Loopholes

Toolkit design
Design research
Systems design
Project Overview
This toolkit helps companies transition into adapting sustainable measure along with innovation across different parts of an organisation. This helps the organisations align with the European Union’s vision for a circular economy, as outlined in the Textiles Transition Pathway and the initiatives of the Transitions Project.
Team
Tejaswini Nagesh
Design


Samila Alamdar
Storytelling

Patience Musemakweri
Process


Abdul Mubarik
SCRUM Master

Francesco Sollitto
Transformation Owner

Troy Nachtigall Partner


Duration
February 2024 - June 2024
Partners
Digital Society School and AMFI,
Hogeschool van Amsterdam

EU-Horizons funded project
Project Brief
Enhance the toolkit by building on previous efforts to ensure it aids textile and fashion companies in structuring discussions and planning steps across different strategic domains. The expected deliverables involved developing additional canvases and refining the integration of strategy cards to align with various business journeys, providing comprehensive support for companies navigating these domains.
Key Components:
Existing elements:
Board and strategy cards 
New Additions
Material, Stakeholder, and Data Canvases, complementing the existing Business Canvas.
Sprint 1
Sprint 2
Sprint 3
Sprint 4
Sprint 5
Crucial elements within the game were identified, and considering these factors, the modes of use were redesigned. New ideas were introduced to the toolkit to explore potential enhancements. This process led to a deep understanding of the toolkit, its benefits, and achievements.
Product, process, and data flowcharts were developed, highlighting each canvas's objectives, steps for policy compliance, and the interconnected nature of regulations across data, stakeholders, and material canvases. The task was to transform these insights into a practical tool for companies to assess their current state, track progress on a canvas, and undertake tasks for sustainable practices compliance. A campaign video was also created to provide a project overview.
Testing helped iterate and fine-tune the canvases. Validation of the canvases allowed further development of the manual, ensuring clarity and comprehensiveness. The aim was to make the toolkit seamless and intuitive for users.
Sprint 2, efforts focused on impacting the textile and fashion industry. The team engaged in insightful discussions with industry leaders, identified ways to demonstrate the impact of sustainable changes, and created a manual with various usage scenarios. Brainstorming and sketching ideas for material, data, and stakeholder canvases aimed to clarify connections, particularly with business aspects. The goal was to empower informed decisions and promote positive change in the industry.
This phase focused on finalizing the details of the canvases and the manual, and preparing for a public showcase of the project.
Process
The development of the Loopholes game toolkit spanned five iterative sprints. Each sprint focused on refining the toolkit to better assist companies in adopting modern strategies and complying with EU legislation, ensuring a comprehensive and user-friendly resource for the textile and fashion industries.
Deliverables
To Download the detailed manual visit  https://circularloopholes.net
The User Manual
The manual was developed to help facilitators conduct a strategy session without the need for prior training. The manual is self explanatory with illustrated step by step process to make it as intuitive as possible.

The Canvases
The Canvases that complement the main board and the cards.