Doughnut Economics Education: A Teacher's Guide
An overview of the lessons, activities and teaching tools available on the DEAL Community Platform
Version 1.0 (Last updated: 02 October 2020)
Overview
What you'll find here is an evolving overview of the lesson plans, activities and other teaching tools available relating to the concept of the Doughnut, the Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist and Doughnut Economics in practice.
It contains both tools that are available now and some tools that are in development that will be shared on the platform soon.
Introductory lectures
Introductory lectures on Doughnut Economics
A series of four lectures covering the fundamentals of Doughnut Economics, hosted by Ubiquity University, introducing the core ideas of Doughnut Economics, how it can be applied to cities and businesses, and stories and insights from inspiring changemakers already putting these ideas into action, from the national scale, to the city or regional scale to the community scale.
Teaching tools relating to the Doughnut
What is the Doughnut?
A introduction to the concept at the heart of Doughnut Economics
Joining the Doughnut Dots
An activity for getting to know the dimensions of the Doughnut and their interconnections
Take a Stand
An activity to explore the diversity of views about whether humanity can get into the Doughnut by 2050
Doughnut Dreams
An activity to imagine your vision of a future when we are all living in the Doughnut
Teaching tools relating to the Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
Meet the Economy
Exploring the four core spheres of activity at the heart of the economy: the market, state, household and commons
Economic Man vs Humanity: A Puppet Rap Battle
A playful introduction to the limitations of the model of humanity at the heart of mainstream economics
Introduction to Systems Thinking (In development)
Regenerative and Distributive Design
Three short videos introducing these core concepts
Youth Mayors Field Guide
Free, online curriculum / tools for teenagers to learn systems thinking, design thinking and the Doughnut to make change
How are we hooked into growth? (In development)
A lesson that introduces the growth paradigm and explores 8 reasons why mainstream economies are hooked into this goal
Teaching tools relating to Doughnut Economics in practice
Donut Days
A 7-step guide to introducing a 'Donut Day' in your school
Doughnut Unrolled tools
Exploring National Doughnuts
An interactive website hosted by the University of Leeds to visualise and explore Doughnuts for more than 150 countries
Innovations in the Doughnut (In development)
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Brian Dowling
Hacienda Heights, California, United States of America
I serve as Treasurer for the California Doughnut Economics Coalition (CalDEC.org).
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Pournima Agarkar
Pune, Maharashtra, India
I am working as an sustainability researcher on urban sustainability and climate change for a project in Pune titled making Pune a Sustainably Smart city by 2030. Here we are exploring the various tools to make the city not only smart through the use of technological innovations but also looking at the social and environmental aspects of the city along with climate change impacts.
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Donald Zank
Cedarburg, Wisconsin, United States of America
Retired. Worked at Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley in AC/DC drives support. Graduate of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Masters in Operations; Undergrad in Economics
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Aart Bos
Utrecht, Nederland
I am a proud leader of the global MasterPeace Foundation, active in 40+ countries creating perspective to youngsters my job is may passion to achieve social impact on a local and global scale
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Richard Carter
Suffolk
Lecturer in finance and sustainability. Previously responsible for finance and sustainability at Adnams plc, where we halved our carbon footprint, halved distillery water use and achieved zero waste to landfill, all of which earnt us 16 major awards in seven years (including HRH Queen's Award for sustainability). Director at IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment - the global professiobal body for sustainability). Board member on ICAEW sustainability committee and at several not-for-profits.
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Katharine Lewis
Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Mother, teacher, activist, passionate about environmental and social justice. Experience of working in early years education, and in community development in the UK and overseas. Very active in my local climate action group where we used the doughnut as the basis for our climate action plan. Excited to see the Cornwall Doughnut Collective establish! Keen to connect with others in Cornwall (and further afield!) working on this.
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Sofia Christiansson
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sverige
I am looking for partners, friends and allies in this transformative change. I am committed to work for a better world for people and planet, businesses and society by creating change. My specialties are consumer behaviour and consumer insight and how to transform that into strategy and development for a sustainable future.
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Andrew Newton
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I am a recent graduate from the Ivey Business School MBA program in Canada with a passion for sustainable finance. I am currently working as the Executive MBA Program Assistant towards launching the world's first Chief Value Officer EMBA at Audencia Business School in Nantes, France.
