Meet the DEAL Community

Toulouse, Occitanie, France

I work on building alternative measures of wellbeing, with a specific focus on relational capability, and using them in social projects' impact evaluations. I also teach some times, and use the doughnut as an example in my courses.

Eslöv, Sweden

Ruta works across design disciplines visioning and realising projects by stimulating learning and contextualising the concept of sustainability in specific places. She has 10 years of experience working in transdisciplinary and culturally diverse teams in Denmark, Lithuania, Sweden and United Kingdom. During the last 7 years Ruta developed expertise in urban participatory design and sustainability science. Her experience varies from private to public sectors and top-down to bottom-up initiatives. For Ruta sustainability is a process that requires curiosity, vulnerability and openness. Shall we cross our paths?

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Just a gal trying to do her bit to help society realise a more sustainable, equitable way of living. Hoping I can lend a hand in setting global new standards and accelerate processes to help us achieve the systematic change that needs to happen ASAP.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Global Organizational Change Practitioner and Doctoral Student in AI, Cybernetics, Ethics

Auckland, New Zealand

Kia Ora, I’m Mackenzie, a New Zealand student passionate about breaking down cultural barriers in business and the community, law and my own little start-up,InterStudents.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

An Environmental Science Student wanting to grow my knowledge and contribute where I can to making a holistic change to our economy/politics/social structure.

Seattle, WA, USA

I live in a small intentional community and we are working on creating our own Doughnut map.

San Francisco Bay Area, California

I recently graduated with my MBA from UC Berkeley Haas, where I focused on sustainable innovation, the Nordic model, social impact in the private sector and systems-thinking. I have applied the doughnut model in much of my thinking and consulting on social impact initiatives, and advocate for use of the model as we transition justly to a cleaner, greener future.

Wicklow, Leinster, Ireland

Hi everyone! Really looking forward to joining the global DEAL community and in particular the Irish community, given I'm based in lovely Wicklow in Ireland. I'm currently working as Program Manager at Engineers without Borders Ireland. I've worked in the non-profit sector for almost 10 years now and am passionate about social justice and equality. I am really interested in exploring the interconnected nature of the health, social and climate justice crises we face globally. I am very motivated to explore new models of development for our 21st century that put people and our planet first and support us to be stewards of our planet.

Bradford, England, United Kingdom

CEO Bradford Trident

Tilston, England, United Kingdom

I am conducting doctoral research at LJMU's Liverpool Business School on the operationalisation of organisational resilience in construction sector firms. Why? Insolvency statistics signify that construction sector firms are more vulnerable to the risk of failure than organisations in other sectors. This was exposed in our 2018 report "The Organisational Resilience of the UK Construction Industry" from research conducted before the high profile collapse of Carillion. Using a Design Science Research approach I aim to develop solutions to this critical problem in our industry.

Brecon Beacons National Park

I work within and am passionate about the British National Park movement. National Parks were set up as part of the social reforms ushered in at the close of the second world war. Their architect John Dower describes the rationale for their creation best 'Few national purposes are more vital or more rich in promise of health and happiness than the provision of large, open and beautiful tracts of country in which holidays can be freely and inexpensively enjoyed. National Parks are not for any privileged or otherwise restricted section of the population, but for all who care to refresh their minds and spirits and to exercise their bodies in a peaceful setting of natural beauty.' Currently National Parks are focused on climate change mitigation, nature recovery and resilient rural communities whilst providing cultural ecosystem services for the benefit of the health and wellbeing for all who live and visit.

Petach Tikva, Israel

Retired engineer with an interest in macroeconomics. As an author I have written a book plus 2 working papers about how this subject can be much better understood and used for testing proposals. This is non-political nor biased unless it is towards clear thinking.

Wrexham

I've worked in manufacturing in the UK since 1983, the past 31 years making FMCG mainly sustainably sourced paper products.

Singapore, Singapore

I am a writer, an activist and a politician.

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States of America

Alōha! I am a regenerative + sustainability business consultant at Pueo Consulting, author and speaker. Since graduating cum laude in finance from Northeastern University in Boston I have worked in, lived in, and traveled to over forty-five countries learning from different cultural elders, working on solutions to some of the world’s largest issues, writing about it through poetry and prose and speaking on various podcasts and summits. I am also a member of the Sustainable Change Research Network, International Alliance for Localization (IAL), a certified YTT-200 hour Ashtanga Yoga teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner, published author, and poet.

Archway, London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Graduate working in Housing Policy for Westminster interested in shifting to systems thinking and the role of the doughnut in policymaking in Local Gov.

Copenhagen, Region Hovedstaden, Denmark

Using design as a tool to enable regenerative transitions, help organisations do more good and become more resilient.

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

I teach US history at the University of Birmingham. I'm a co-author, with Radhika Natarajan, of "Imperialism: A Syllabus" on the website Public Books.

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

I am the founder of planksip; a philosophy and cultural media outlet trying to revolutionize the way we consume by ALWAYS considering the air we breathe and the carbon we create. Through acts on Consilience and cultural immersion, the pathway forward doesn't have to be a drawdown on natural resources for the sake of GDP. There is a better way, here on Doughnut Economics Action Lab, I am among friends with a common goal, to change the trajectory of humanity's concept of prosperity. I am particularly fond of E.O. Wilson's Half-Earth project as well as the importance of a harmonious equilibrium within the biodiversity of our planet. I also co-host a show with post-Keynesian economist Steve Keen and support a total carbon rationing through Universal Carbon Credits as a carbon currency (thanks to carbonwatchdog.org).

San Francisco, California, United States of America

I am a journalist and content creator uncovering unique narratives about how people live, work, and prosper. My career has spanned greater China and the United States, including stints as a reporter and editor at the Global Times in Beijing, as a correspondent at Reuters in Taipei, and as an editor at The Economist Intelligence Unit (sister organization to The Economist magazine) in both Hong Kong and San Francisco. In addition to my own freelance work—which has appeared in outlets ranging from the Los Angeles Times to Index on Censorship—I help organizations communicate about meaningful, human topics, from the promise and peril of technological development, to the importance of diversity and inclusion, education and skill-building, and sustainability and climate-change. I have a track record of producing impactful stories and content across industries, regions, and cultures. I am fluent in Mandarin and in my spare time enjoy keeping fit, traveling, and reading fiction.

Copenhagen, Region Hovedstaden, Denmark

Danish / Irish living in Copenhagen. My academics and professional career have taken me many different places, but a constant has always been a desire to leave a postive impact on the world. Keen to grow my network and horizons with other passionate regenerative changemakers.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

I am an environmental and climate science researcher and director of the Centre for Sustainable Solutions. I'm interested in breaking disciplinary and sectoral barriers to solve the global climate challenge.

Tübingen, Germany

Grown up bilingually in a dysfunctional family I developed uncommon survival strategies, one of them being a certain kind of empathy. Kind of radical empathy :) Worked in neuropathology, neuroscience research, software development, IT support, and volunteer consulting. Intrigued by the transition ideas emerging around the world, I want to learn a bit more about DEAL/Doughnut as well.