Doughnut economics special: Part 2 - Doing the Doughnut in the real world
May 13, 2024
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Leonora Grcheva and Rob Shorter from the Donut Economics Action Lab discuss practical implementation of the Doughnut model in various sectors like business and government. They explore the challenges of measuring social and ecological outcomes in local communities and the balance between competitiveness and well-being in economic policies. The guests share inspiring stories of implementing Doughnut Economics in communities and rebelling against established mindsets.
Implementing Donut Economics involves tailoring solutions to unique contexts like business, government, and communities.
Community initiatives like Civic Square and Amsterdam Donut Bakery exemplify shared sustainable development visions.
Measuring social and ecological outcomes in Donut Economics shifts focus from traditional economic metrics to holistic well-being assessments.
Deep dives
Implementing Donut Economics in Practice
Implementing Donut Economics in practice involves supporting people in unique contexts, such as business, government, education settings, and communities. The approach focuses on listening to requests, understanding community priorities, designing tools, and fostering connections among practitioners to learn from their insights. The goal is to open up spaces for learning and celebrate practitioners' work, encouraging creativity and engagement with the Donut Economics concepts.
Practical Examples of Donut Economics in Action
In Tomelila, Sweden, implementing Donut Economics involved designing a new elementary school solely on Donut Economics principles, focusing on sustainability and local ecosystems. Community initiatives, such as Civic Square in Birmingham and the Amsterdam Donut Bakery, demonstrate how connecting local projects and sharing successes can create a shared vision for sustainable community development.
Measuring Social and Ecological Outcomes
Measuring social and ecological outcomes in Donut Economics involves creating a 'portrait of a place' with tailored indicators to track progress. This approach aims to shift from traditional economic progress measurements to holistic social and ecological well-being assessments, informing decision-making, budget allocation, and partnership building.
Challenges and Inspirations in Donut Economics
Challenges in Donut Economics include addressing structural barriers like finance and shifting mindsets towards thriving economies. Inspiring highlights include fostering a culture of generosity and sharing among change makers globally, creating music festival-like community atmospheres through local initiatives, and rebelling against problem-solving mindsets.
Scaling Up Donut Economics and Global Impact
Scaling up Donut Economics involves creating and connecting spaces for action locally, nationally, and regionally to amplify efforts, share tools and experiences, and transition to more sustainable practices. The approach emphasizes distributed design and collaboration across scales to address systemic challenges like globalization and unequal ecological exchange.
Today we’re very excited to have the Doughnut Economics
Action Lab team on for Part 2 of our Doughnut economics special, building on our interview with Kate Raworth and now looking at doing the doughnut in the real world. We’re delighted to be joined by Leonora Grcheva who leads DEAL’s engagement with Cities and Regions, and Rob Shorter who leads DEAL’s work with communities. Hosted by Sophus zu Ermgassen. Edited by Aidan Knox.
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