Meet the DEAL Community

UK

I'm a 'growth marketer' and as such my role takes me into the world of #pricing, supply-demand and #sustainable growth. I'd first heard about doughnut economics in 2018 through effective altruism. But since listening to Kate Raworth make a call to arms (or at least say is there an alternative option?) on the 'Leading' podcast, I am inspired to partake and see if I can contribute in any way. Keen to provide time, energy and capital to spread the good word!

London, England

I am interested in changing public policy to benefit the masses and managing tourism to benefit communities. BSc Economics, University of Kansas; MSc Tourism Managment, Technological University Dublin; MSc Data Science and Econometrics, Goldsmiths University of London.

Brighton, UK

A Chartered Accountant (FCCA) with over 20 years’ experience delivering results in senior accounting, strategic and project management roles within the corporate, non-profit and the international development sectors. I am passionate about applying his skills to delivering positive social change. After five years overseeing the delivery of an ambitious waste reduction strategy for the Rockhampton region, in 2023 I am returning to the international development sector, to apply my skills in the fight for social and economic justice in the global south.

Rutland, England

I am a devotee of both #systemsthinking (to tame complexity) and #creativity (to discover solutions),  so the DEAL objectives are very exciting.   I have a lot of experience too, as well as being the author of 15 books, including (if I may!) *  Seeing the Forest for the Trees - A manager's guide to applying systems thinking (Nicholas Brealey, 2002) *  Strategic Thinking Illustrated  - Strategy made visual using systems thinking (Routledge, 2022) * Smart Things to Know about Innovation and Creativity (Capstone, 2001) * How to be Creative - A practical guide for the mathematical sciences, co-authored with Professor Nicholas J Higham FRS FREng (SIAM, 2022) * Creativity for Scientists and Engineers (Institute of Physics Publishing, 2022)

Hello Kete and all. I am a 76 year old retired GP living in Martinborough, NZ (a small wine town about 80 kms north east of Wellington). I have a wife and we have four daughters and a new grandson who live in the UK presently. The last forty years of my life have been in a sense seriously blighted by the stupidity of the neoliberal economic ascendancy and the abandonment of the value of the commons, Thatcherism, Reaganism. It never made any sense to me - it is a cruel Darwinian way to run society and that economics has become the ideology of nearly everything running our society is madness. Economics is like studying our existence through a telescope, you can only see one small part at at time, magnifying the detail to an importance is never deserves, whereas everything truly important in our human existence lies outside the telescope's field of view and is never examined or accounted for.  Economics is not a science, at the best it is a social study, and subject to all the randomness and unpredictability of human behaviour, as individuals, as groups. I go on to suggest with appropriate cynicism that economics is most like criminology, the only difference being that criminology is the study of greed and corruption in those tried and found guilty, whereas economics is the study of greed and corruption in those yet to be arrested.  Neoliberal capitalism died in 2008 only to be resuscitated in Frankenstein fashion by the infusions of trillions of dollars of public money, without of course any permission from the citizenry, to use their assets this way,  only to die again just 12 years later in the face of Covid. What use an economic system of such systemic weakness and moral and physical decay? I have written diatribes, rants, letters to papers , spoken at political meetings etc against this capitalist supremacy takeing our societies and our planet to ruin.  In the early 2000s I suggested the world needs a "New Ecological Enlightenment". To summarise, I wrote  how likely is it that the ideologies of even the most brilliant minds of the original Enlightenment would be still appropriate 250 years later, when these ideas developed in a world with a population ten times smaller, and vast land masses still to be conquered and tamed, both people and resources.? It makes no sense to me to think these ideas are any longer relevant in our present situation, which is slipping into serious peril. .  And as for growth?? PM Liz Truss: "We need growth, growth, growth", echoing precisely Starmer's "Growth, growth, growth". I think these two people, and anyone else who thinks the same thing is literally "insane, insane, insane".  Prof. Albert Bartlett is a hero of mine. 

UK

Dynamic Leader, with experience in both the public, charity and private sector in the UK and Europe. Delivers highly successful solutions with an in-depth understanding of complexity and change. A proven track record of project and financial leadership in a range of sectors, developing innovative solutions whilst managing competing priorities. Background in HR and Learning and Development provides additional expertise and supports a committed approach to any role.  Successfully utilised  Doughnut Economics to model the Glastonbury Town Deal as part of the UK Government Levelling Up Agenda.

