Meet the DEAL Community

St Ives (Cornwall)

Director of St Ives Workstation CIC and Bayspace Co-Working, with interests in the field of social, cultural and economic development across public, community, voluntary and social enterprise sectors. Concerned to conserve qualities of people and place that are precious, and give urgency to some of the most deep-rooted problems for the community, economy and the environment. Mother in a large family, lover of the sea, wild spaces, applied arts, crafts and design.

Amsterdam (The Netherlands) & Udine (Italy)

I am Italian, living in the Netherlands. My ambition is to contribute to develop a truly sustainable society by connecting people and projects within an international and interdisciplinary context. My background is in chemistry (master in Chemistry at the University of Trieste (IT), PhD in Chemistry and Postdoc in Chemical Engineering at the University of Groningen (NL) and next to my work as R&D Project Manager I like to engage myself in volunteering activities where I can use both my scientific background as well as my social skills in projects focused on sustainability. Therefore, with a group of people from the italian region Friuli Venezia Giulia, we recently founded a non-profit organisation "ReGeneration Hub Friuli" with the aim of connecting people who want to become the Generation of ReThinking, ReDesigning, ReCycling, ReDistributing, ReGenerating. In this context, we organise a yearly annual festival “NanoValbruna” (www.nanovalbruna.com), which brings together scientists, entrepreneurs, teachers, professionals and young people in a small mountain community of the Julian Alps, where they engage themselves in activities focused on ecosystem protection, sustainability, and circular economy.

Firenze, Toscana, Italia

Sustainability facilitator, specific areas include circular economy, diversity & inclusion, soft skills, marketing communications event and campaign development, internal communications and employee engagement, identity (vision, mission, values - developing purpose), stakeholder engagement, sustainable cities & communities, health & wellbeing, corporate social responsibility.

Purmerend, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Hey, I'm a German-English bilingual conversion copywriter for sustainable businesses. In 2017, I simply could no longer ignore the fact that people and planet will soon go to **** if we don’t get our act together. If we want to make sustainability the norm, we need more sustainable communication. If we want people to take more responsibility, we need more responsible communication. If we want to break down the barriers that keep us from working together, we need communication that connects us. That’s why I started From Scratch — my copy agency. Because to stop climate change, save species from dying and make society more humane, we need a radical rethink. We need a culture change. Which means, we need to harness the best that the humanities have to offer — from design thinking and UX practices to ecolinguistics, from psychology to socio-political studies.

Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom

Deputy chief executive of voluntary sector infrastructure organisation -Wolverhampton Voluntary and Community Action and coordinator of participation platform and social lab - Wolverhampton for Everyone. Host for Wolverhampton Neighbourhood Doughnut Economics Learning Journey stewarded by Civic Square. Particular lens on life around working together with others in communities and neighbourhoods to design systems and social infrastructure that support us to think long-term in our creating and doing and be better ancestors. Designing life and work around natural rhythms and seasons to connect more deeply with all beings.

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

I am a Public Administration's student.

Milan, Lombardia, Italie

I’m an independent product, UX designer & illustrator (with experience in International cooperation & development) focused on limited edition handcrafted unique objects. My main preoccupation and passion is conceive original functional pieces manufactured by local communities around the world (Africa, Asia & Europe), using natural materials. I transform and preserve abandoned pieces carrying a rich history and story, living through a new function and life once restored and re-worked. I create products inspired by nature, history, literature, people and culture and try to apply the principles of circular economy every time I conceive an object. What is very important to me is the preservation of cultural heritage and knowhow, the poverty eradication, the economic and sustainable development of developing countries.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

I've been Managing Director of Bristol Pound CIC since 2018, transitioning the organisation from being the UK’s largest local currency to becoming the first local payment platform to carry tokens to incentivise and measure progress towards the city’s social and environmental targets. For the last 20 years, I've held a variety of senior management and leadership roles in the non-profit sector. My early career was in accounts management and accounting system design and implementation.

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

I consider myself as a positive activist, who strives for a more regenerative world by focusing my energy on education and agriculture/nutrition. I have a background on Life Sciences & Business, with an expertise in Food segment and a recent upskilling journey on education.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America

Psychologist, Climate Reality Leader, Citizens Climate Lobby, Sunrise Movement, newly minted executive and life coach interested in what can be done to guide business toward social purpose and to facilitate green entrepreneurship at the local level and to promote international collaboration. Alumni of The Work That Reconnects.

