Meet the DEAL Community

Helsinki

I am a cultural producer and place-maker with roots in Belgium. I'm inspired by the change of mindset that doughnut economics promotes, and looking for ways to contribute.

Bath, UK

Recent finisher of Doughnut Economics. Work for a large food company and interested in all things circular and sustainable, and keen to expand current knowledge and learn from others.

Cape Town

Director of the earth is round, an ethical small African digital content agency. We specialise in digital design & communications for organisations working for the greater good. Our mission is to serve social & environmental justice NPOs and ethical businesses with excellent, fit-for-purpose communications, design, branding & digital content.

Roma, Rome, Italy

Stirling, Scotland

I feel called to help bring forth a more coherent and harmonious way of living for all.  Kate's teachings are energising and inspire me to use my skills to help on a practical level. I also follow Charles Eisenstein's work and am part of the New and Ancient Story (NaAS) community, a place where like-hearted people connect to share ideas on how we can remember our humanity to heal and build a better future together.  My professional background is in marketing, and until recently I have been developing behaviour change campaigns for public health and safety. Through that work, I have seen how fear directs our society and I think it's time to change that.  I am involved with a handful of community charities and projects, and see potential for change, but also the many roadblocks.  I am on the Board of Trustees for Creative Stirling, a creative network for the city of Stirling (Scotland), that asserts change through enterprise, arts and culture working with and for all of Stirling’s diverse communities.   Now I am signing up to DEAL to better understand how it works and how to bring positive change to Stirling via the networks that I have.  Pleasure to be here.

Sydney, Australia

Empathy, community and understanding. I'm a facilitator and trainer who helps people forge unbreakable bonds through learning the art of human connection. By stepping through the skills of human connection and regenerative leadership, we can build thriving communities. Places with strong networks, sharing and collaboration. Where members trust in each other and have the skills to build bloody beautiful things together. #empathy       

Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

Academic from ITESO, Jesuit University of Guadalajara, with interest in alternative and solidarity economies, social movements and complex thinking.

Lausanne, Switzerland

Since 2021, I led the downscaling of the Doughnut to the transboundary area of the Greater Geneva (France, Switzerland) and to the University of Lausanne. I spent pretty much time working on the following issues : • how to downscale the Doughnut without loosing its deep ecology approach ? • which ecological indicators can we use at local and global scales ? • how to build a social basement based on the Theory of Human Needs approach (to ensure that a Safe and Just Space still exists) ? My colleague Cecilia Matasci, also from the University of Lausanne, created a method to evaluate the Global-Social impacts of the university, based on the imported modern slavery. I spent my less time on : • participative production of the downscaled Doughnut (we always did it between "experts") • transforming business models with Doughnut Economics • producing operationnal public policies driven by the Doughnut Model (on process with the Administration of the University of Lausanne, in 2024).

Mill Valley, CA, USA

Kevin Bayuk works at the intersection of ecology and economy where permaculture design meets next economy organizations intent on meeting human needs while enhancing the conditions conducive to all life. He is a co-founder and  partner with LIFT Economy, co-manager of the Force for Good Fund, the Senior Financial Fellow at Project Drawdown, impact investment strategist for Riverstyx Foundation and a founding partner of the Urban Permaculture Institute San Francisco. You can hear Kevin on Next Economy Now podcast.

Mexico | Florida

I am a visual artist and domestic worker. I want to invest in my communities and divest from growth-oriented epistemes. I am interested in bridging my art and labor communities and harnessing the power of beauty and creativity towards more just models of community and economic life.         

India

I am a journalist based in India and I write extensively on climate change, green growth and sustainable development goals.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

[The Glass Doughnut at Immersio 2023 (Telekom Museum)] [ The Glass Doughnut at Immersio 2023 (Telekom Museum) ]

France

• Born November 1946 • Qualifications MA (Open), Dipl. Arch (Leeds) • 1972 Founded Practice - Norman Fellows • 1988-2000 Part-time teaching, Matthew Arnold, Oxford and Sawston Village College, Cambridge • 1999-2006 Part-time administrating, University of Cambridge International Examinations and the Assessment Qualifications Alliance, UK • 2001 Founder on Blogger of Archiblog (Experimental Practice) • 2008 Founded Edukit - World Educational System

Germany

I am a Nigerian who is passionate about energy increase in Africa. I believe that leadership is a choice and we all have a role to play in the energy transition. Therefore, I am making a conscious decision to play a part in the journey toward a sustainable future. By co-developing a startup that is focused on turning biogas into an affordable and accessible source of clean energy for African communities.

Barcelona, Spain

I’m the co-founder of TetherEV (tetherev.io), a startup with the mission of turning electric vehicles into one decentralised connected virtual battery to stabilise the electric grid and allow every EV owner to become a stakeholder in the fight against climate change and benefit from it.  I am eager to learn more about the doughnut economics best practices to ensure we meet all our planetary boundaries.

Ottawa

Molina de Segura, Murcia, Spain

Hello. I came across your work after reading Donut Economics, by Kate Raworth, and I was hooked on the message. Right now I believe that the ideas that are proposed from this community are directly linked to the need for a global paradigm shift to address anthropogenic climate change.  I am 59 years old. I'm married. I have 3 children. I have a degree in chemistry and have worked in food quality and safety in the private sector, in Murcia, my region, for more than 30 years. I also have experience as a secondary school science teacher. I am especially concerned about anthropogenic climate change and its consequences on our planet, on our societies, on our environment. I believe that another world is possible, despite the harsh reality that we have before our eyes, and that every grain of sand helps form a beach...

Newport Beach, California, USA

Apparel and Footwear Industry Veteran.    #costperwear  

Rome - Italy

I'm an actor, voice over and theater producer. I have founded 30 years ago The International Theatre, a cultural association that produced numerous theatre performances, national and international, and cultural events.  For 10 years I have produced an International multilingual theater season in Rome, hosting theater companies from the main Off Off European, American and Southafrican theater Festivals. I've been the Artistic Director 3 theatre in Rome. I have participated in 4 International cultural projects funded by European Cultural Programs. I've been the founder and the curator of creative residencies with National and International artists, hosted in a country mansion in the Umbria region (Italy). In 2018 I  became part of Ass. Cult. Music Theatre International as Artistic Director. In the same year I was the co-founder and Executive Producer of OnStage!festival (www.onstagefestival.it) born to create and celebrate independent “Off Off” American Theater in Italy.

Northampton, England

Dad to two sons and I want them to know that there is a better future alternative to the one that is being sold to them now in school and in mainstream media. Working in a large public sector company I am keen to see what thinking is being applied to these problems and if they can be incorporated into what I do. 

Dallas, TX

Hello! I currently live in Dallas, TX with my wife & 2 pups (Bennie & Oliver).  I read Doughnut Economics in 2018, and have been fascinated by the concept since. I studied organizational development psychology and currently work at a leadership development firm called The Confident Leader Group.  Really excited to be a part of a community who are thinking differently about what it means for humans & our planet to THRIVE.

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Currently, I work in Dark Matter Labs, an organisation supporting cities in their urban strategy and policy for climate change adaptation and the transition to climate-neutrality. Also, I am researching the topic of Just Transitions - i.e. how do we embed justice in the process of urban planning and transition management. I am also an architect and have worked for PlacemakingEurope in their Cities programme, this organisation focuses on processes community engagement and collective action in the built-environment.

Panamá

Business&Economic  thinker

Los Angeles, CA