Graduated from NSU in Fort Lauderdale with a degree in Environmental Science. Spent 1 year with Americorps NCCC as a volunteer team leader; recently moved back to my family farm in Central Illinois to support my grandfather. Looking for ways to ameliorate the upcoming polycrisis of biosphere disruption, global warming, and international unrest.

Turkey

Decentralized Individual 

Greenwich london

I am a retired physician and have been working in various organisations for the past 50 years trying to ensure that social environmental and fiscal justice prevail, as only when these do will we be able to create a healthy society. I recently was a founder member of the UK health alliance on climate change , and have been instrumental in working to ensure that we collectively work on all the components of our ecological crisis not just carbon emissions,

Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal

I am a permaculture practitioner with experience in straw bale building and gardening. I am very interested in doughnut economics as a way to transform our current economic model.  Having grown up in the UK I decided to live in central Portugal where I am renovating an old house and creating a food forest. 

Dunedin, New Zealand

I'm a public servant working in the environment field.  I did an undergraduate degree in economics in the early 90s, but never took the step of faith required to become "an economist".  I'm now particularly interested in the policy settings required to save the planet, including what changes are needed in macroeconomic settings, governance performance measures, and how we could change the relationship between government and international finance.

Milan

Eco social Artist and Life skill trainer Former CEO multinational medical device company I am providing training for companies, hospitals and institution through my art BARABUBBLES (see instagram). They are 4 main characters with different behavioural styles based  on jung study. I am fostering new concepts of circular economy during my training in big organization using my art for passing important messages

Chagford UK

Currently a parish councillor in Chagford, very interested in sustainability, green energy sources and alternative economic solutions.  

Llanfyllin

Living remotely in Wales, post covid, I've been thinking about Community Resilience Community Sufficiency, and Low Tech solutions to issues faced. Wales is full of remnants of agrarian society/economies. Almost everything was taken from the land and produced and consumed locally. Im interested to see what can be reinvigorated and what still works in today's civilization. The following is taken from my CV: A resourceful and technically proficient project manager with a diverse background in IT, Post Production, AV, Events, and Installations. Skilled in managing both internal operations and externally facing projects, I have successfully collaborated with clients across the globe in various verticals and industries. With a strong enthusiasm for automation, I am a logical thinker who brings extensive experience to streamline processes and drive efficiency. # Low Tech   # Community Sufficiency # Community Resilience          

Longueil Sainte Marie, France

San Diego, CA

Looking for practical ways to help our economy and lifestyle transition to a sustainable, regenerative, and healthy relationship within our communities and ecosystem.

Cromer, North Norfolk

Now 83, I am a long time campaigner against nuclear weapons, roads, etc.     BSc Psychology and Social Anthropology from UCL in 1965. MPhl in local consultation about roads from UEA in 2000.    Several years as a Special Needs Teacher in 80s and 90s Long term member of the Green Party, locally active for over 10 years. Published a political fable on Kindle ‘The Roar of the Wind through the Trees’.  Self-published after lockdown, ‘It’s All Up To Us Now’ The ABC of Democratic Failure in the UK and What Civil Society Can Do About It’ (ISBN 978-1-9196037-0-4).  It traced the way monetarist policies had allowed capitalism to destroy our democracy and our services and led to corruption, incompetence and disregard for the law or human rights. Given the environmental and social crises, it concluded that only civil society – public and experts together – could tackle the crises in time to avert catastrophe.  It called for the development of formal grass roots policies for a public manifesto to be voted on and a Government of National Unity directed by Citizens Assemblies.  The first vital step is to get the public involved, contributing their vast knowledge and values and learning what the real dangers and possibilities are in contrast to current government and media’s versions.  At this late stage our lives ae going to have to change so much that the public must understand why and lead the way. Doing the work will educate us, empower us and teach the values of co-operation and tolerance.  While a public manifesto voted on by significant numbers will by itself put huge pressure on any government in power to comply.  The book pointed out that strikes could bring the country to a standstill, but without a clear vision of where to go they would achieve nothing.   Now working with the Citizen Network to put on a series of webinars on ‘farming food and wildlife’ to promote the widespread conversations needed.  Our fifth is planned for 21 September at 6.30. We will then use that information along with lots of existing reports ignored by governments, and the work of Diem25 the grassroots European movement, to form principles and policies to be commented on and contributed to, by anyone.   We started with ‘farming, food and wildlife’ because food is of vital interest to everyone, because current practice is a major factor in our problems; and because there are already so many good initiatives providing solutions. Solutions known for decades. Our role is to bring all this knowledge and action together into formal policies.  We will make use of the many helpful expert reports which have been ignored by government as well as the grassroots policies developed across Europe by Diem25 (Democracy in Europe Movement).    It is clear that all policies, including governance, need to be radically changed, and that funding is essential to them all. I very much hope you will join us in this work, to describe the sustainable economy we need AND how to use the present one to get us there without market disaster. In the webinars so far, UBI has been mentioned and Anna Pick has given Positive Money’s recipe for change, but the public must be thoroughly informed on all aspects, or they will not engage with developing policies or trust the manifesto.    For example – given the ignorance about how near we are to tipping points that will make environmental disaster inevitable, and the way wildfires are destroying trees which have been seen as a major tool to mitigate problems, must we now focus more on stopping human activity?  Would a moratorium on all unnecessary human activity until carbon levels are significantly reduced be the wisest thing to do and is it possible? Or would paying people to stop work, a generous UBI, be enough or better, to enable people to stop work, support voluntary work and give people time to engage with decision making? However detailed a public manifesto, there will be lots to decide in this very unpredictable era.  Given the freedom of Brexit – can we go ahead with either of these policies or will it lead to market disaster?  Could quantitative easing pay for UBI?   We really need your help.  

