SPAICE WolfsburgCircularity Radar

Circularity Radar

Wo Themen der Circular Economy heute stehen und wohin sie sich bewegen. Vier Felder, drei Horizonte: Now innen, Next in der Mitte, Beyond aussen. Im Radar stehen 36 von 56 Themen, höchstens drei je Zelle. Ein Klick auf ein Thema öffnet die Details; die übrigen Themen stehen unten in der Liste aller Themen je Feld.

Inhalte: Vanessa Rosenthal, Re:studio · Stand 8. September 2026

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Circularity Radar: 36 Themen in vier Feldern und drei Horizonten.NowNowNextNextBeyondBeyond01Design & MaterialsWie werden Produkte und Materialienzirkulärer?02Circular OperationsWie werden Produkte länger genutzt undMaterialkreisläufe effizienter?03Business Models & ConsumptionWie verändert sich das Geschäftsmodellhinter Circularity?04Data, Governance & EcosystemsWie wird Circularity messbar,steuerbar und skalierbar?Design for Repair · Now · Driver offenDesign for RepairDesign for Disassembly · Now · Driver offenDesign for DisassemblyRecycled Materials · Now · Driver offenRecycled MaterialsAI-assisted Circular Design · Next · Driver offenAI-assisted Circular DesignAI Material Discovery · Next · AI + MegatrendAI Material DiscoveryDigital Product Passports · Next · AI + MegatrendDigital Product PassportsGenerative Circular Design · Beyond · Driver offenGenerative Circular DesignSelf-healing Materials · Beyond · Driver offenSelf-healing MaterialsMaterial-as-a-Service · Beyond · Megatrend-drivenMaterial-as-a-ServicePredictive Maintenance · Now · Driver offenPredictive MaintenanceRepair & Refurbishment · Now · Driver offenRepair & RefurbishmentReverse Logistics · Now · Driver offenReverse LogisticsAI-powered Sorting · Next · Driver offenAI-powered SortingPredictive Repair · Next · Driver offenPredictive RepairSecondary Material Matching · Next · Driver offenSecondary Material MatchingAutonomous Circular Factories · Beyond · Driver offenAutonomous Circular FactoriesSelf-optimising Supply Chains · Beyond · Driver offenSelf-optimising Supply ChainsReal-time Material Markets · Beyond · Driver offenReal-time Material MarketsRepair Services · Now · Driver offenRepair ServicesResale · Now · Driver offenResaleSharing · Now · Driver offenSharingAI-powered Resale · Next · Driver offenAI-powered ResaleDynamic Pricing · Next · Driver offenDynamic PricingCircular Marketplaces · Next · Driver offenCircular MarketplacesProduct → Service · Beyond · Driver offenProduct → ServiceAccess over Ownership · Beyond · Driver offenAccess over OwnershipAutonomous Resale & Redistribution · Beyond · Driver offenAutonomous Resale & RedistributionCircularity Metrics · Now · Driver offenCircularity MetricsESG Data · Now · Driver offenESG DataSupply Chain Traceability · Now · Driver offenSupply Chain TraceabilityDigital Product Passports · Next · AI + MegatrendDigital Product PassportsAI-powered Compliance · Next · Driver offenAI-powered ComplianceCircular Data Platforms · Next · Driver offenCircular Data PlatformsReal-time Circular Economy Data · Beyond · Driver offenReal-time Circular Economy DataAutonomous Compliance · Beyond · Driver offenAutonomous ComplianceGlobal Material Intelligence · Beyond · Driver offenGlobal Material Intelligence

Form und Farbe eines Punkts zeigen, was das Thema treibt. Ein Driver liegt bisher für 4 der 36 Themen im Radar vor.

  • AI-driven0
  • Megatrend-driven1
  • AI + Megatrend3
  • Driver noch offen32

Forces shaping Circularity

Acht Kräfte, die den Themen zugeordnet werden. Die Zahl sagt, wie vielen der 56 Themen die Kraft bereits zugeordnet ist. Ab Schritt 4 werden die Kräfte zum Filter.

  1. Resource Scarcity2Weniger Primärrohstoffe, volatile Materialpreise
  2. Climate & Decarbonisation0CO₂-Reduktion wird zum Designparameter
  3. AI & Digitalisation5Mehr Daten, Automatisierung und Optimierung
  4. Regulation2ESPR, DPP, EPR, recycled-content requirements etc.
  5. Geopolitical Resilience0Nearshoring, supply-chain resilience, strategic materials
  6. Changing Consumer Behaviour1Ownership → access, resale, repair, transparency
  7. Urbanisation0Dichte urbane Systeme → neue Sharing-, Recovery- und Logistics-Modelle
  8. New Economics of Materials0Sekundärrohstoffe werden vom Abfall zum wirtschaftlichen Asset

Insbesondere Regulation + Material Scarcity + AI + Supply-Chain Resilience sind gerade ein großes Thema. Die EU sieht Circular Economy zunehmend auch als Wettbewerbs- und Resilienzthema, während regulatorische Instrumente wie ESPR und DPP die Daten- und Produktinfrastruktur verändern.

Vanessa Rosenthal, Mail vom 8. September 2026

Datenstand

Alle 56 Themen je Feld
01

Design & Materials

Now

  • Design for Repair, Driver offen
  • Design for Disassembly, Driver offen
  • Recycled Materials, Driver offen
  • Material Traceability
  • Eco-design Regulation

Next

  • AI-assisted Circular Design, Driver offen
  • AI Material Discovery, AI + Megatrend
  • Digital Product Passports, AI + Megatrend
  • Bio-based Materials
  • Modular Products

Beyond

  • Generative Circular Design, Driver offen
  • Self-healing Materials, Driver offen
  • Material-as-a-Service, Megatrend-driven
  • Fully Regenerative Materials
02

Circular Operations

Now

  • Predictive Maintenance, Driver offen
  • Repair & Refurbishment, Driver offen
  • Reverse Logistics, Driver offen
  • Waste Sorting
  • Resource Efficiency

Next

  • AI-powered Sorting, Driver offen
  • Predictive Repair, Driver offen
  • Secondary Material Matching, Driver offen
  • Automated Disassembly
  • Digital Twins

Beyond

  • Autonomous Circular Factories, Driver offen
  • Self-optimising Supply Chains, Driver offen
  • Real-time Material Markets, Driver offen
  • Closed-loop Manufacturing
03

Business Models & Consumption

Now

  • Repair Services, Driver offen
  • Resale, Driver offen
  • Sharing, Driver offen
  • Product-as-a-Service
  • Take-back Schemes

Next

  • AI-powered Resale, Driver offen
  • Dynamic Pricing, Driver offen
  • Circular Marketplaces, Driver offen
  • Product-as-a-Service at Scale
  • Performance-based Contracts

Beyond

  • Product → Service, Driver offen
  • Access over Ownership, Driver offen
  • Autonomous Resale & Redistribution, Driver offen
  • Materials-as-a-Service
04

Data, Governance & Ecosystems

Now

  • Circularity Metrics, Driver offen
  • ESG Data, Driver offen
  • Supply Chain Traceability, Driver offen
  • Extended Producer Responsibility
  • Circular Procurement

Next

  • Digital Product Passports, AI + Megatrend
  • AI-powered Compliance, Driver offen
  • Circular Data Platforms, Driver offen
  • Material Banks
  • Interoperable Data Standards

Beyond

  • Real-time Circular Economy Data, Driver offen
  • Autonomous Compliance, Driver offen
  • Global Material Intelligence, Driver offen
  • Circularity as Infrastructure