Meet the DEAL Community

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

I am a linguist and trained language teacher (French, EFL and Spanish) whose passion is explore how we can empower ALL in our education system to flourish and become curious lifelong learners. The main question that drives all my inquiries is: how do we change the way we educate and parent our young people and children so that they don't have to unlearn and re-learn a new approach to life when they reach adulthood? What would happen if we empowered our children and young people to grow and develop, to ensure that they get their most basic human needs (for physiological and survival, healthy relationships and sense of belonging and connectedness) so that they can truly let go of their fears and find meaning and purpose in their lives and be of service to others and the planet? As Kate asks in her book - how do we achieve human prosperity in a flourishing web of life?

Brussels, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium

Policy officer on clean hydrogen at DG RTD, European Commission.

Warsaw, Poland

Banker with 30+ experience mostly on Credit Risk and Rehabilitation side (also Financial, Liquidity, Capital, Interest Ratę RISKS). More will follow.

Beirut, Lebanon

Electrical engineer with interest in economics and how to build a sustainable economy.  

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Hi I am the CEO of a charity in Edinburgh. We support people who are #homeless and to raise money we run a #socialenterprise where we collect and sell #reuse #furniture.  I am interested in DEAL and applying its principles as a theory of change for a project I am currently working on. It is not city level but organisational level and I am interested in talking to other people who have used the principles of DE but operating at a much smaller level.

Tronoh, Perak / ڨيرق, Malaysia

Dr. Menaka Ganeson is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak Malaysia.  Her research focuses on microbiology (environmental & plant) and crop-fertilizer management. The details of her research are written below: • To identify the interaction between the microbes and their ecosystem for energy and environment sustainability. (current project deals with the methanogenesis process in hydraulic fractured shale under controlled conditions) • To deal with fungal pathogens and plant defense responses (biochemical reactions) causing plant disease (Oil palm-Ganoderma basal stem rot)  • Application of nano-fertilizer application to enhance plant growth and productivity (commercialization project) Beyond research in academia, her passion is to integrate research products or outcomes to solve industry-social problems.  Get in touch with Menaka at menaka20583@gmail.com/ 013-2401866

Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil

Founder of NRETIA Health | Ecosystem-as-a-service. NRETIA Health is a consulting company operating in the #healthcare sector. NRETIA Health compensate skills gaps of individual talents (IQ) by leveraging community talent (WeQ) and thus moving businesses from EGO to ECO(system). The company builds high-quality #ecosystem business solutions in healthcare sector based on customer services and #technology products. The term for this is „Ecosystem-as-a-service”.

Edmonds, Washington, United States of America

I help connect people working on similar social or planetary projects (see GoodStrings.ai).  I'm also an actionable learning strategist with a background in self-leadership (see JessieUpp.com)

City of London, England, United Kingdom

I am a Senior Public Sector Consultant at Gemserv Ltd. I'm interested in helping Public Sector organisations develop circular economy policy and embed principles into their organisations. Doughnut economics is core to this, and I'm keen to meet like-minded people and to learn more! You can contact me via my email or my LinkedIn page if you're interested in how I can help. 

Palafrugell, Catalunya, España

Catalan Cork Institute Foundation Manager Coordinator Team Member of the Girona Association for the Economy of Common Good. Interested in dissemination of DEAL movement in Spanish companies.

Exeter, England, United Kingdom

PhD student at the University of Exeter researching the role of agroforestry in achieving net zero and food security in the UK. Also a data scientist at the UK Met Office.

Tsukuba, Ibaraki Ken, Japan

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

I am a researcher and educator in sustainable enterprise at The Australian National University, Research School of Management.

Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Engineer, researcher and business advisor with interests in building innovation ecosystems for sustainability.  Also documentary photographer currently working on the importance of repair and reuse.    

Orient, New York, United States of America

Locavore turned Climatarian.  Columnist "Climate Local Now" East End Beacon.  Co-founder Drawdown East End.  Participant in East End community engagement effort "Food Scrap Diversion to Compost" an initiative of the Peconic Bioregion Alliance.   Reducing Food Waste is a top Drawdown Solution.  A circular economy for food will help people, communities and nature thrive.

