Doughnut Economics

Aligning Consumer Behavior with Doughnut Economy through Consumer Neuroscience — Hello, neurofriends! Let’s talk today about neuromarketing and how it may change consumer behavior in the direction of a sustainable future that aligns with the principles of the Doughnut Economy. …

A review of Kate Raworth’s book, Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think like a 21st Century Economist. It was almost ten years ago that I first came across the idea that growth is not an economic metric for which we should aspire. We don’t have the luxury of “sustainable development”…

The world around us abounds with myths and stories that are mere figments of our imagination. — Yuval Harari’s Sapiens — A Brief History of Humankind, translated to English in 2015, took the world by storm. It was an international bestseller and has sold more than 23 million copies world-over. The book is filled with intricate details of history — like disclosing that the first known human…

to increase community engagement? — First, thanks for sending this over “Sarah Swift”, I didn’t realise how bad they were! I’ve always wanted one, not anymore! Nick responded to last week’s newsletter update, and we exchanged a couple of emails about the meaning of Grace Jone’s “Pull Up To The Bumper” 😲 and “Doughnut Economics”…

Strolling through Ladywood, Birmingham, a video — This blog is part of the Reimagining Economics Possibilities series. This series accompanies the Neighbourhood Doughnut portfolio of work in which CIVIC SQUARE, along with many neighbours, researchers, partners and visionaries have since 2019 been exploring large and small scale ways to reimagine economic possibilities. The series brings together 15…

Originally published on August 19, 2018 by SustainLab If you missed out at the end of the summer term, or just want to watch it again, we are very happy to announce that this lecture is now available on YouTube — recorded live in Lecture Theatre 1 at the Royal…

Exploring Economics and Governance in a New World (8) After a summer break and still in the process of finishing an article on the dynamics of transition processes, I’m taking a concise look at Earth4All which is launching this September (2022), while adding some initial thoughts. Earth4All, a collective initiative…