Chapter 8Stairway to Heavenor Highway to Hell?

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards

— Søren Kierkegaard

As the book goes to its end, it's time to recap the main issues that were discussed, identify issues that were not addressed and questions that were not answered, and try to highlight some useful insights. But before that, it is obvious that there are several important issues that were not covered by the book in details; as an example we did not discuss in depth about obsolescence, eco‐design, business models, supply chains, products as services, circular economy indicators, and many ...

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