Meet the DEAL Community

Rossbrin, West Cork, Munster, Ireland

One of the co-founders (with Alice Glendinning) and active members of the West Cork Doughnut Economy Network, writer/journalist/translator, originally from Amsterdam but now striving to doughnut-proof the future in West Cork

Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

A passionate advocate for Love at Work in our lives, for human potential and global consciousness, I have a rich leadership and transformation ethos, absorbed and refined from my training, research and time spent with some of the world's top thinkers. For several years, I have conducted extensive research into the meaning of Love in organisations, exploring Love at work, and Love working. This comprehensive study includes over 70 leaders, hundreds of workers, students, coaches and other stakeholders in many different environments from prisons to universities, global corporations to politics and local charities. My research has revealed that whether the word 'Love' is acceptable terminology or not, it is undeniably present in successful workplaces with happy, engaged employees and supporters. In fact, it's a powerful presence in every aspect of our lives, and it is the readily available fuel that can fire transformation to a world where there is balance, happiness and fulfillment.

Amsterdam, Europe

Philosopher and IT entrepeneur

Grass Valley, Nevada County, CA 95945

I am a retired Architectural Designer, General Contractor, Project Manager, and Construction Estimator. I have a degree in Architecture from U.C. Berkeley. During my college years I developed a keen interest in Ecological Economics. I am interested in applying all that I've learned to my City and or County. I would be interested in talking to other local people with similar interests.

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

I am a chef and restaurateur dedicated to challenging restaurants to do more for the community, the planet and pollinators. At our restaurants; Sleepy Bee Cafe we mindfully source, audit our energy, manage our waste and empower our stakeholders. I am interested in connecting with other small businesses using the doughnut model to change the way they do business.

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Professional visual communicator, passionate about design and the role it plays in informing and supporting society. I have a wide experience across print and digital, and have worked on campaigns, magazines, product packaging, marketing, social media, motion graphics and art direction.

La Paz, Bolivia

Innovative sustainable development-based policy solutions - drug policy - citizen security - social economy - rural/local development

Budapest, Közép-Magyarország, Hungary

Founder - Holis | Partner - Liminal | Co-founder - Hello Wood | Researching interdisciplinary collaboration | Collective intelligence | Intersection of art, business, design, science, technology | Social innovation | Permanent beta

Steinstø, Hordaland, Norway

I make furniture from only reclaimed material. We are about to start a wood recycling production in cooperation with a sheltered workplace. Our starting point is finding durable non polluting solutions for furniture production.

London, England, United Kingdom and Mexico City, Mexico

They refer to me as the "Mexican Lawyer with a French name in the City of London". I am a partner of the Mexican independent law firm Nader, Hayaux & Goebel (NHG) and trusted advisor of multinational clients and foreign investors on financing transactions, M&A and other operations involving the Mexican and Latin American market, where I lead NHG’s pioneering London office, NHG’s insurance and reinsurance practice group and NHG's regenerative practice group. I serve as NED in two Mexican insurance companies, and I am a member of Chapter Zero UK and founder of Chapter Zero Mexico. My life partner Maria and I enjoy living in Kew Gardens, raising together Jose Pablo (22), Maria Jose (20), Geronimo (18) and Carlota (15), producing films to reconnect with nature and ancestral wisdom to raise consciousness, sharing our experiences in our blog myhaysar.com and being of service, holding space, deep weaving, sharing bread and wine, learning from our own experiences, walking and hiking.

Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany

Human Mentor & Networker Motto: “Better Together, Together Better”

Soy consejera en el Cabildo de Lanzarote y camarera de piso

London Borough of Lambeth, England, United Kingdom

An architectural designer specialising in healthcare design with a passion for integrating research in practice and considering the diversity of users' experiences and backgrounds.

São Paulo

I'm a Civic entrepreneur for Socioeconomic sustainability, Public Policy Master (Governance, leverage institutions capacities and economic development), Urbanist and have more than 12 years experience in private, public and third sectors leading programs, projects and public policies focused on territorial and socioeconomic sustainable development. I'm a think-and-do person, bridge builder cross sector between private initiative, public sector and social organizations.

Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, España

City Scientist, Architect and Data Scientist, specialist in analysis of socio-economic and environmental impact of policies, projects and services in cities and territory in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals. In Smart&City, we measure the impact that the services and the product of your company / organization have on the SDGs.

Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand

Ko Tititea te maunga Ko Matukituki te awa Ko Wānaka tōku tūrangawaewae I am here because I am redefining my life and choosing to live deliberately and differently in collaboration with others. I am a NZ-based leadership professional & 3-D athlete 🇳🇿 I'm committed to sense making, the human capacity for goodness (& coffee) The simple answer to ‘what is a 3-D athlete’ relates to the interplay between physical expression, my involvement in character development education and my connection to the environment. A (slightly) more complicated answer relates to how I have learned to think about human cognition, learning growth and how this relates to connecting with others. Essentially, it is a sensemaking process involving narratives, pattern recognition and information processing. In addition, three is the smallest number you need to create a pattern – hence ‘3-D athlete’ is my way of synthesising thought, action and relatedness in multiple-dimensions.

New Delhi, Delhi, India

An Economics master's graduate from Tilburg University with a specialization in Sustainable Development. I want to continue working on Climate Change Economics through my Ph.D. journey starting this fall 2023. I want to produce research that prompts governments and policymakers to make climate-positive actions. As an economist, my interests lie in the subset of development economics, climate change economics, and data-driven policies.

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

I’m an accountant & designer who believes in better

San Clemente, California, United States of America

Past hats I've worn include attorney, professor, entrepreneur, consultant, investor. I'm a San Joaquin Valley raised Mexican American - lived all over the country and now finally home in California. I'm pretty good at breaking down tricky problems. I like people, I don't talk over or disregard women, and people generally like working with me.

London, England, United Kingdom & Barbados

I am a chartered structural engineer who, in last several years, has held more multi-disciplinary design team leadership roles. I advocate for best practice in design and implementation throughout the built environment with a keen focus on sustainable (environmental, economic and social) development, and beyond resilient design. My project work has been diverse but has included a significant amount of healthcare related projects, and I have been supporting the promotion of healthy lifestyles in the built environment through planning and design. I am also a WELL AP. Disaster mitigation and disaster risk reduction are also key areas of interest. I am originally from the Caribbean region – an area particularly susceptible to natural hazards, such as hurricanes & earthquakes, & increasingly vulnerable because of the climate crisis, all hazards I have addressed in my work. My career has meant I have been based in Barbados, United Kingdom, Belgium, Turkey, Qatar, and The Netherlands.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Data analyst looking to join the dots between the Climate and Ecological Emergency, progressive politics, progressive economics and how best to persuasively communicate all of the above.

St. Pölten, Niederösterreich, Österreich

Supervision & Organisational Developement

Ashland, Oregon, United States of America

I am a life-long learner. From a early background in computer systems, which gave me a whole-systems lens through which to approach the rest of my life, I've been an educator, author, artist, Transition movement trainer/contributor (since 2008), Permaculture instructor/designer, group facilitator, complementary currency designer, researcher, parent, grandparent. I love seeing through multiple lenses and points-of-view. I guess you could say I am a Whole-Systems, Biomimicry, "DANCING ON MY LEARNING EDGES" explorer ... contributing, connecting, and loving, with joy.