Co-creating a Doughnut Economics Book Club Guide (Past)
A 90 minute event to co-create a guide for those who want to explore the book, Doughnut Economics, together
Please Note: This event has now finished and can no longer be joined.
Book clubs and study groups are a great way to get to know the ideas of Doughnut Economics and discuss them with other people to think about how they could be applied to your place and your community.
A number of groups from around the world have already held book clubs and study groups on Doughnut Economics: seven ways to think like a 21st century economist to deepen their knowledge of the ideas and discuss how they can be put into practice.
So we thought, wouldn't it be great if we created an event to draw on this experience of what makes a good Doughnut Economics book club or study group, as well as inviting the ideas of the DEAL Community, to create a Book Club Guide (as a tool on the platform) for anyone who'd like to start a book club of their own?
This 90 minute event will be held on zoom (link above) and will invite your examples of what's worked as well as explore ideas of what might not yet have been tried. There will no doubt be lots of ways to hold a great book club or study group (which is great!), so we'll aim to capture and develop some of these to go in the guide.
So do express your interest by clicking 'Join' in the event page above, share the event with others who might be interested, share any ideas you might have in the comments below, and join us on 22nd April (@ 7pm BST / 8pm CEST) via the zoom link above.
No matter who you are (some cats have even been known to take an interest), or where you are (whether you're on a beach or in a snowy woodland), we look forward to co-creating with you!
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Stephen Thornhill
Cobh, Munster, Ireland
Hi, I'm Steve an Englishman living in Ireland. I trained in Economics, Agriculture and International Development at Reading University, before working as an Economist at the UK Cereal Authority (now part of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board), where I became Director of Marketing & Economics, leading a team of 15 economists and statisticians for some 15 years. I then worked as a Consultant on International Development projects, where I became involved in training MSc students in Ethiopia and other countries, before accepting a part-time position as Lecturer and Research Fellow in the International Development Team at University College Cork. I have been using Kate's Doughnut Economics in my classes since 2013 just after she published the first paper on the concept. I am also Chairperson of a volunteer group, Cobh Zero Waste, aiming to make Cobh and Great Island zero waste by 2030 and zero carbon by 2040.
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Charlotte Adriaensens
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Yen Goh
London, Singapore, Dubai
Originally from Singapore and practicing as an Architect for close to two decades, Yen spent her formative years at Aedas and later teamed up with PHASE3 in 2018. She now spends her time consulting for clients and practices between London, Singapore and Dubai.
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Shaun Ashton
Wigan, England, United Kingdom
A passionate professional weirdo & a motivated mostly hairless monkey, with an appetite for all kinds of end to end project work, development of people & improving society.
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Elena Gonzalez
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
I am a Costa Rican civil engineer with a MSc in Engineering and Public policy focusing on Energy and the Environment, currently living in the US. As an engineer I worked in large public infrastructure projects and private development.
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Yeu Wen Mak
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
A self-motivated big picture problem solver, always navigating between the tensions of facilitating the emergence of collective intention from diverse needs of community and efficiently managing the messiness arising from transformative changes in participatory manner.
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Hannah Hutchison
Wales, England, United Kingdom
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Ian Kawetschanky
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Former President & CEO of AIESEC United States, the U.S. branch of a global youth-led organization that develops leadership in young people through cross-cultural exchanges. I am currently a business student finishing up my final semester at UW-Madison. I have recently been involved in a couple organizing efforts in Wisconsin to get out the vote. I am looking for my next steps and am inspired by organizations that aspire to achieve the SDGs, follow Doughnut Economics, and are Humanity+
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Kelley Rowe
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