Meet the DEAL Community

Barcelona, Catalunya, España

Founder of Postfuturear, an agency based on advanced strategic foresight aiming to help SMEs and public local sector to think, embrace and plan toward better futures than the official

Florence, Toscana, Italy

Futures; Sustainable Economics; Participatory Development

Durham, England, United Kingdom

Hello! muddy boots sky gazer. does stuff with sticks and earth. Maker of common space. Here through curiosity and willingness to coordinate with others on macro-economic strategies. Thinking this will help me focus and articulate.

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

Tech facilitator and startup enthusiast. I strive for better techoglgy to support the ecological transition.

Berlin, Deutschland

My work is all about Energy Literacy and sense-making. I graduated from a Masters Programme for Media and Arts. As a producer and independent consultant I have been working for 25+ years mostly with creative businesses, international corporations and non-profits on projects focussing on whole systems change. I am trained in organisational development, large group facilitation and cross-cultural communications. My passion is shifting mental maps and assumptions that make up our daily routines and collective practices by utilising state of the art sense-making methods.

Chiang Mai, จังหวัดเชียงใหม่, Thailand

I am a development practitioner. I have lived and worked in Asia-Pacific for 20 years.

London Borough of Islington, England, United Kingdom

Urban climate adaptation practitioner passionate about systems change for climate justice.

Hofors kommun, Gävleborgs län, Sverige

Transitioner, Eco-villager, interested in economics, commons and sustainability.

York, England, United Kingdom

Hi - I'm Andy. I'm a (retired) researcher in participatory design and ICT for socio-economic development (ICTD). I'm really interested by how we configure and run projects that aim to use ICT to support socio-economic development - whether that's in the UK or in 'The global South'. I think that the outcomes we get often depend on the way we configure projects to begin with. Who gets to make the decisions?

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

I work as a Senior Cities Strategist for Circle Economy, supporting cities on their journey to become thriving places for people and the planet. I am passionate about designing participatory decision making processes, facilitating community visioning, and enabling social transformation on the ground. I have worked closely with DEAL on the development of the City Portrait tool for Amsterdam, Portland and Philadelphia and have co-designed the programme of Thriving Cities together with DEAL and C40.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Creative director, producer, curator, writer, interested in exploring the in between spaces of art and science and culture.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

I admire creative thinkers, inclusive practices and thoughtful policy. As an independent consultant, I would like more organisations to implement social impact outcome and realise the value of measuring the intangible. Happy to connect with like-minded peeps via linkedin, etc.

Whitefield, Bangalore, India

Seeker of truth through the lens of Ecology, Economy & Self. Founder of Feel Economics Movement (www.feeleconomics.org). Masters candidate in Political Ecology & Environmental Justice at ICTA-UAB (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona).

Arlington, Virginia, United States of America

Here to learn and to change the world! I admire Kate since the very first time I listened to her. My world is marketing and ideas, preferably good ideas. Please feel free to contact me. Best, Rodrigo

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Verónica Dahl is an Argentine/Canadian computer scientist who is recognized as one of the 15 world founders of the field of logic programming. She has contributed over 150 scientific publications in computational linguistics, deductive knowledge bases, computational molecular biology and web based virtual worlds. She has received numerous scientific awards- such as the Calouste Gulbenkian Award for Science and Technology-, and three literary awards. Her greatest ambition is to help bridge the gap between the formal and the humanistic sciences, in the hopes that this will be conducive to an overall more balanced world. She is presently Professor Emeritus in Computing Sciences at Simon Fraser University, and Associate Professor in Cognitive Sciences, also at SFU. Her research is supported by NSERC.

San Francisco, California, United States of America

I'm a Regenerative Entrepreneurs working in multiple startups and projects. I am seeking to bridge and support the intersectionality and well-being of organizational systems, and applying regenerative design, circular economies to create a better world for all of us. I currently work with social startups aligning with the SDG, WEF as a curator for Globally New Mobility Coalition, and co-chairing a Diversity & Inclusivity ethics committee with IEEE on AI/AS. I'm studying for my circular economy MBA at Bradford UNI and have been part of the regenerative movement for a few years.

San Francisco, California, United States of America

I earned an undergrad economics degree and an MBA from UC Berkeley. However, I always felt that the economics that I learned were flawed (e.g. endless growth, ignore the planetary effects, rational man). I am very excited to have discovered Doughnut Economics and the vision of the world that I want to help build.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America

I'm a priest in the Episcopal Church whose primary focus is Plainsong Farm, a new ministry started five years ago. I also serve Holy Spirit Episcopal Church on a part-time basis. I attempt to connect the dots of a Christian food movement. It looks like a doughnut to me.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

I equip companies and governments to grow internationally. I care about this being done in a sustainable way. My drive is to enable people to create businesses, products and services that unlock and distribute new growth in the world. I work to understand the successful business models behind the worlds fastest growing companies; the tech giants with their winner-takes-all outcomes, and translate it for leaders wanting scalable yet equitable businesses. I'm an ExO coach and trainer. Ex-ITC (UN/WTO) and Swiss Re.

Tokyo, Japan

I am the founder of Harch Inc, a digital media company based in Tokyo and Yokohama city, Japan. We run the online circular economy platform called "Circular Economy Hub" and work with Japanese companies to accelerate a circular economy. We also host the local circular city initiative called "Circular Yokohama". I am very curious about bringing the concept of doughnut economy into Japan and now thinking of organizing a Doughnut workshop in Tokyo. I hope we could have a good collaboration across borders.

Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

I have degrees in Anthropology and Social Development and teach in Ateneo de Manila University.

Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados

I am retired Director and Professor Emeritus at the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES), at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Barbados. My BSc in marine biology is from UWI, Jamaica, and my MSc and PhD are from the University of Guelph, Canada. I also worked with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO), the CARICOM Fisheries Programme, the Caribbean Conservation Association and as a consultant. I began working on Caribbean Fisheries in 1981. I have been working on national and regional ocean governance in the Wider Caribbean and elsewhere for over 20 years.

White Salmon, Washington, United States of America

Brian T. Mullis is a destination management, development and marketing specialist who is passionate about community-led conservation and regenerative tourism. From April 2018-2020, he was the Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), in which time the country became globally recognized as a leading sustainable destination. Prior to leading the GTA, he founded and led Sustainable Travel International for 14 years. Leading initiatives and delivering innovative solutions within governmental agencies and multinationals and for MSMEs and community leaders in 70+ countries has given Brian a unique ability to foster multi-stakeholder collaboration, bridge communication divides, and generate tangible results at scale. This stems from 25+ years of experience in CEO positions in the private, public and civil sectors and a long track record of generating positive socio-economic and conservation outcomes through tourism.

Tampere, Länsi-Suomi, Finland

A Culture gardener working on improving the (economic) cultural soil and planting seeds for flourishing ecosocial regeneration. Creating tools, space and ways of communication for taking care of this garden. Helping grow regeneratively two cooperatives, Ehta Raha & Jälleenrakentajat.