Meet the DEAL Community

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

Oslo, Norge

Ole Pedersen is a social entrepreneur running his own social enterprise Nedenfra / From below. From below aims at creating opportunities for and enhancing democratic participation in urban development. Pedersen has an evolutionary approach and his work is focused on local contexts, while keeping an eye on European and international movements, policies and development across disciplines. He is behind the Tøyen Boligkonferanse, turned festival in 2020, putting cooperative and collaborative housing on the Norwegian public agenda. He has also been a driving force establishing Tøyen boligbyggelag (Tøyen Housing Construction Cooperative). Ole holds an interdisciplinary master degree in innovation from ESST – Society, Science and Technology in Europe.

Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

I am a South African and have been living in France for nearly 20 years. Coming from a corporate background, I retrained as a business coach. With my coaching, I’d love being part of the change much needed in our societies and organisations. 

St Albans, England, United Kingdom

Marseilles, France

Born in 1937 in Paris. Former airline pilot and trade unionist. About 40 years of study and researches in economics. Author of a book on artificial intelligence ("Décrochage", 2020)

München, Bayern, Deutschland

I am a motivated change maker striving to catalyze good disruption. My mission is to support creation of stakeholder ecosystems for thriving local economies, communities and natural ecosystems in harmony with the interconnected global web of life. I currently support the formation of Circular Munich Community and prepare to bring best practices and drive change in Colorado.

St. James Barbados

I am a Certified Professional Facilitator and Certified Mediator