Meet the DEAL Community

England, United Kingdom

Hi all! I'm designing a social change platform and trying to navigate a startup journey avoiding the finance traps that could hinder my governance aspirations, whilst simultaneously wrestling against the advice and attitudes that all the typical startup communities promote. I've championed B Corp and other models for years, but nothing has resonated quite so much as when I first heard Erinch speak about Doughnut Economics at Purposefest in Bristol last year, and everything I've seen/heard related to it since then utterly magnetises me (please don't invite me into a DE cult if one exists because I would quite likely join...) I'm super keen to immerse myself in these discussions and ideas to put me in good stead to build an organisation that has the most wonderful impact that it can. I'd also love to connect with some people whose eyes don't glaze over when I avidly discuss my dream governance model, or my reservations about using AI, or that I really don't want to maximise my profit by taking advantage of some loophole etc etc! But more than anything I think I just need to be part of this community to remain hopeful that there is a way through this devastating planetary overshoot and social shortfall situation as it is today.

New Zealand

Professor of physical activity and urban health at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. 

Putra Business School, Malaysia

Dr. Ida is an associate professor at Putra Business School (PBS). She teaches Master of Business Administration (MBA) students and supervises research students (MSc and PhD). Her publications on business and management include topics such as cross-cultural management, micro-finance, knowledge management, human resource management, tourism, etc. Prior to joining PBS, she served the Malaysia Productivity Corporation for 24 years in various departments. She was also a registered expert with Asian Productivity Organization (APO) which is based in Tokyo. She conducted training programmes for APO member countries and co-authored four books on knowledge management. Ida obtained her doctoral degree in Quality and Productivity Improvement from National University of Malaysia (2008), her thesis is on knowledge management. Her Master’s degree in Economics from National University of Malaysia (2000), and her Bachelor’s degree in Economics from International Islamic University, Malaysia (1993).

Novi Novi Sad, South Bačka District, Serbia

I'm fresh bachelors graduate in economics from School of Economics and Business Ljubljana. Recently I've been also learning Data Science at Turing College, and my future goals are to intertwine economics and data science in such ways to enhance ongoing efforts and narratives around economic development and human flourishing within planetary boundaries. I'm planning to pursue Masters programe in Economics with Data Science at SEBLU. Where I plan to focus my studies on exploring and quantifying these new ways of systems thinking. 

Bucharest, Romania

Dublin, Ireland

Great Barrington, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States

Karen Christensen is a writer, environmentalist, and publisher whose work as an innovative global publisher has depended on systems thinking. She has worked with academics in every discipline, including ecological economics. Her current focus is social cohesion and climate adaptation. Karen began corresponding with Ray Oldenburg, who coined the term ‘third place, in 1991. She invited him to join the board of the Encyclopedia of Community and in 2012 began to visit him in Florida. He left her with the task of writing a new version of The Great Good Place, which explains the vital role third places can play in solving climate change, loneliness, and political polarization. Karen brings to the subject both international experience and work as an advocate for public transportation. She founded the Train Campaign and is CEO of Berkshire Publishing Group. Join me on Substack: thinking globally, acting locally https://karenchristensen.substack.com & preparing for climate change without losing your mind https://homecology.substack.com/about.    

Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain

For five years I have specialized in the development of sustainable tourism by obtaining a PhD from Erasmus University in 2022. I am now putting this expertise into practice. I work with governments, marketing organizations, and tourism companies on sustainable change - always supported by a scientific basis.     Much of my research has revolved around regenerative tourism using the doughnut economics model as a tool. Between 2020 and 2022, I developed workshops based on doughnut economics and applied them to a tourism context. Together with seven urban destinations in the Netherlands, we investigated how the model can be used in tourism to facilitate a sustainable transition. The research has been published and can be read in the journal Tourism Geographies. The title of the publication:  Urban tourism transitions: doughnut economics applied to sustainable tourism development. After my period at Erasmus University, it was time for a change. I traveled by train to Austria to spend a month walking in the mountains and thinking about the future. After my defense in December 2022, I moved to the Spanish countryside (Asturias) to build my sustainable dream life there, including a large vegetable garden and food forest. In addition to my work as a freelance researcher, writer, and advisor, I spend many hours here sustainably renovating an old house and creating an edible garden.

Boulder, Colorado, United States

​​I’m a researcher and writer, passionate about redistributing power and wealth and reimagining the responsibilities of markets and the government. After a career leading teams and a business in the tech industry, I pivoted to pursue a graduate degree in Anthropology to allow myself the room to pursue the question that I care about—how can we redistribute power to workers? I'm now seeking a full-time role in leadership or research positions at public policy, research, and/or nonprofit organizations that are focused on transforming corporate responsibility and how our markets operate.    

Milano, Milan, Italy

  #nature  

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Service designer by profession and life long student. Passionate about incorporating sustainability into design of services. Here to learn from the smartest minds. 

