Meet the DEAL Community

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Co - Founder and Director of CIVIC SQUARE. CIVIC SQUARE is a public square, neighbourhood lab, and creative + participatory platform focused on regenerative civic and social infrastructure within neighbourhoods.

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Ruurd is a systems thinker/doer, designer and a social entrepreneur, with many years in digital design, marketing, innovation and strategy. He is co-founder and strategist of Groundforce Studio, partner in the development of the Doughnut Economics Action Lab website . Ruurd is co-founder and former chair of the Amsterdam Donut Coalitie, co-founder and board member of Climate Cleanup, and a former Research Fellow at the Amsterdam University of Applied Science – where he also led the sustainability program Re-set. Currently, Ruurd is mainly active as a designer for DEAL and as a lecturer for the School for Change and the Bio Leadership Fellowship. Ruurd's favourite motto is from Charles Eames: 'eventually everything connects'.

Totnes, England, United Kingdom

Director at Leaders' Quest and Future Stewards. Business activist by day, kung fu enthusiast my night.

Europe

I am a public philosopher and author of books including The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World www.romankrznaric.com

Abcoude, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Builder of digital platforms for the common good. Co-founder of Groundforce Studio and Sumowala.com

Cádiz, Spain

Data Analysis & Research Lead at DEAL.  I'm interested in ways to 'translate' the global Doughnut to smaller scales, from neighbourhood to nation (and beyond).  Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Leeds.  Contact me by going to the DEAL contact form, and select 'Research & Data Analysis'.

London, England, United Kingdom

Communities & Art Lead at DEAL | Steward of the global community of grassroots organisers using Doughnut Economics | Workshop facilitator | DEAL Team tool designer | Collective imagination practitioner | Game designer | Musician

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

I wrote Doughnut Economics as the book that I wished I could have read when I was an economics student at university. It had far more traction than I could of imagined so I spent two years giving talks about it. Then I thought, OK, enough talk: who actually wants to do this? Because every day I was getting messages from teachers, community makers, city planners, entrepreneurs, civil servants - all of whom were starting to turn the ideas of Doughnut Economics into practice. I'm a big believer in the power of peer-to-peer inspiration. So often, the most inspiring person is someone like yourself - a fellow teacher, or mayor, or community leader - who is already doing that thing that you thought was impossible. So I cannot wait to see what happens in this community. Here's to the change-makers who just start doing it. Let's co-create the tools for a regenerative and distributive future. Let's share our stories of what we did and how - because that is what will inspire us all.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Hello there 👋 I'm the Digital Platform Lead here at DEAL, which means I lead the design, development and management of this website, the DEAL Community Platform.   My professional background is in game development as a programmer. I'm interested in using play to help people explore important and complex topics.   I'm also a freelance writer covering the games industry, technology and climate change I've been involved in the fossil fuel divestment movement as a campaigner, combining the need for climate action with tangible steps towards a more regenerative economic system.   I also helped found the game workers branch of the IWGB - the UK's first trade union dedicated to empowering and improving the rights of workers in the games industry.

New York

I'm a design researcher working on tech policy for economic inclusion with digital public infrastructure for financial services

Malmö, Skåne, Sweden

Carolina, Puerto Rico

Political science professor at the University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras focused on public policy and administration. My interest and approach to Doughnut Economics is from a political and public policy perspective.

Berlin, Germany

Hi! I am an eLearning video editor currently retraining to become a psychotherapist. I was very inspired by Kate Raworth's book, and would love to learn more! :)

Bampton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

I held my first Doughnut Economics talk in January, with support from Oxfordshire Doughnut Economics Collective, in Bampton Library. We are having a follow-on meeting later this week (February 13). In the first meeting we completed the 'Unrolling the Doughnut' activity which generated lots of ideas. The purpose of this next meeting is to see how we can action these ideas and set up our local group. I am excited to be a part of this growing collective and feel the model offers a practical and effective way to monitor what we do, why we do it and what impact we are having.      

Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France

Hi! My research focuses on sufficiency-led practices, in both production and consumption contexts. I am interested in the application of the Doughnut at the organisational level.   

Ukraine

Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland

Monastir Monastir, Tunisia

Organisation of youth and sports entertainment MasterPeacer Tunisia Club

Oxford, United Kingdom

Ellena is a Graduate Student in the MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford. Prior to coming to Oxford, Ellena studied finance at Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada), managing Carleton University’s student investment fund ($2.0M AUM) and spearheading the integration of responsible investing and ESG principles across internal, asset, and portfolio levels. Research framing ESG as a financial sacrifice sparked Ellena’s interest in the nexus between value and values, fuelling her commitment to empowering the financial sector to deliver on the sustainability agenda.    Ellena’s interests include reshaping investment strategies in hard-to-abate sectors and advising on capital deployment to foster sustainable development. Moreover, Ellena is eager to research how impact investing can support the resiliency of Indigenous infrastructure.   Ellena is drawn to the DEAL community because she believes in the urgent need to transform our economic systems to prioritize sustainability and social equity. She is passionate about exploring how financial frameworks can align with the principles of Doughnut Economics.   Armed with a deep understanding of sustainability dynamics and financial acumen, Ellena plans to inform decision-making, redirect capital, and integrate net-zero into investment strategy. Moreover, she is eager to meaningfully support the resiliency of northern Indigenous populations. As a consulting professional advising clients nationwide, Ellena offers practical experience in the financial industry and a unique perspective into Canada’s economy. Her experience engaging Indigenous stakeholders provides valuable insight in addressing socio-economic challenges through strategy. Furthermore, her track record of research in sustainability as it intersects with enterprise offers a research-oriented perspective.    At the crossroads of value and values, Ellena is committed to building a prosperous, equitable, and sustainable future. Joining this community offers an invaluable opportunity to collaborate with like-minded individuals and contribute to innovative solutions that can drive meaningful change in our economic systems, ultimately fostering a more sustainable and equitable future. 

London

I head up Studio Elk, a design agency that helps product brands go beyond superficial sustainability.

Berlin, Germany

Dublin 8, Ireland

Hi everyone, am Sheila, based in Dublin, loving the doughnut theory and like to get involved

Coastal Carolina University, 108 James P. Blanton Circle, Conway, South Carolina 29526, United States

Mexico City, Mexico