Thinkers and practitioners we learn from. Cards link out to official profiles — we never copy their work.
United Kingdom
Founder, Conscious Travel
Why follow
Anna reframes tourism as a living system rather than an industry to optimise — a perspective that quietly underpins how we think about destinations in transition.
Mallorca / Global
Author, Designing Regenerative Cultures
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Daniel's writing on bioregional regeneration helps us hold the long view: place-based cultures designing with — not against — living systems.
United Kingdom
Co-founder, Doughnut Economics Action Lab
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Kate's Doughnut model gives destinations and cities a usable compass: meeting human needs without overshooting ecological ceilings.
Canada
Author, Convenor — Thrivability
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Michelle translates living-systems principles into language that leaders and organisations can actually work with on Monday morning.
United States
Principal, Regenesis Group
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Bill's whole-systems framing of regenerative development is foundational reading for anyone designing place-based change.
United States
Botanist & Author, SUNY ESF
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Robin braids Indigenous and scientific knowledge into a vocabulary of reciprocity that destination thinking badly needs.
United States
Co-founder, Biomimicry Institute
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Janine reminds us that 3.8 billion years of R&D is already on the shelf — biomimicry is a practical design discipline, not a metaphor.
Bangkok, Thailand
Executive Editor, Travel Impact Newswire
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Imtiaz brings decades of critical Asia-Pacific reporting and champions peace through tourism as a serious frame for our region.
Global
Founder, Rooted
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JoAnna's work through Rooted holds the travel media accountable and centres community voices in destination storytelling.
Global
CEO, The Travel Foundation
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Jeremy's leadership at the Travel Foundation pushes the sector toward credible climate action and destination-first thinking.
Netherlands
Researcher, Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Shirley's research on urban tourism systems is directly relevant as Thai cities rethink visitor flows, housing and liveability.
Phuket, Thailand
Co-founder, Phuket Living Lab
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Arunsri's on-the-ground work in Phuket grounds global regenerative theory in real Thai communities, biodiversity and place.
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