Meet the DEAL Community

London, England, United Kingdom

Hi I'm Joanna, I am a blogger and a global citizen. I advocate for a conscious lifestyle and a reconnection with nature, which combined with the principles of Doughnut Economics, will allow us and the generations to come, to thrive.

Risør, Aust-Agder, Norge

PhD in hydropower (civil engineer and hydraulics) and science teacher at Risør high school. I am now project manager for our SustainabilityLAB.

Bruxelles, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgique

From the great convergence of science, culture and nature to our place in the earth system, I like to consider the big picture at hand. My background is in economics, sociology and philosophy but I'm very interested in medicine and engineering as well. I firmly believe that we need to make environmental sustainability the status quo and live for nature and not have nature live for us.

Malmö, Skåne län, Sverige

Activist for a fair and sustainable economy. Daily work: Pedagogue & project manager at Glokala folk high school - coordinating distance courses in societal entrepreneurship. Chair of the association Idéburen utveckling https://ideburenutveckling.se/ and a long time member of a small co-op grocery shop, Ekolivs https://www.ekolivs.se/. Previously active in the fair trade-movement in Sweden and co-initiator of the bank-critical network Besök en bank, https://besokenbank.se/

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

over 40 years an insurance broker, supporter of mutual societies in insurance and financial markets, committed (arrestable) XR activist, humanist funeral celebrant, Burning Pink member, father, husband, and now a Doughnut kind o' guy.

Lac-Simon, Quebec, Canada

Having worked in business for more than 35 years, I am a member of the international think tank of the Society For Effectual Action (SEA), which is interested in the art of entrepreneurship. I am the author of several books including "Innovate to prosper", "Startup: the art of inspiring them", "Entrepreneurship and success: 10 success stories of great builders" and "The big click: the power of entrepreneurial creativity ". I have written more than 200 articles on local development, support and entrepreneurship. I managed ID Gatineau, an economic development organization that contributes to the attraction, consolidation and growth of Gatineau businesses as well as the development of the innovation ecosystem. Finally, I have implemented several best practices in terms of economic development and support for entrepreneurship.

Salford, England, United Kingdom

I am Chief Executive of Unlimited Potential, a social enterprise that specialises in social innovation for happiness, creating solutions alongisde local people and communities. I have set up, and supported local people to set up, many social enterprises. Originally trained as a social anthropologit, I am a Fellow of the School for Social Entrepreneurs and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. I am involved in the Social Enterprise Network and the Chamber of Commerce in Greater Manchester, and active in the co-operative movement.

Nairobi, Kenya

I'm a Development professional with over 15 years’ experience working in both the philanthropic sector and in direct implementation including a specific focus on developing and delivering solutions to drive financial inclusion in emerging markets. I spent a long time looking at development solutions from a single sectoral lens and about 6 years ago began to get into looking more closely at multi-sectoral interventions. Reading "Doughnut Economics" was an "Aha" for me about thinking about the outstanding need for an integrated view of economics that puts the individual at the center yet with a recognition for the need to connect intentionally to the implications on climate change. I now work on these sorts of solutions in communities who experience the first wave of climatic shocks and are working towards building resilient livelihoods in the face of those shocks.

Druids Heath, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Former chair of the Druids Heath Partnership Board, analyst for Citizens Advice, former manager at Birmingham Friends of the Earth, avid consumer of books on economics

Kommetjie, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Sustainable and Social Finance, self leadership, life coaching, husband and father.

Barcelona / Andalucía (Spain)

A rather small Spaniard truly believing in the myriad possibilities for meaningful transformation hidden behind the current (for some, apocalyptic) times, if only we do the right thing. Mechanical engineer with a strong vocation for social/humanistic fields turned a Systems Thinker, I am currently looking at ways to combine a bunch of disciplines (Systems Thinking, Systems Innovation, Complexity, Circular Economy, Biomimicry, Engineering, etc.) towards the creation of renewed systems at the service and for the creation of thriving communities.

Cairo, محافظة القاهرة, Egypt

Business Humanist cultivating Life at Work

Berlin, Deutschland

With a backgorund in anthropology, work in social enterprise and leadership education I am exploring what we must un-unlearn and which new stories we need to write and enact in order to live in harmony with each other and the earth. As a community weaver and facilitator I am hosting a peer to peer learning journey exploring the question: How can we live in reciprocity with the wider web of life?

Silvan, Victoria, Australia

Supply chain consultant turned regenerative business writer

Berlin, Germany

Software developer, dad, changing the mobility industry at door2door.io

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

I am the founder of Reconsidered, a boutique consultancy that helps companies and organizations build impactful social impact strategies, communications and community around their work. We also create resources for social impact practitioners, including our industry-recognized newsletter (https://www.reconsidered.co/sign-up), jobs board (https://jobs.reconsidered.co/) and private LinkedIn community (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13847179/).

Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand

As a regenerative community development worker in Mangere NZ for 30 years I am weaving ME Family Services as an integrated response to empower our families to engage and build community.

My work focuses on research, policy & innovations with the potential to equitably transform the future of health in emerging cities. Through my research at the University of Cambridge, I identify interventions and leverage points for promoting healthy development in Africa and the Caribbean. In an advisory role as the Principal of ERIM Consulting, I work with international organizations, the private sector and policymakers to design solutions to health challenges. Finally through my non-profit work at Engage Africa Foundation, I lead citizen driven engagement on putting health at the centre of development in order to prevent the rise of non-communicable diseases.

Wicklow, Leinster, Ireland

Environmental scientist

Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

After having worked for 30 years in and for large and medium-sized companies, both in management and in consultancy, it is time to apply my knowledge and skills for donut economics. I am an experienced marketer, lean six sigma blackbelt, systemic change expert and manager. I have a clear vision of the ingredients needed to get groups 'on' for a different way of thinking and behaviour. and how to embed this into new routines. I was surprised when I discovered that the approach we adopt in our agency is almost 1:1 to the donut economics mindsets. That is why I am changing my own compass and am going to use it for companies and institutions and the city of Rotterdam.

Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Doutor em Economia pela UFMG, professor da Universidade Federal de Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG)

Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada

I work to develop a positive vision of a sustainable future, and to translate that vision into action. Founder of the BC Sustainable Energy Association, President of the Yellow Point Ecological Society, and co-founder/coordinator of the West Coast Climate Action Network. Author or co-author of ten books, including The Climate Challenge: 101 Solutions to Global Warming and Journey to the Future: A Better World is Possible. Currently completing The Economics of Kindness: A Ten-Year Transition to a Green Cooperative Economy.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

A Sustainability Engineer with a background in Architecture and Environmental Design. I spend my time trying to connect societal dots between environmental, economic, and social aspects to make a bigger difference in my line of work. As a Sustainability Engineer I advise clients on the strategies to achieve social and environmental sustainability on their projects,.

San Francisco, California, United States of America

For the last 20 years, I’ve built companies and communities in the SF Bay Area, bringing people together to discuss economics, art, technology, religion, politics and philosophy. In 2012, we started www.goodpeopledinners.com, a community that fosters substantive conversations on a wide range of topics, usually over food and drink. Our events bring together professional chefs and speakers from many backgrounds and disciplines. Thus far we’ve produced nearly 250 gatherings and counting. My first book manuscript, focused on Incentive System Design is currently under revision. ISD is thinking differently and comprehensively about how we shape our own and one anothers’ behaviors and designing systems that guide those behaviors in desired directions, particularly our choices as participants in an economy.  ISD seeks to propagate greater human equality, restrained production and consumption, regeneration and equilibrium in natural systems at scale. www.ramanfrey.com