Learning and Engagement
Learning & Engagement
Using material reuse to explore circularity, creativity and change
Yodomo designs and delivers learning, engagement and knowledge-exchange programmes that use material reuse as a practical, accessible way to explore circularity, sustainability and waste.
Our work spans industry, education, public sector and community contexts — from hands-on making sessions to strategic conversations about how materials flow through organisations, cities and systems.
Across all settings, we focus on learning through doing, shared inquiry and real-world relevance.
Engaging industry and design communities
We work with showrooms, professional bodies and industry partners to engage architects, designers and creative professionals through materials-led sessions that sit naturally alongside talks, exhibitions and events.
Our collaborations have included organisations such as Caesar Ceramiche, Bene, Franchi, Shaw & Staverton and the British Institute of Interior Design, as well as annual events including Clerkenwell Design Week, London Craft Week, London Design Festival and Focus at Design Centre Chelsea Harbour.
- Offer a tactile way to explore reuse and circular design
- Open conversations about material value, waste and responsibility
- Create space for peer learning and exchange within the design community
Corporate learning and circularity engagement
We design bespoke learning and engagement programmes for corporate teams, using reuse and making as a way to explore sustainability, circularity and shared responsibility.
Our work has included collaborations with companies such as Pernod Ricard, Warner, Ticketmaster, Fora and Innocent, supporting teams to engage with waste, materials and circular thinking in a practical, accessible way.
- Hands-on learning about surplus, waste and material value
- Opportunities for teams to connect creatively across roles
- Space to reflect on circular opportunities within organisations
Working with reclaimed materials often shifts perspectives — helping participants see waste not as something to manage at the end, but as a design and systems challenge that can be addressed upstream.
Education, students and future practitioners
Yodomo works with universities and students in the UK and internationally, supporting learning around textiles, materials, design and the circular economy.
Our education work has included engagement with institutions such as UAL, the Royal College of Art, Loughborough University, Goldsmiths, Nelson Mandela University and others.
- Understand real-world material flows and waste systems
- Engage with reuse beyond theory and abstraction
- Learn from practical, place-based circular models
Our approach draws on lived experience from delivering circular initiatives in real-world contexts, offering insight into the social, logistical and behavioural dimensions of reuse that are often missing from academic study alone.
Cities, communities and public-sector learning
We collaborate with local authorities, community organisations and city partners to design engagement programmes that support learning and behaviour change around waste and reuse.
- Make circularity visible and accessible at neighbourhood level
- Support residents to engage with reuse in everyday life
- Create welcoming, participatory spaces for learning and discussion
Our work consistently shows that access, affordability and invitation matter — when people are given practical, inclusive opportunities to engage with reuse, participation and confidence grow.
International exchange and shared learning
Yodomo contributes to wider conversations about circularity at a city and international level, sharing learning with peers, partners and initiatives in other places.
- Knowledge exchange with cities and reuse initiatives
- Practice-based insight for circular economy discussions
- Translating local learning into broader system understanding
Why this work matters
Across all contexts, Yodomo’s learning and engagement work creates practical understanding of waste and materials, connection between people, places and systems, and shared learning that supports long-term behaviour change.
By combining reuse, creativity and open dialogue, we help people — from students to senior leaders — better understand their role in shaping a more circular future.