Peer-to-peer and circular economy principles in the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) – new risks and opportunities

摘要: Exploring anticipated transformative changes must include a critical and holistic view. In the context of large-scale energy transitions, analytical approaches are often narrowly constrained around techno-economic, political environmental aspects as drivers change. Discussing renewable technologies in an increasingly omnipresent peer-to-peer logic fourth industrial revolution (4IR) underscore role cultural change potential game changer. This paper focuses on different modes implications principles, means organizing social interaction, assumed to have important forthcoming transitions. addition these novel organisational circular economy aspirations gaining strength. Taken together, socio-technical imaginaries can be interpreted possibly converging building blocks for desirable future society. Assuming systems thinking view, this presents key findings foresight work. Such issues were discussed futures workshop organised June 2018 Finland, with Millennium Project, global think tank. The explored possible interactions decentralised energy, economy. results reflect new opportunities, risks, impacts identified developments. indicate that synergetic advantages demonstrated, although few notable caveats remain convergence emerging practices Furthermore, relevance other geographic regions warrants urgent attention.