Agnes Street, Breakfast Creek, Queensland, Australia

I come from a finance background.  I quit my last corporate job to establish my own business that has more balance between finance and purpose.  I'm a climate change advocate, have completed studies in the Task Force for Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) & ThinkZero Carbon Literacy.  

Lima, Perú

Latina, Peruvian female (she/her/ella). Consultant, researcher and educator focused on strategic design, transformation and prosperity. I have an extensive experience in human-centred design, business model transformation and the design and application of innovation methodologies. I have a keen interest in systemic design, the SDGs, and creating positive impact and that's the main reason that brings me to the DEAL community.

Rawson, Chubut, Argentina

I am a university professor, at the University of Patagonia, my discipline is costs and management. For many years I have been researching local or territorial development processes, particularly those based on natural resources. This is how the book Rosquilla Economy came to be and after reading it I began to think about how to apply it in my region. I am in a group that tries to install in our country, the so-called "New Economies", (Circular Economy, Bioeconomy, Growth Theory and of course, The Donut)

Sunbury-on-Thames, England, United Kingdom

I am passionate about environmental issues and social justice in the world. I believe that everyone should have equal opportunities in life regardless of where they happen to be born or what background they come from. I am proactive in raising awareness of environmental  issues, climate change, renewable energy, microgrids and the energy, water and food nexus. I have a particular interest in the circular economy and how this can be used to reduce consumption in our modern world.

London, Ontario, Canada

I’m a connector, a catalyst, a coach, a mentor and a raving fan of local businesses and people who make a difference in our community every day. I delight in meaningful conversations with people to get to the heart of what makes them tick. I want to know how they got to where they are today, where they are heading with their careers , their companies, and their lives, and how we can help them address the gaps between their current and desired states. I value building community into these action plans as well.  I love helping people and organizations through transformative journeys, especially when the stakes are high and change is the only way forward. I value and strive for win-win outcomes, recognizing that managing relationships with key stakeholders is always a priority.  #smallbusiness #economicdevelopment #businessasaforceforgood #changeistheonlywayforward 

Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Having worked in HE teaching and consultancy for thirty years, mostly in NW Europe, I am currently writing a book with a colleague from Lancaster University Management School which explores the human and social aspects of project delivery from a practitioners standpoint.  The economic, social justice and environmental aspects of sustainability form a key part of our writing and this is what has drawn me to DEAL..  My training is in management, leadership and organisational development, both as a coach to individuals and groups and as an experiential learning practitioner delivering learning events to groups within organisations, both large corporates and smaller enterprises. Over the years I have been an active participant in the environmental movement, initially with Greenpeace and in the more recent past as a project worker in the Arctic Voice Project which aimed to initiate dialogue between schools and Communities in the Canadian and Greenland arctic with schools and communities I the UK.  Part of the fieldwork necessitated leading a party of sea kayakers through 1500 miles of the Canadian NW Passage in the process of visiting remote communities in as sustainable a way as we could practically deliver. I have a belief that a contributing factor in explaining and resolving our unsustainable ways of living is our dis-connection from nature and the natural world of which we are an integral part.  I have in the past used the outdoors as a medium and metaphor for facilitating learning about our relationships with ourselves, other people and our environment, how ever defined.     

London

Currently a full time #carer. Previously many things from #socialenterprise founder (mapping, connecting and regenerating eco-systems), global social impact consultant/mentor e..g. _SocialStarters, User Experience (#UX) researcher, workshop #facilitator/trainer (design thinking, social enterprise (e.g. On Purpose), games for autistic teenagers), start-up mentor (e.g. RSA), started a #PhD in Immersion/addiction in computer games (UCL), nominated to be a local #councillor, and an #ecommerce developer/account manager.  I sometimes play computer #games/VR, especially when recuperating from a bad bout of #M.E/CFS which I've had for 25+ years. Love walking and exploring #forests in all kinds of places.

Bø, Telemark, Norge

I use the "Doughnut" as my main inspiration for running my business. My business is building second hand shops.