Oura Health Ltd is a Finnish health technology company known for its Oura Ring - a smart ring that tracks health and well-being.
Client
Oura
Year
2025
Team
Ida Urmas
Meri Lundahl
Paula Vastela
In a two-day Circular Design Sprint, Oura partnered with Ethica to explore how circular economy principles could be applied across the ring’s lifecycle.
The sprint brought together experts in UX design, design research, materials and process engineering, and sourcing. Through hands-on collaboration, the team identified circular opportunities throughout the value chain—including process improvements, sustainable material choices, circular business model innovations, and potential closed-loop systems—all contributing to a broader shift toward circular business practices.
“Having external experts in the room was invaluable. They knew how to ask the right—and sometimes difficult—questions that I wouldn’t have known to ask myself.”
— Jenni Toriseva, Senior UX Designer & Research Specialist at Oura