Meet the DEAL Community

Lisbon, Área Metropolitana de Lisboa, Portugal

Critical educator, researcher and activist specialising in critical pedagogies and collaborative methodologies.  I have an ongoing project called periferias dibujadas that addresses urban conflicts through marginalised visions and creative critiques.  Interested in social movements, commons and housing. I facilitate collective learning processes with children, young people and women.  Co-founder of the TuTela Learning Network collective, a non-school of activist experiences.  Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity at LSE Inequalities.  I live in Lisbon and work in various other countries too, mainly in Hungary, Italy and Spain.   linktr.ee/kittibaracsi Latest project: tinyurl.com/mergulhar 

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Web developer with an interest in ecology, economics and the future of our society. I am also involved in the local Green Party

Genebra, Genève, Suíça

I am an economist and a public policy & sustainability professional. I have experience with the public budget of Rio de Janeiro city and state, and knowledge in the federal budget arena of Brazil. In 2020, I looked at the sustainability assessment capabilities of the major pension funds of the world and how they compare to other institutional investors. Recently, I looked into the conflict of budget planning between the monetary authority and the public retirement and pension system of Brazil. In my undergraduate studies, I felt similar discomfort and dissonance as Raworth when studying economics and I would like to see incorrect and refuted ideas in the field give way to more human and real ones.

San Luis Obispo, California, United States of America

Excited by Distributed Cooperative Organizations, "DisCOs", which are a way for people to work together in ways that are cooperative, feminist economic, and commons-oriented. DisCOs explicitly account for the value of care work. See https://disco.coop/

Tel Aviv, מחוז תל אביב, Israel

Co-founder of the TLV Doughnut Coalition and a Development economist with the World Bank Group. My main focus is on Social Protection and Active Labor Market Policies

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

✊ Founder @ isgood.ai 🚀 #aiforgood 🦓 #techfogood 🌎 Enabling Systemic Change for People, Planet and Prosperity to Thrive in Balance 🦄 forhumanity.org.au

Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany

City of London, England, United Kingdom

Founder of IncomeMax

Aarhus, Danmark

Everyone is talking about the climate – even the politicians (especially them) – BUT what are they doing? And what are we all doing you - and me? That is the question right now! Many of us feel that too little is being done in the area of ​​climate changes. The world is chaotic. There are wars and energy crisis's. Social inequality is growing globally. And at the same time, climate changes are becoming clearer to everyone. Heat waves, droughts and storms ravage the continents. What do we stand for? Something must be done! We have chosen to fight for the climate and against inequality at the same time.  Kate Raworth has addressed this double sided fight so brilliant in her book 'Doughnut Economics' . This is why we call ourselves the Donut group, because we are inspired by her book 'Doughnut economics'.  We have a website aarhusdoughnut.dk   We come from different groups: ActionAid Denmark  -the Central City Council - Seniors without Borders - The Donut group in Mejlgade 53 - . Our vision and mission is that the City of Aarhus becomes a Donut city like Amsterdam and, not least, acts accordingly. We participate in the debates about urban development in Aarhus, both physical, environmental and social development. The Donut group in Aarhus has existed since 2019. We hold meetings with city council politicians, with the Copenhagen Donut and other climate groups in Aarhus.  In September 2021 we organized a digital and physical conference with presentations by Kate Raworth, Rob Shorter from DEAL and Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam Marieke Van Doorninck. To discuss the possibilities for Aarhus as a Donut city, a panel consisting of politicians nominated for the municipal elections 2021 were invited. Approx. 100 people attended physically and approx. 50 participated digitally. In November 2022 we organized a Doughnut Conference this time in the City Hall with representatives from the political parties in the City Council, Rob Shorter and representatives from the local businesses.  Again approx. 100 people attended the Conference and the workshops we had arranged. We are an open group where all aspects of the climate crisis can be discussed and we consider ourselves a forum where there is room to reverse current developments - and initiatives.

Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Hi, my name is Tom and I live in Worcester, UK. I've been involved with the local Green Party for several years trying to promote policies that do not take people, natural environment and our future for granted. I'm also active with Green Christian UK which gathers fellow Christians who act locally but think about global challenges posed by the Climate Crisis and inadequate economic policies. I hope for a better future.

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

UX designer, storyteller, art lover, culture-jammer, recovering techie in Cambridge, UK. Determined to be a good ancestor.  Masters in Regenerative Economics from Schumacher College 2021-2022. Gets excited about water, rivers, ecology, rights of nature, alternative currencies, degrowth. 

San Remigio, Cebu, Philippines

cognitive scientist, HR consultant, management consultant and volunteer worker

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

I am a researcher in urban sustainability based at the University of Sheffield, UK. My current work focuses upon models of sustainability and their translation to the urban context.

Berlin, Deutschland

Father, husband and systems thinker.

Oslo, Norway

I am an independent communications professional, specialising in sustainability and circularity. My experience spans from culture and media work to NGO activism and international politics. My approach is combining the cross sectoral with the practical. I work with companies in different fields from interior design, digitisation with open standards to a sustainable bakery and green cabin developers.

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Join coordinator of Cardiff Friends of the Earth and Divest Parliament campaigner. I've been continually inspired by the vision of the Doughnut economic theory and would like to see it implemented in the Cardiff Capital Region and beyond.

Macau, 澳門 Macau, People's Republic of China

Anyone who believes in indefinite growth on a physically finite planet is either mad, or an economist. – Sir David Attenborough

Founder of Biomimicry Innovation Lab. Keynote speaker, Workshop faciltator, Designer, Urbanist, Behavioural economics, Systems-thinking, Complexity Science. Richard loves to explore fresh ideas and concepts and is ever curious about the environment around him. He is an award-winning designer and has worked around the world in cities, manufacturing, food systems and product design. Richard’s passion is developing new models of innovation to reduce costs, improve efficiency and resilience in the design and manufacturing process. He taught at some of the top design schools in the world: from The Royal College of Art (UK); The Pratt Institute (USA); Vellore Institute of Technology (India); and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Hungary). Richard is also the founder of the non-profit Biomimicry UK, and the CEO of an equine technology startup, Smart Stable Limited. He combines this with extensive research development with international collaborators.

Tokyo, Japan

Program Coordinator and Strategic Communications lead for the More Jobs Better Lives Foundation, located in Japan. I am thrilled for the opportunity to connect with others who are looking to implement the Doughnut, whether it be on a small are large scale.

Oslo, Norway

Excited about how the Doughnut model can transform what it means to be a successful city. Looking forward to learning, networking & contributing with people also passionate about this mission. My background is a blend of capital projects (arch,eng,constr), smart cities and data science/ visualization. I'm currently the Founder of FutureDistributed.org. Future Distributed is the global knowledge-sharing platform on a mission to transition the Built Environment sector, so that it supports thriving citizens and a thriving planet.

London Borough of Barnet and South West France

Composer, pianist and founder of ClimateKeys; an initiative to increase climate engagement via conversations with concert audiences - now transforming to a post-COVID model. Culture needs to be at the forefront of social change. I'm investigating using the ClimateKeys platform to engage local councils in Doughnut Economics as a device to transform away from locally-based carbon-intensive, harmful projects and replace them with projects in which the community can "thrive".

Kildare, Leinster, Ireland

A committed sustainability advocate, Ali is passionate about driving the transition towards a zero-carbon world and is dedicated to supporting business and society in their roles as change agents. She has worked in sustainability for over 13 years across the private, public and NGO sectors in Ireland as well as the UK and Netherlands. Her professional work has seen her design and deliver leading sustainability strategies, inform policy, and drive innovation across a range of sectors in Ireland and internationally. In 2020, Ali embarked on a PhD to research interests the preparedness of business leaders for the sustainability transition.

Kopenhagen, Region Hovedstaden, Dänemark

I am a master student in social entrepreneurship and interested in a transition to a resilient, green and social economy.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Advising on ecosystem intent, flow & collaboration for a regenerative economy.