, carbon footprint, renewable energy, and the circular economy.
Speakers: Infodef and Ca’Foscari
The mini seminar introduces you to the contents of the lessons:
4.1 Self-empowerment and an entrepreneurial mind-set
4.2 Sustainable business models for CCI
Lessons will help learners develop an entrepreneurial mindset while exploring how to build sustainable business models in the creative sector. It covers self-empowerment, sustainable practices and how to create marketing strategies that prioritise social and environmental impact.
Speakers: Materahub and Ca’Foscari
The mini seminar introduces you to the contents of the lessons:
4.3 Sustainable sales and marketing strategies
5.1 Engage and grow with social media
The theme of the Seminar is Creative Entrepreneurship: mindset, models and sustainable growth and Digital Skills for Creative Professionals
The mini seminar introduces you to the contents of the lessons:
Green skills are essential for integrating sustainable practices into the cultural and creative industries (CCIs), with examples spanning sectors like design, fashion, music, and film. Creative professionals can benefit from understanding the unique sustainability considerations in their fields. This module provides learners with information including knowledge about material choices, rethinking production processes to minimise resource use, and embracing circular economy principles. This includes integrating energy-efficient practices, reducing travel-related emissions, and exploring innovative solutions.
The mini seminar introduces you to the contents of the lessons:
1.3 Sustainability frameworks and metrics: CSR, ESG & UN SDG, LCA, EIA, CO2, GreenCCircle toolkit
The lesson aims to equip learners with foundational knowledge and practical tools to estimate, measure, and report on the sustainability performance of creative projects or organizations.
Speaker: Creative Industry Košice
2.3 Mobility
This lesson focuses on sustainable mobility solutions that can help reduce the carbon footprint. By exploring innovative transportation methods and mobility strategies, you will learn how to make your endeavours more environmentally friendly, communicate them and consider how to support other actors towards environmental sustainability.
Speaker: Xamk
The mini seminar introduces you to the contents of the lessons:
7.1 Customer/user-centric design thinking & methods for sustainability
The lesson User-Centric Design Thinking & Methods for Sustainability focuses on the integration of customer or user-centric design thinking with sustainability principles. It emphasizes the importance of understanding user needs while simultaneously considering the environmental, social, cultural and economic impacts of design decisions.
Speaker: European Creative Business Network
9.1 Leading with Integrity: Bridging Arts, Business, and Ethics
This lesson will guide you in understanding the pivotal role of ethics, sustainability, and the cultural and creative sectors in shaping value-driven leadership.
Speaker: Xamk
Digital skills for creative professionals
The mini seminar introduces you to the contents of the lessons:
AI and Tech for creative innovation
The biggest revolution is happening quietly, almost imperceptibly. This revolution is the emergence of the ‘almost divine technology’ that is Artficial Intelligence (AI). You may not notice this revolution, you may naively think that you are not affected by it. But AI tools are already being used in many areas of life. And what is the situation in artistic fields? And more widely, across the CCIs industry.
Speaker: ARTeria Foundation
Discover GREEN CCIRCLE HUB – a reliable source of information for promoting sustainable change. This powerful toolkit and related resources have been developed for all promoters of sustainable change, helping you to identify and engage the right stakeholders across all CCI sectors.
Speaker: Julie’s Bicycle Europe
Ready to update your skills?
GreenCCIrcle Academy
The GreenCCIrcle Academy is an innovative online learning platform designed to equip with must-know skills in sustainability, the green transformation, business, and leadership. It is designed and produced by over ten leading experts from across nine countries in Europe.
Whether you are a creative professional, teacher, trainer, student or other actor interested in learning about sustainability for CCIs, this is for You!
What can I learn?
- Green & Sustainable Skills – From basic of sustainability to eco-friendly strategies tailored CCIs
- Business & Entrepreneurship – Entrepreneurship for CCI:s, funding opportunities and new tech
- Strategic Leadership – User-centric and design thinking and tools, leadership for transformation processes in any sector
You are invited for early access, because we still need your feed-back to ensure we are offering just the right information, inspirational insights and can share the experiences with our growing network of actors in the field.
The GreenCCircle Academy Mini Seminar – Morning Coffee & Studies
Location
Online in Zoom