Carra Santos
With over 15 years of experience at the intersection of creativity, innovation, sustainable development, and social/behavioural insight, I help people and organisations navigate seemingly disconnected perspectives, disciplines and contexts, while nurturing shared understanding, trust and alignment - strengthening how they communicate, collaborate and build.
I began exploring Doughnut Economics around 2017, attending events from 2019, and becoming a DEAL community member on its launch in 2020. My interest in economics increased during my 2021 'Sustainable Development in Practice' Masters dissertation on narrative framing and communication of degrowth practices to UK business leaders, which examined the difference between degrowth, growth-agnostic and growth-led perspectives.
I started the Doughnut Economics group in Bath, UK in 2022 which evolved into Collaborative Bath in 2024, which I ran in until May 2025. I continue to support it ad hoc, and a number of councils, universities and enterprises with local outreach and engagement.
Email me or join me on LinkedIn.
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Doughnut Design for Business - Taster Tool
The shorter, taster version of DEAL’s guide to redesigning businesses through Doughnut Economics
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Doughnut Design for Business - Core Tool
DEAL’s guide to redesigning businesses through Doughnut Economics - Core workshop
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Doughnut Unrolled: Dimensions of the four lenses
An overview of each of the dimensions of the four lenses on life
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Doughnut Unrolled: Exploring a topic
A selection of approaches to explore a specific topic through the Four Lenses be it a policy, project or possibility
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Doughnut Data Portraits: A Methodological Guide
Guidelines and approaches to 'downscale' the Doughnut by creating a Data Portrait (or City Portrait) for your place
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Doughnut Unrolled: Community Portrait of Place
A selection of participatory workshop approaches you can use to explore the four lenses for your place
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Doughnut Unrolled: Introducing the four lenses
An introduction to the four lenses and the set of tools you can use to help your place bring humanity into the Doughnut
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Meet the Economy
Exploring the four core spheres of activity at the heart of the economy: the market, state, household and commons
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Exploring Values-led Communication
How Schwartz Theory helps us spark conversations on common ground.
Posted by Carra Santos Sustainable Futures
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Amsterdam Inspiration
Travelling to Amsterdam from our armchairs to bring the Doughnut's four lenses to life.
Posted by Carra Santos Sustainable Futures
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The Current Economy: What's Your Experience?
In preparation for picturing what's possible, we explored our baseline experiences of the economy to date.
Posted by Carra Santos Sustainable Futures
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Running a Doughnut Economics Read-Along
A simple strategy for getting Doughnut Economics off our bookshelves and into our hands, heads and hearts.
Posted by Carra Santos Sustainable Futures
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Bath's #GlobalDonutDay Urban Photo Walk
How 'The Power of Pictures' brought us together to explore our common ground, on our common ground.
Posted by Collaborative Bath
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(Past) Bath City Doughnut Learning Group: See the Big Picture
2024-03-07T18:00:00Z (Past)
The Grapes, 14 Westgate Street, Bath, England BA1 1EQ, United Kingdom
Posted by Collaborative Bath
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(Past) Staffordshire & Stoke-On-Trent COP2024 - Celebration Of The Possible
2024-03-15T10:00:00Z (Past)
The Catalyst Building, Staffordshire University, Leek Rd, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2DF
Posted by Globe Group CIC
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(Past) Bath City Doughnut Learning Group: Change the Goal
2024-02-01T18:00:00Z (Past)
The Grapes, 14 Westgate Street, Bath, England BA1 1EQ, United Kingdom
Posted by Collaborative Bath
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(Past) Bath City Doughnut Learning Group: What's Your Experience?
2024-01-04T18:00:00Z (Past)
The Grapes, 14 Westgate Street, Bath, England BA1 1EQ, United Kingdom
Posted by Collaborative Bath
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(Past) #GlobalDonutDay Appreciation Event: Urban Photo Walk
2023-11-13T13:30:00Z (Past)
Abbey Churchyard, back steps of Roman Baths
Posted by Collaborative Bath
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(Past) Bath City Doughnut Learning Group: Knowledge Review
2023-11-02T18:00:00Z (Past)
The Grapes, 14 Westgate Street, Bath, BA1 1EQ, UK
Posted by Collaborative Bath
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(Past) Bath City Doughnut Learning Session: Joining the Doughnut Dots
2023-10-05T17:00:00Z (Past)
The Grapes, 14 Westgate Street, Bath, UK, BA1 1EQ Upstairs in Pococks Living Room (via double glass door on the right as you go in to the pub)
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(Past) Doughnut Economics: can Bath thrive like Amsterdam?
2023-09-12T18:30:00Z (Past)
The Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
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