Doughnut Data Portraits: A Methodological Guide

🌀 Four lenses, re-rolled 📈 More than 35 indicators ⚖️ Including a new methodology for the Global Social

🍩 We're delighted to share the final report from a recent Oxfordshire Doughnut Economics project !

A new fjord district in Oslo has been using Doughnut Economics to help guide the urban development.

Explaining to Urban Economics Chair's students what is Donut Economics and walking them through several case studies

As part of a student-led class at UNC-Chapel Hill, students created a model to downscale the doughnut to Chapel Hill.

We present here the main results for the 4 lenses of our re-rolled doughnut

We explore here how we have calculated the 4 lenses of our rerolled doughnut and share some tips for future applications

An story of how a technology community can explore ways to evolve their initiatives

Belgium

I am an economist, impact entrepreneur, and consultant with over 20 years of experience working with large organizations in both the public and private sectors. My expertise lies in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), where I have provided consulting and training to help organizations navigate complex challenges and achieve their goals. I see sustainability as the core of risk management, where both threats (negative risks) and opportunities (positive risks) are integral to creating long-term value. As John Adams once said, "Every problem is an opportunity in disguise," and this perspective is central to my approach—transforming challenges into opportunities for sustainable growth and resilience. I named my company Bright Phoenix because the phoenix symbolizes resilience and transformation—qualities I help my clients cultivate as they rise to meet today’s challenges. Learning about the doughnut economic model was a true eureka moment for me. As I delved deeper, I realized I’m not alone—several others in the DEAL community have also expressed similar revelations. The model encapsulates my mission: to guide my clients to operate in the sweet middle of the doughnut—within planetary boundaries while respecting societal needs—ensuring their businesses thrive sustainably. What brings me to the DEAL community is this shared vision. I am excited to contribute my experience as a strategist, systems thinker, and storyteller, while learning from others in this inspiring network.

Westhampton, Massachusetts, United States

BFA Theatre Arts MSc Ecological Design I learned the benefits of designing for circularity as a scenic designer-builder for small non-profit theaters (a previous career). My masters education taught me how to plan and design landscape in partnership with Nature. Now I'm here, ready to grow these principles into abundance for my community.

Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Hi, I've have recently completed my MSc Ecological Economics in Leeds. Since then I have been the Oxfordshire Doughnut Project Data Lead across the Four Lenses for the Preliminary Data Portrait:  • Global Ecological Lens: based on planetary boundaries model, downscaling data to county or regional levels and applying and improving on best practice methodologies. • Global Social: designed a data methodology applying material footprinting data to Global Social dimensions (aligned with Sustainable Development Goals) to build a coherent narrative around local consumption and global social impact. • Local Social and Ecological: supervising and producing calculations across all dimensions and their visualisations. Looking forward to see where this doughnut goes and what opportunities for engagement arise from it! 

London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Bow - East London                          

N15, Haringey, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Bogotá D.C., Bogotá, 110131, Colombia

Architect and Urban Planner working on Territorial strategies 

Suji-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Kyungmin Lee is the Co-Founder of Y-Donut (Yongin Doughnut Economics Coalition) and an active member of Neutinamu Makers and the Supunro Cooperative based at Neutinamu Library. She holds a PhD in Public Administration and currently serves as a Research Associate Professor at Ajou University in South Korea. Her research focuses on integrating Doughnut Economics into grassroots policymaking, aiming to build regenerative and redistributive communities through participatory governance and locally grounded innovation.

Asturias, Spain

I'm a father and secondary school teacher, and I'm looking to apply what the people at  are discovering to my local community. I live in a rural part of the world, and the changes our farming community has seen over the past decade have been pretty alarming. With that in mind, I would like to make connections and build on some ideas with others on this platform. I am the furthest things from an expert, which is why I'm turning to you at the DEAL community to help. Primarily, I'd like to focus on initiatives,   and projects, with the goal of improving the in these areas, in local communities with the aim of building in our . Bigger picture projects would be something like , or making local communities more energy independent; also, improving to go beyond memorization but actually apply and synthesize what we're learning to improve the our lives and the lives of others. Lastly, I would also like to think about  , and bring in the older and wiser members of a community to advise, plan and implement ideas and strategies that will  improve the lives of the younger generations, and those to come. I believe this can a lot of this can be done by working with . I am also aware that this is not easy, and will require a   away from perpetual that is mostly individualistic and towards a richer, more world that is more community-focused. Thanks for reading this far, and please get in touch.