Meet the DEAL Community

City of London, England, United Kingdom

During my degree in Textile Design and Business Studies at Brighton Uni, a slight curveball led me to a series of block printing internships in Jaipur, India where I became obsessed with the environmental and social impacts of the fashion and textile sectors. I've always loved drawing and design, but found equal enjoyment in complaining about the shocking state of the industry and trying to find solutions through a mix of traditional and more modern techniques. After finishing my degree, I completed a Masters and split time between various textile experiments in the UK and travelling around India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, visiting factories and producers, from tiny, rural natural dyers and hand weavers to huge industrial manufacturers making garments for all our favourite (not!) fast fashion brands.

Tatuí, São Paulo, Brazil

My name is Fabio Ferraz, and I am currently working at automotive company in Brazil as engine mounts attribute design and release engineer. I have a Master’s degree in mechanical engineer specialized in noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) with 6 years of experience in Powertrain noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) and 9 years of experience in Body NVH laboratory tests and experiments.

Fore Street ChaceWater, Truro, Cornwall TR4 8PT

Discover "My Hidden Cornwall,"  serving as a gateway to digital futures, currencies, and energy.  A Circular Co-Working & Digital Design Collective as a pragmatic hub for the STEAM community, Dedicated to purposeful engagement in planet-centric and human-centric design.   - Cultivate digital wellbeing, Regenerative design, Circular Sustainability, and Future-Focused Design within our Co-Working Ecosystem.   - Access a network of cross-industry experts proficient in Intelligent design, spanning science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics, education, and photography. - Engage with a community passionately invested in digital and ethical products and services. - Connect with leading tech and design experts to stay at the forefront of future developments. - Facilitate connections for individuals and businesses to exchange ideas, foster innovation, explore digital sales, recruitment opportunities, and enhance overall wellbeing. - Acquire valuable design skills, explore creative opportunities, access free education links, and connect with wellbeing practitioners and potential transportation solutions. - Aspire to become a digital expert by connecting with creative minds and honing digital skills. - Collaborate and contribute to kickstarting and inspiring Carbon+ solutions for Climate Change. - Generate and share fundraising ideas to support collaborative initiatives. - Drive the development of creative, circular, and sustainable legacy projects in Cornwall. - Foster connections to offer purpose-led work opportunities that benefit both people and the planet, ensuring long-term profitability for the community. Title: Innovative Sustainable Development Hub for Cornwall's Economic Prosperity Unlocking Potential, Nurturing Creativity, and Catalysing Growth Introduction: Explore the 'Thought'Experiment - an intelligent, circular, and immersive business and community design initiative aimed at fostering economic development in Cornwall. Connect with My Hidden Cornwall on Facebook or visit www.myhiddencornwall.com to engage with our vision. Key Initiatives: 1. Circular Design Ecosystem:    - Foster intelligent, circular, and immersive design for businesses and the community.    - Drive digital skills, products, and ideas within the community.    - Provide proximal learning opportunities for young creatives and STEAM designers. 2. Inclusive Workspaces:    - Offer gallery space for designers, artists, and tech experts.    - Provide workspaces for 2D/3D/4D & 5D digital designers, photographers, and developers.    - Create studios and well-being spaces for professional design practitioners. 3. Regenerative Business Solutions:    - Generate innovative circular and regenerative design initiatives.    - Develop UKUNCORKED LTD, a regenerative company facilitating purpose-led employment and circular design initiatives.    - Utilize carbon offsetting for local, national, and international regenerative solutions. 4. Education and Training:    - Empower the UK youth with knowledge about green ventures, design, and circular sustainability.    - Support projects and events that provide genuine support for promising ideas and motivations. 5. Green Ventures & Carbon+:    - Connect to intelligent design and inspire carbon-positive aesthetic innovations.    - Establish Legacy Labs to develop Cornish culture and language.    - Encourage a reconnection to intelligent regenerative design and cultural reinvention. Regenerative Sales Platform:    - Provide a welcoming space for coffee, collaboration, and skill development.    - Discuss and generate regenerative and sustainable manufacturing ideas.    - Collaborate on green ventures, re-designing products, and systems for businesses. Digital Thought Quarter:    - Foster a circular co-working design collective for local, national, and international collaboration.    - Inspire change, motivate young minds, and develop skills for life over consumerism.    - Support the creation and expansion of a UK land trust for community benefit. Green Carbon+ Ventures     - Seeking Experts:    - Collaborate on cultural, carbon-positive initiatives with experts in various fields.    - Explore intelligent and immersive design collaborations for music, podcasts, architecture, urban landscape, infrastructure, biofuels, medical research, and sustainable food design. Together, make a positive impact on Cornwall's economic development, fostering a regenerative, circular and socially sustainable future. https://computerservicescornwall.co.uk/ [36EF6E69-634B-4D2C-80CC-F7D98E1ED869.jpeg][43E746B6-E4AA-410D-9847-57A898EBBD68.jpeg][8F67F80A-CB7D-41B6-AF4B-58F259B19A95.jpeg][F2C4ED83-C3D6-4DF5-AC6D-80EDE06B4F94.jpeg][ECC3020A-691F-4A2E-B1E7-32D2A0F3B4AB.jpeg][https://computerservicescornwall.co.uk/]

Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Working in the social innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in Asia. I engage social enterprise and community-based enterprise in business strategy, marketing, and impact assessment. I have facilitated design thinking workshops and have mentored various early-stage social enterprise startups. My education background is a mix of psychology and economics. I have a masters in both fields.

Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Brazilian researcher.

Glyfada, Αττική, Greece

A Naval Architect but also a maritime expert in the fields of insurances, new construction and innovative maritime projects.

