How to build a supportive ecosystem for creative circular transformation in your community? 

Tool 1: A generic model for enabling CCSI-driven circular transitions at the local level 

This practical model helps creating the right conditions for cultural and creative sectors to lead circular change. Developed collaboratively by all partners and with guidance by top international experts, the model reflects global best practices in circular economy promotion while incorporating insights and experiences from CCC demo cities.

What’s in it for you?
You’ll gain a clear roadmap to overcome key barriers that often hold back creative circular transitions.

The model guides you through:

• Establishing up local co-creation arenas where municipalities and CCSI practitioners collaborate and exchange knowledge.

• Developing shared visions, strategies, and local action plans with citizens and other stakeholders. It could be launching incubation programmes to help businesses build circular models, or promoting circular lifestyles through CCSI-led community initiatives.

• Strengthening government support mechanisms to facilitate and sustain the circular transitions over time.

How to engage citizens in your circular transformation efforts?

Tool 2: Guidance Paper on Citizen Engagement

This guide outlines how cities can use the Cultural and Creative Sector Industries (CCSI) to promote circular lifestyles, helping you activating your community. 

What’s in it for you?
You’ll discover proven methods and creative formats that help you connect with your community, strengthen participation, and foster long-term change.

The paper includes:

• Creative engagement formats like hackathons, storytelling, and artistic interventions.

• Participatory tools and methods such as placemaking, co-design, and participatory budgeting.

• Impact measurement tools to evaluate your results, improve your strategies, and scale up what works.

How to communicate your creative circular efforts at best?

Tool 3: Generic PR toolset for promoting CCI-driven local circular transition

This dense, collaboratively developed PR toolset provides clear and accessible communication tools. This ready-to-use kit will help local authorities, business support organisations, NGOs, and networks raise awareness  and understanding of CCSI-driven circular transitions at the local level.

The PR toolset includes:

• The PR kit – A set of ready-to-use materials for PR activities, articles, and events, including text blocks, model presentations, and infographics.
• The explanatory movie – A short film that breaks down the CCSI-driven circular transition approach and shows how production and consumption come together.
• The success story videos – Six case study films showcasing real examples in the CCC demo cities, released progressively as the project advances.
• Guidance for a local PR campaign – how to structure your outreach, how define your messaging, and tailor it to different audiences.
• Guidance for network organizations and experts – Practical tips for engaging partners beyond your own organisatios by using the toolset.

2025: What’s available now?
Find below four core resources: (i) Powerpoint decks on the CCC project and (ii) the role of CCSI in circular transitions, (iii) stakeholder mapping tools, and (iv) a Canva template with key messages. More updates—including final visuals—are coming soon.

Tool 5: Replication blueprints for promoting circular lifestyles

The pilot initiatives will test and validate various approaches to promoting circular lifestyles with CCSI support. Ranging across exhibitions and carnivals to circular spaces and co-creation labs, each pilot experience explores a different method and target group, offering a toolkit of proven, replicable ideas that can serve as a foundation for similar efforts in other cities.

Tool 6: Policy roadmap

The CCC Policy Roadmap is a concrete framework describing the potentials and opportunities of CCSI-driven circular transition at the local level, with a special focus on possibilities and needs from the government side. In other words: how can national and regional governments actively support this shift?

The roadmap will be elaborated by the CCC partnership in dialogue with relevant policy makers, based on:

• The experiences that are piloted in the CCC demo cities
• A survey on national responsibilities and support schemes
• A broad consultation process with policy makers (including dialogue sessions at the “Board of Experts” and Steering Committee of NDPC, roundtables with policy makers at different events.