Solutions links for regenerative actionists
(Updated 19th May 2026)
I find I keep posting this solutions resource list on socials, so I’ve decided to keep a master list here.
Why?
Every competent public health education knows that you waste a lot of time and money on “problem” messaging IF you fail to finish with a connection to actionable solutions (like a QUIT link).
It’s not that fear isn’t a motivator – it’s that fear WITHOUT personal action options generates helplessness.
But surprisingly FEW sustainability advocates seem to know this. Again and again, content in my media feeds is full of “terrible future” posts WITHOUT links to today’s positive, practical, actionable systems-level solutions.
(Many trot out the same old, tired, innovation-illiterate “reduce your consumption and lobby politicians” and go no further – which is a bit sad given today’s hundreds of commercial, job-rich solutions.)
So here’s my list…
Catalogues of practical, actionable solutions today
Project Regeneration Action Nexus: regeneration.org/nexus
Project Drawdown solutions explorer: drawdown.org/explorer
Ellen Macarthur Foundation Circular Economy Case Studies: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/topics/circular-economy-introduction/examples
Design approaches driving ongoing, practical innovation
Biomimicry: asknature.org and biomimicry.net
Doughnut Economics Action Lab: doughnuteconomics.org
Circular Economy – Design Guide: circulardesignguide.com and introduction ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/topics/circular-economy-introduction/key-ideas
Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation: c2ccertified.org
Green Chemistry: unep.org/topics/chemicals-and-pollution-action/circularity-sectors/green-and-sustainable-chemistry
Systemic Design: systemicdesigntoolkit.org/
Action Guides
Doughnut Economics Action Lab: doughnuteconomics.org
Science Based Targets: sciencebasedtargets.org/how-to-set-science-based-targets
Implementation tools and skills
Systems Thinking: thesystemsthinker.com
Doughnut Economics Tools: doughnuteconomics.org/tools
Career alignment resources
80000 Hours: 80000hours.org
ClimateBase: climatebase.org/jobs
Project Drawdown Job Function Action Guides: drawdown.org/programs/drawdown-labs/job-function-action-guides
Skills for Planet (design skills): designcouncil.org.uk/our-work/skills-for-planet/
That’s my current list – let me know your favourites…
How might you APPLY this list to your career? See this post on Think Act Regenerate for “An Ikigai for regenerative solutionists
