regenerative economics. systems thinking. stories.
I co-created the acclaimed "Tipping Point" and co-founded Re-Plot media company. I live, work and care in Vienna, Austria.
I co-created the acclaimed "Tipping Point" and co-founded Re-Plot media company. I live, work and care in Vienna, Austria.
We humans are moved by stories. With my Re-Plot partner Vegard Beyer we created the acclaimed podcast miniseries Tipping Point: The True Story of Limits to Growth, the result of a four-year research effort centred on the seminal 1972 book's author and systems thinking pioneer Donella Meadows. Among other projects, we are working on a version for the screen.
I spent most of my career as a "mainstream" economic researcher and writer for corporations and media brands such as The Economist, Financial Times and Newsweek. Economics is at the heart of decision-making and I now believe critical flaws in mainstream thinking have greatly contributed to our multiple, overlapping crises. I write and blog about this on LinkedIn and have begun research for a series that will expose the problems and highlight pathways to reform.
Beyond writing, my passion is overhauling economics education. I teach classes in new economic thinking and facilitate workshops for various institutes of higher learning including terra.do's global online Climate Change: Learning for Action bootcamp, the Alternative Economic and Monetary Systems Summer School plus several colleges in Austria.
I was part of the core organising and moderating team of Beyond Growth Austria 2024, a three-day, 300-delegate conference which brought together senior politicians, scientists and activists to discuss pathways towards a post-growth economy. I am an experienced presenter and facilitator and occasionally speak at or moderate events where I feel I can make an impact.
From 2018-22 I was an elected member of my municipal government, which opened my eyes to the problems with our short-termist party-political system. At a climate strike in Vienna in 2023 I co-founded a non-partisan Doughnut Economics collective, with the goal of advocating for policies that can enable human flourishing within the means of the planet.
I am privileged to work with and advise several impactful organisations, including as board member of Global 2000, Austria's oldest and largest independent environmental NGO, advisor to impact-first crowdfunder Klimja and as a member of the Club of Rome's Austria Chapter.
I share care duties of our three wonderful children and the wildlife in our garden and pond with my husband, in our solar-powered home in the Vienna woods.
I am working towards creating a post-growth, post-profit economy that works for people and planet. If you wish to collaborate towards these goals, do reach out. Note, however, that I am currently at capacity in terms of volunteering work.
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