Inge Oskam
Professor of Circular Design & Business
Inge Oskam is Professor of Circular Design & Business at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. She conducts practice-oriented research at the intersection of design, technology and business. Here, she focuses on the transition to a circular economy.
Expertise
circular transition | circular design | upcycling/repurpose | closing urban loops | sustainable business modelling | cross-sectoral collaboration
Contact
- E-mail: i.f.oskam@hva.nl
- Phone number: +31620616089
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About Inge Oskam
Inge Oskam is Professor of Circular Design & Business at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Core themes within her research group include:
- circular design of products and packaging
- reuse of residual materials in circular products
- system innovations for closing urban material cycles
This involves not only concrete solutions, but also circular business models and the cross-sectoral cooperation involved.
Before joining the AUAS, Inge worked for 8 years at TNO as a project manager on sustainable system innovations and methods for product innovation and strategy development. She then spent 10 years working as a management consultant. Her role included supporting technology-oriented organisations to develop innovation management.
Ancillary positions
- Programme Director of Circollab
- member of the KIA-CE focus group
- leader of the circular economy theme within the Energy & Sustainability Dialogue table