Haringey, London, United Kingdom

Political economist, currently completing a PhD at the University of Leeds on the problem of rentier power and its relationship to our growth dependence. I'm a member of the London Renters Union, and co-author of The Path to a Doughnut-Shaped Recovery and Land For The Many, for the Labour Party. Previously a member of Labour's Sustainable Economics Working Group and a fellow at the New Economics Foundation.

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Since graduating from my master's degree in Social Innovation at Glasgow Caledonian University in 2020, I am continuing my studies at the School of System Change alongside developing a social venture. Focusing on sustainable fashion in Scotland, my research involves navigating complex challenges through a systems change perspective. I am particularly interested in exploring community systems change approaches to support the social impact of Sustainable Fashion Scotland, a young social venture (of which I am a Founding Member) aiming to connect the fashion community in Scotland and facilitate positive change in the industry through collaboration and knowledge exchange.

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

I own a couple of cafe / restaurants in Dublin city centre. 2021 is going to be the year we introduce the doughnut as our way of doing business (we already adhere to it in many ways without understanding so) and we will shout it from the rooftop to encourage our customers and peers to do the same.

Newbury, England, United Kingdom

Chris is a practising, equine veterinary surgeon and environmental scientist. He’s an enthusiastic, forward looking leader who enjoys bringing together engaged teams to tackle goals with meaningful impacts. Chris is an accomplished and inspiring public speaker whose driving values are hope and kindness.

Amman, عمان, Jordan

A licensed commercial pilot with extensive experience in logistics and operations management, sprung from various fields such as ICT, e-commerce, telecommunication and shipping. Founder of TAQYIM 9TD, MiLi Levant and SendGet. Sits on the board of My30Minutes, Nails2Go and sakebINVEST.

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

Old retired Architect & Town Planner who likes Henry George, Ruskin, Palladio & riding a bike

Boulder, Colorado, United States of America

My name is Madeline, I am an outdoor enthusiast and current graduate student at Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences in Kleve, Germany. Becasue my courses in Sustainable Development Management are remote due to Coronavirus, I am living in Boulder, Colorado. In addition to school, I am involved in a project that teaches coding and entrepeurship to incarcerated women and would like to use my studies to create more inclusive economic systems.

Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

I'm a strategic designer, leveraging on my creativity skill to designing new meanings through design thinking, creative strategy and empathy. My background is in Design Strategy from Politecnico di Milano, and Social Communication from Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing in Rio. I've been working with startup for 8 years, leading people to new paradigms from transportation to food and art.

Riverside, California, United States of America

Social-Environmental Entrepreneur, Energy Risk Professional, Co-founder Riverside Food Systems Alliance

Lund, Skåne län, Sweden

Master's student in Environmental Management and Policy

Brussels

Freelance #stakeholder #citizenfacilitator #smartcity expert with passion for societal impact and transition Facilitating citizen collecitve intelligence in cooperatives and slow tourism Founder of @TOKVIL public innovation lab as a service Providing SDG advice to companies

Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

A Green "Evangelist", a commoner, a podcaster, a member of Climate Reality Leader Corps, an En-ROADS Climate Ambassador, a promotor of system thinking and complexity theory, a scientifically-trained independent professional of natural resource, environmental and climate change policy analysis and an enthusiast in promoting social innovation and movement for better society.

Ipswich, England, United Kingdom

Hello! I am passionate about new forms of learning, work, wellbeing, cognitive diversity, and helping young people make sense of future possibilities. I am Co-Founder of the Latitude Project which was born in response to our growing social challenges. Our project’s mission is to use our common issues as shared learning opportunities to experiment and imagine new ways to live, learn, and work which enable everyone to thrive. We're developing a prosperity-generating ecosystem of products, tools, services, and other touch points which unites young people, communities, social entrepreneurs, and investors alongside a common purpose. The Latitude team is developing a social innovation framework, accelerator programme, courses, community and some pioneering work around the creation of social products.

Cannock Chase, England, United Kingdom

Hi I'm Richard. Coordinator of Cannock Chase Green Party. Currently feeding in to a project called Zero Carbon Rugeley (funded by an energy company) which seeks to imagine what a Zero Carbon Town will look like. It focuses on the closure of the coal fired power plant and solutions for a Smart Local Energy System (SLES), but also hopes to lead on retrofitting buildings, better transport, economic regeneration etc. Hopefully the idea and solutions proposed will be scaleable and transferable to other areas. http://www.rugeleypower.com/zero-carbon-rugeley-project/?LMCL=w1RzRP