USA

I'm the director of a new documentary film titled FINDING THE MONEY about an underdog group of economists on a mission to instigate a paradigm shift by flipping our understanding of the national debt, and the nature of money, upside down. From my background in environmental studies and ecological economics I wanted to understand the systemic causes and solutions to our biggest challenges like climate change and inequality. That lead me to a story about money and economics. The story we tell about money matters. The film follows economist Stephanie Kelton on a journey through Modern Money Theory or MMT to unveil money not as an obstacle towards improving human and environmental well-being, but as the organizing tool we can use to shape our economies to thrive within planetary boundaries.

Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium

A Circular economy facilitator, I: - Help organisations make a successful transition to the circular economy in a transparent, fluid and efficient way, using collective intelligence. - Support companies in improving their ESG performance. - Raise awareness of the environmental crisis and of alternatives that are more respectful of our planet and its resources. - give presentations and lectures in organisations and the academic world.

Paris, France

Assistant Professor of Sustainable finance, IESEG School of Management 

Atlacomulco, Atlacomulco, Mexico 50455, Mexico

siempre me he preguntado que sigue...

Braga, Portugal

Hi, my name is Sílvia, I live in the wonderful city of Braga upt in the North of Portugal. I am a trained economist, a marketing enthusiast and a social entrepreneur at heart. I started my own business in Marketing & Communication in 2010 and in 2020 I founded my own brand: re.store! re.store is the Planet-and-People friendly brand built on the circularuty principles. We upcycle textile waste, leftovers and samples from the Portuguese textile industry (so far, +6.e tons) and transform them into new, functional products with a purpose. All our products are stitched by our social partners (social institutions, refugees, prison inmates, social causes) to whom we pay a financial salary (+€58k so far) and an emotional one because we foster their self esteem and sense of belonging in society. We also share our experience, stories and motivation at schools and universities as well as in organizations because we believe we must contribute to the collective awareness that we need to change and transform our consumer behaviour. And this is the 3rd P in our strategy: Pedagogy for change (1st being People and 2nd being Planet). I am thrilled to be able to join this community, to share our experience and concerns and learn from others, thus contributing to the importance of a sustainable and socially inclusive TOMORROW!       

Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

I work for an educational awarding body that quality health and safety professionals to make workplaces safer and healthier. 

Switzerland

Sofi Khwaja-Horekens  Co-founder and CEO of Thesus (formerly Alice + Whittles), an award-winning social and environmentally progressive outdoor footwear brand servicing the global market for sustainable footwear. Thesus is leading the way in building a regenerative footwear business, one that has a positive impact at every stage of its value chain. Sofi has moved ThesusTM beyond supply chain "sustainability" toward a regenerative mindset - developing relationships with long-term partners around the globe who are values-aligned, centering planetary boundaries, nature, and materials innovation in the business model. ThesusTM celebrates diversity and inclusion in the outdoors and inspires millions of people living in growing cities around the world to Be Outside, connecting with themselves, their community, and the Planet.  In addition to her work with Thesus, Sofi is currently adjunct faculty with the Villars Institute, a nonprofit foundation and think tank with a mandate to accelerate the transition to a net zero and nature-positive economy through systems change.  Before launching ThesusTM, Sofi worked in management consulting, law, policy, and fieldwork with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Canada, Switzerland, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. She currently lives in a small village in the Swiss Alps with her husband Nicholas (co-founder of Thesus) and their son Emile.  • Woman of the Year 2022 - BSB, Canada • CAFA Nominee 2022 for Sustainability - Canada. • Speaker on Eco-preneurship - SalesForce, AAFA, Aga Khan Museum, Soho House, and various secondary and post-secondary educational institutions. • Former board member of the Fair Rubber Association

London, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

During the day, I'm a young tech worker from Australia, working in fintech roles, allowing me how to best structure and grow an organisation.  Outside of this I have spent time in various community organising roles in environmental, political and social causes in Australia.  I've recently moved to London and am looking for opportunities to leverage these skills to help bring about positive social change. 

Île-de-France, France

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Started a part time PhD at  UCL that’s looking at adopting doughnut economics and the resource based view within health systems

Jakarta, Indonesia

Presently, I work at One Data Indonesia, Ministry of National Development Planning, Republic of Indonesia, as a Communications Manager. While I'm not working on my PhD in Science in Management, I enjoy teaching System Dynamics and Agent Based Modeling on occasion.

Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

I hold my degrees in Economics from UFJF, UFRGS, UFPE and a post-doctorate in Education and Economics from UFTM. I'm a Full Professor at the Faculty of Economics at UFJF. I research themes in Industrial Organization and Education and Economics. I currently coordinate an extension project of a multidisciplinary nature, with an emphasis on studies and practices focused on human development in academia and the civil community. I also worked taking Economics to High School in an extension project of Economics and Art. At the interface between teaching, research and extension, I'm also interested in studies on the quality of teaching and learning in Economics.