Connecticut

Owner of 145 year old family manufacturing company.  I have experienced the transfer of productive wealth to personal wealth by the investment community and the growing divide between the ultra-rich and the rest of humanity. I have seen Rachel Carson's fears for our planet come to fruition during my own lifetime. I have seen the United States move from a fragile Democracy to a full on Oligarchy which has, by design polarized my fellow countrymen and pitted good people against each other.  Those who benefit from exploiting the planet and its people have successfully gamed the system, undermined our citizens trust in legitimate science and instilled fear of "others" taking away their standard of living.   I found a possible solution to ALL of the problems we are facing in a regenerative economy not based on GDP growth.  As soon as the goal changes from short term, exploitation to long term sustainability, the incentive is gone to influence our political system.   I confess I have small hope that we can affect the change necessary to save the country and the planet in time for my grandchildren but I am willing to try my best to help. 

Melbourne

Luke is one of Australia’s leading environmental designers. He has been championing sustainable and regenerative design for over two decades, and has applied his passion and expertise across a wide range of award winning projects.  Nature based systems are Luke’s driving force. He sees everything through a wide ecological lens and believes this is a springboard to poetic design. Since 2008, Luke has been developing/evolving his “Elastic Loop” process driven design, procurement and occupation methodology.  He believes the industry can restructure and recalibrate to meet the wicked problems facing the industry. Luke’s systems thinking lens extends to water and food resilience. In 2005 – 2009 he developed an educational program for industry and councils on the holistic integration of rainwater collection and stormwater abatement. 

UK

Leading on sustainability for the organisation responsible for making the UK's nuclear waste permanently safe, sooner. Our mission to protect people and the environment involves application of the waste hierarchy and circular economy principles as well as major infrastructure development, and our impact will be felt by communities and society for multiple generations.

Dudelange, Luxembourg

I am a retired entrepreneur that uses this time to leave a better world at least through some concrete holistic CAREE projects. (Construction/Architecture/Renewable/Energy/ Environment) My target approach is to join Science (Thermodynamics, 2nd Law about Energy) and the Doughnut Economy in projects destined to transform the LOCAL Ecosystem Environments (Building, Agriculture, Mobility, Water, Infrastructure and Personal) These 2 target objectives are complemented by a proprietary General Purpose Tech AI tool for Ecosystem and Compliance Management.  "AI" for me means "Applied Intelligence" Using the term "artificial" is nonsense and does not fit with the Doughnut either.   You can access a summary presentation via my LinkedIn profile. The detail presentation showing the various projects has not been published yet, except to a few friends. We an discuss that later and see where 

University College London

Hi All, I'm a student and activist at University College London. Running a student society, I seek to create events at UCL that discuss Doughnut Economics, raising the profile and thinking about the political transition required. Personally, I am a big fan of constitutional reform. I have experience working for cooperatives, engaging with New Economics thinking and working in sustainable communications. Feel free to reach-out!