I am a co-founder of CommsLab (https://commslab.org), an organization based in Jakarta, Indonesia. We are a communications strategy initiative focusing on coherent and persuasive narratives building by working through public-interest storytelling to strengthen civil society across media, research and movement.
Among the narratives we have championed—and which has been a key part of our agenda over the past two years—is a shift in the development model: transitioning from an economy dominated by the extractive sector to one driven by restorative and regenerative activities. We have published a book on this subject, which serves as a resource for sustaining public dialogue.
We recently helped organizing a forum in Bangkok, Thailand, themed "Beyond the Haze: How Much More Can We Ask of Our Planet?" featuring Xiaoting Hou-Jones from the DEAL team as the keynote speaker. We spoke with her the day after the event, partly to learn more about DEAL. Consequently, we became interested in joining the DEAL Community.
