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  • Çay et al._2024_Circular Synergy City Designing an Online Board Game to Foster Collaboration in the Circular Econom

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Circular Synergy City: Designing a Board Game for Fostering Collaboration Among Circular Economy Stakeholders

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Publication date15/10/2024
Host publicationNordiCHI '24: Proceedings of the 13th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherACM
Number of pages14
ISBN (electronic)9798400709661
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Makerspaces have emerged as potential facilitators of the transition from the linear economic model to a circular economy (CE). This transition necessitates collaboration among diverse stakeholders to create sustainable, yet resilient systems. However, fostering effective collaboration faces numerous barriers, including misaligned interests, competition dynamics, limited knowledge experience, power asymmetry, and lack of trust. Our paper addresses these challenges and proposes an alternative tool for fostering collaboration: an online board game called Circular Synergy City. Unlike existing games, Circular Synergy City focuses on collaboration, allowing players to interact, negotiate, and plan with each other to explore potential synergies. We tested this game with 160 players in two play sessions. Based on the feedback gathered during these sessions, we present recommendations for developing collaboration-focused content, and board games.