Colima, Mexico

Planet Director in the civil association Colima Sostenible A.C.

Jakarta, Indonesia

Customer Experience Professional with a high interest on Sustainability with an aim to create positive impact to the society's future

Pacific Northwest

Ecoliteracy is the mission

Toronto, Ontario

Long term interest in design of City of Toronto budget reports, budget support systems (including dashboards), and budget creation systems; retired software developer

Newport Beach, California, United States of America

First-principles thinker focused on building a more inclusive and sustainable economy. Finance background, voracious reader, freelance writer, dog dad

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Making cities with the people that live in them. I'm an urban designer working at Transition by Design Cooperative CIC in Oxford. I founded the Open House project and trained at UCL's Development Planning Unit.

New Zealand

I am an eclectic human being with an interest in how we are transforming, shaping and growing our communities to not only survive, but to thrive, in the future. I am a Programme Manager/ Project Manager by trade. I have an interest in urban/ community planning, models for community living, solarpunk and permaculture design (not just for gardens!). I am learning every day and doing what I can to take intentional action to be part of the solution.

Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Literature Lic.

City of London, England, United Kingdom

Passionate about working towards systems change through regenerative and distributive design. Currently, a sustainability consultant with experience in customer experience, service design, change management and behaviour change.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

My background is in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. I have spent the majority of my career in the Australian and US startup community in product development, founder and executive roles, and in industry research. In the past decade or more I have been increasingly involved in developing frameworks and solutions for the ethical use of data in AI, with a focus on data privacy. I am very interested in the ways in which the ideas of legitimacy and impact (societal, environmental, personal, both positive and negative) are discussed in the context of ethical technology. I am currently a Director at Hocone limited where Icollaborate with Australian researchers and practitioners on the application of ethical and privacy-preserving frameworks in data, anaytics and AI.

Karachi, Pakistan

Sikander Bizenjo is the co-author of World Economic Forum’s Youth Recovery Report and sits at the Advisory Council of the WEF Global Shapers Community. He has over a decade of experience in working with public and private sector organizations on strategizing growth and inclusive culture. Currently Manager External Engagements at Engro Corporation (Dawood Group), a large conglomerate based out of Pakistan, Sikander has previously served at the Ministry of Planning (Govt. of Pakistan) as well as international organisations on advocacy, systems change and community mobilisation. Bizenjo is the co-founder of Balochistan Youth Action Committee (BYAC ) – a youth led movement to help communities in remote and isolated villages of Pakistan. BYAC has directly supported 400,000+ people in last two years with food supplies, medical equipment, trainings, and awareness sessions. For his work in creating opportunities with limited resources in some of the most challenging terrains, he was mentioned as ‘one of the seven unsung heroes of the pandemic’ by Microsoft Founder Bill Gates. He is also the winner of UK Alumni Awards 2021 from Pakistan and recipient of Monash University Distinguished Alumni Award. #Inclusion #Diversity #YouthEmpowerment 

Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

I am a media innovator and entrepreneur. Since 2018 I am exclusively active as an innovator in the social and sustainable economy, working and advising companies such as wake up café in France and Natural Solutions in Marseille.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Hi my name is Antje and I am a PhD Candidate at the University of Queensland, Australia. My PhD research focuses on connecting the social and environmental side of sustainability by trying to understand why employees do not engage in organisational sustainability initiatives. Prior to joining academia I have worked for more than 15 years in sustainable tourism and hospitality management across the world. Over time I have learnt that people, so the inner boundary of the doughnut, is the most important for successful implementation of sustainability hence my focus on people and their well-being in my research.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

I am a career financial planner with a deep interest in social capital projects

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

"Our greatest contribution to a sustainable future is to create the conditions in which each person can achieve self actualization and thrive." Those words seeded the birth of "Growing Together for Your Children's Tomorrows." My big questions were. "What are those conditions? How do we create them?" The [sometimes annoying] nature of a polymath is to go deep, to investigate, to look for patterns and find places where they connect. Twelve years of cross-sector research showed that the way we build cities is the greatest threat to the health of both the person and the planet. Life after birth is the ongoing differentiation of a person, a process shaped by the relationships, exposures, and experiences in their daily lives. Focusing on the needs of children seven years and younger, the foundation years, I now work with urban parents to transform sensory deprived built-for-cars neighbourhoods into sensory enriched built-for-kids adventure places.

Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

I support those who develop regenerative initiatives through the practices of Designs, the organization of knowledge, and the management of cooperative projects.

Edinburgh

Hello! I'm an Australian from a small rural town in Queensland called Warwick. I moved to Nairobi to work with UNEP in their ecosystems division a few years ago and still work remotely with them. Now I am in Edinburgh pursuing a Masters' degree in Ecological Economics. I am passionate about interdisciplinary research, and particularly discussions around value pluralism, deliberative democracy, and creativity/co-creation in city planning. My dream one day is to see ecological economics becoming the mainstream economics, and for intrinsic value of nature to be respected and integrated into policy.

Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Circular Economy, Climate Leadership Strategist, Ph.D. - Wellbeing Economy Ambassador.  I'm a circular economy and climate strategist and a scientist working in regenerative sustainability for the last 25 years.  I’m focused in the maximisation of impact and value, through multifaceted business approaches.  In my career, I worked extensively with startups, individuals, public, private and third sector corporates to rethink and redesign their economic  approach with social and environmental innovation.  I contributed worldwide in sustainable development and land design management within the blue economy and circular  economy networks on low carbon programmes for almost twenty years, to ensure thorough business analysis and  promoting sustainable solutions for social barriers, environmental challenges and innovations.