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New Mexico, United States

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I'm Michelle, an economics student interested in the intersection of Macroeconomics, Fashion, business and enterprise. I want to explore areas, opportunities and collaborate to initiate innovation to aspects of improvement like, sustainability, just transitions through market economy. I look forward to learn, share and apply ideas. :)    

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Currently, I work as an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Commerce and Management at St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata (India). My research interests are in the fields of energy economics and geopolitics, socio-economic issues, digital economy, and economics of platforms.  I happened to chance upon Kate Raworth's book after reading a review of it in a blog post. The visual representation of a "Doughnut" in Economics, was immediately striking. I had to read Doughnut Economics and finished it in five days. I understood that sustainable developent has to be redefined. I am keen to understand where will this take us and actively be a part of it. I am sure we can drive in a positive change. I have integrated doughnut economics into my teaching and research ... and it is a call to my fellow colleagues in the academic community to give it a try !!

Zamfara, Nigeria

My name is Abubakar Bello, and I’m from Nigeria. I’m passionate about sustainable development and creating practical solutions for local challenges. While participating in the GAP 2025 program, I was introduced to the Doughnut concept by Kate Raworth, and it immediately struck a chord with me. The idea of building a society that meets the needs of all people while living within the means of our planet is exactly the kind of vision I want to contribute to. I joined the DEAL Community to learn from others, share ideas, and see how I can adapt and apply the Doughnut framework to help improve the well-being of people in my community. I'm excited to be part of this inspiring network!

Keene, New Hampshire, United States

I work for a rural centre for entrepreneurship that, on paper, helps entrepreneurs and small business get set up. In practice, we do so much more, trying to keep the weave of social fabrics alive and invigorated, serve the poorest and most vulnerable, support the endeavours that matter etc. Looking to join a community of practice to keep my ideas around community building, regenerative practice and systems thinking current and inspired. 

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

I am an Executive and Board advisor with 18 years of experience growing social impact organizations through strategy execution, organizational design, and business transformation. My consultancy, SOVA Strategies, uses strategy and design principles to accelerate the scale of bold, purpose-driven organizations. I'm excited to be joining the DEAL Community to learn how I can leverage its tools to better support and challenge my clients, I love supporting impact-driven leadership teams, and work in both advisory and fractional roles.   Prior to SOVA, I spent a cumulative 14 years with Chemonics International – a $1.6B global development and sustainability firm operating in more than 100 countries. At Chemonics, I spent a decade as part of the C-suite, and reported to the CEO. In senior strategy roles, I led the design, launch, and management of enterprise-wide capabilities spanning corporate innovation, M&A and impact investing, venture building, change and quality management, and operational excellence. I also led corporate partnerships and thought leadership efforts for social innovation and impact investment. In partnership with sustainability non-profit UNLEASH, I co-designed and co-led a six-month startup incubator for early-stage social ventures, funded by Chemonics, supporting the launch and growth of more than 320 startups over five years. For five years, I was also a seconded Strategy Advisor to the UNLEASH Secretariat, and served as an Innovation Advisory Board Member. Earlier in my career, I worked in corporate social responsibility (CSR) consulting at Business for Social Responsibility, implementing CSR activities at Ann Inc., and supporting resource development at Project Concern International.  Originally from southern California, I now live in Cambridge, MA with my husband. I am an avid reader, wellness enthusiast, and adjunct professor of social innovation and entrepreneurship at The Washington Center in Washington, D.C.

Härnösand, Västernorrland, Sweden

I want another world, so I started WeWantAnotherWorld.nu! Left-wing writer with progressive ideas, so ignored by the mean media, but still hoping for better times, hence my pseudonym: Spero Etiam. I’m desperately searching for soulmates to take action together. Doughnut economics is a positive thinking, but alas, to make people accept new ideas we have to make them aware how neoliberal thinking causes almost all the world problems. That’s the goal of my global digital project. We should collaborate more, complement each other, so please join me at WeWantAnotherWorld.nu or write me how I can help you!

Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina

Designer, in all its meanings. I believe in our ability to design and –more importantly– re-design everything around us. Currently developing a community about design, technology and climate. It's called Rediseñar ("to Redesign"). I'm also the Product Design Lead at Open Earth Foundation, where we build open-source technology for cities and countries to fight climate change effects, and the Local Leader for Interaction Design Foundation at Córdoba, my hometown. 

An exploration of personal doughnuts, what are they and how could they work?

Downscaling the global concept of the Doughnut to turn it into a tool for transformative action in the City of Amsterdam

How communities are initiating the Doughnut. What’s similar, what’s different, and how might other cities “start well"?

Changemakers in Berlin, Brussels, and Cambridge shared their experiences bringing the Doughnut ‘City Portrait’ to life

As part of the “Brussels Donut” project, we downscale the donut at 4 levels, from macro to nano.

The Regen Melbourne network is proud to launch the report: Towards a Regenerative Melbourne

Juhi Shareef of Moonshot:City and Teina Boasa-Dean collaborated to reimagine the Doughnut from a Māori worldview

The London Doughnut Coalition (LDEC) has published its first City Portrait

How collective working is underpinning the emerging Devon Doughnut

Exploring methods to introduce the Doughnut with Devon, Guildford and Milton Keynes

An earlier methodological guide for downscaling the Doughnut to the city (newer version available)

An interactive visualisation (with video and slides) to explore Doughnuts for nearly 150 countries since the early 1990s

DEAL’s guide to redesigning businesses through Doughnut Economics - Core workshop

Examples of Doughnut Data Portraits (or City Portraits) created by local governments, communities, and/or researchers.

PDF and JPEG formats for printing and use in presentations

A workshop tool to evaluate strategies through the City Portrait’s ‘4 lenses’

Fully editable Doughnut ppt template.

What does it take for business to help bring humanity into the Doughnut?

An introduction to each of the 21 social and ecological dimensions of the Doughnut

Seven short animations to introduce the Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist